Dog Names that Start with Z

You see it every year around the holidays. You see it for both Halloween and Christmas. It's the Tim Burton classic, The Nightmare Before Christmas. 

The movie is about Jack, the leader of Halloween Town. Each and every year, their focus is – you guessed it – Halloween. And once it's over, they begin preparing for the holiday all over again. In essence, they spend 364 days a year prepping for that one day. And each year, Jack is the main star, the center of it all. 

Only, after years of doing the exact same thing, Jack Skellington can't take it anymore. It's gotten boring, stale, and uninviting. And so, on a walk through the woods, he finds himself at a crossing where all the holidays have their own doorway, of sorts. And through each one is a town dedicated to it, much like Halloween Town. 

It's no surprise that Jack goes through the Christmas door, and ends up seeing lights and snow, presents and milk and cookies, all the things that make the holiday so special.  And Jack can't help but hijack the holiday from Santa, give it to Halloween Town, and ruin it for just about everyone involved. 

So who is Zero? Only the most iconic, spooky dog you'll ever see. He's a ghost dog, composed of a sheet with dark cutouts for eyes, and a pumpkin nose. He follows Jack just about everywhere, always floating around, being part of the adventure. When the 1993 film came out, all anyone could talk about was how amazingly adorable Zero was, in a spooky way, of course. His long ears would move with the rest of his ghostly body, always in motion. A giant smile on his face, his nose glowing ever so supernaturally. Clearly, it was a pun for Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.  

When he was happy, he would wag a portion of the sheet, much like a tail, or he'd flip around in circles. And when it was time to rest, he'd slip into his doghouse gravestone. To this day, Zero is so famous, if you look him up on YouTube, you'll find a bunch of tutorials on how to make him as a decoration, or as a polymer clay keychain. He has a massive fan club, primarily because the film itself is a cult classic, and he was the cutest character. And sometimes, that's all it takes. Be adorable and be in a good, iconic movie.