gistfile1.rb

class Dog
 attr_accessor :ears, :legs, :nose, :smell, :name, :number
  @@number = 0
  @@names = []
  @@dogs = []
  def initialize(name)
   @ears = 2
   @legs = 4
   @nose = 1 
   @smell = "Stinky"
   @name = name
   @@number +=1
   @number = @@number
   @@names.push(name)
   @@dogs.push([name, ears, legs, nose, smell, number])
 #works on initial object create but not when you update objects. Will have to fix.
 #maybe by using a hash? Probably have to Actually Write Methods rather than relying on attr_accessor
  end
  def self.count
   @@number
  end
  def self.names
   @@names
  end
  def self.dogs
   @@dogs
  end
end

Ended up not being able to magically gank the name of each instance of class Dog, so I did the lazy/correct thing and made passing an explicit name string to initialize mandatory.