My name is Ernest Von Hocking, but you can call me Ernie, Ern Boy, Ern, the Ernster, or even Buddy. A lot of dogs, and people for that matter, are called Buddy in Ohio. To most folks I'm a German Shepherd Dog, to the British I'm a bloody Alsatian, to my family I'm a son with a web site. A funny thing is, on the internet no one knows you're a dog.