She's a galgo/podenco cross so her name is Spanish but I found that Quela (Cwela) is also an old English name which means 'light' or 'deity'. Clare rather liked that.
A small and belated September update for 2024, where I am still, after many years' membership, on 365 Project, also now posting elsewhere but wanting...
great portrait of Quela
Thanks, I love the ears of these dogs which don't 'stand up' that often but when they do, seem as long as their nose!