I started with a brown husky back in 2013. Didn't feel much of a connection and actually started thinking (I picked a husky, because everyone around me at the time seemed to go husky/fox, I simply tagged along)
This brings up my hometown, which has alot of it revolving around dragons. Be it dialect, monuments or stories about it's history. My city is well known for how proud it is, and I cannot deny that I'm part of that.
's-Hertogenbosch was a core city, and among the last major cities to be captured during the 80 years war: the war for Dutch independence. During most of this time the city was considered impossible to siege, as it was a hill in a swamp surrounded by big walls. This earned the city the nickname "the swampdragon". Today in front of the train station there is a statue of a golden dragon looking down from a pilar. This dragon statue is the icon of the city, as much as the statue of liberty is the icon of America to give an idea. In local dialect (at least I haven't heard it anywhere that isn't my in hometown) children are called dragons by their parents when they are naughty (in a good way). Little to say, my pride for my city combined with how much my parents called me a dragon (and even today still do), I felt almost obliged to pick a dragon.
Design wise, green is my favourite colour but I usually wear grey hoodies, so I combined those colours. I got 2 green stripes coming from the eyes, inspired by cheetahs, because I used to do athletics, which was all about speed. And not to forget, an excuse to add green markings to the face of course.