When I was young, we had dogs named Bamba, Vilma.. how about yours?
This thread pops up a lot. Two dogs at our house, Hope-Boykin Spaniel, Sebastian- chocolate dapple dachshund. Both named by the rescue folks. We do put our personal spin with lots of nicknames. Hootie, Chunky Dorie, Batman, 'Bastian etc.
1st dog - Tucky, then Rascal, Schnookie, Neslie, Pickles, Buddy (which later turned to BIG Buddy and LITTLE buddy when we addopted another dog already named Buddy)
cats - Oreo/Finique, Gracie, Stinky, ... others I forget
guinee pigs - Nosey, Patches, Crick (always looking up at you), Moo-skunk
Birds - Gregory, Heckle and Jeckle, others...
Wow you got many pets and their names are cute.. thanks
We have a Boston Terrier named OREO and a pekingese named Cookie. Also have two white mice. One called Pinky and the other is Brain.
Oh my, animals in my life, lets start with my current critters, 3 cats, Spooky, Skitzi, and Bella, 4 dogs, Bizzy, Snoop, and Prissy (yorkies) and Axes Rose (Boxer).... now hmmmmmm, my first dog was Collene, then Lady and Hobbit, Freddy was my first cat, then Puffy (she had about 15 litters of kittens), Buggar, Sibia, Batman and Robin, Sugar, True Marie, Pika, Casper, amd the rest I can't put my finger on.
Well, Goldfish are "sort of" Pets.
I had 2 big ones - Bill and Ben.
In London, we really love Fish n Chips. One lunch time, I had chips but there was no fish in the freezer....
....so, long story short, sadly, Bill and Ben are no more.
Oh and I had fish that had names (of course) Diek was my favorite and Ziek was his buddy. They have since been flushed down the porcelin throne.
I have two vicious killers! Ok, they're really tough! Alright, I have two dogs Buddy miniture schnauzer and Nikko toy rat terrier, they don't have any idea what a real dog is they're both spoiled rotten.
Current pets in the house.
Dogs - Salem and Strider, Aragon King of Gondor.
Cats - Tinkerbell, Sakari, Bella Swan Cullen, Skye, Bellatrix LeStrange.
RIP
Dogs - Pongo, Riley
Cats - Aliester(Pitters), Alanna, Austin, Kit, Hurley
Gerbils - Blackey, Zip, Star, Rose
This doesn't include animals had growing up. We are a pet family.
My two Great Danes are Hamlet and Grendel - great Danes, get it?
Cats: Maui, Tango, and Cash.
Feral cats we feed: gray kitty, black cat, ugly cat, tom cat, tabby cat, and white cat.
The fox we feed is named fox.
The possums are big possum and little possum.
The raccoon is coon.
We haven't properly named the squirrels and birds.
by Marcy Goodfleisch 12 years ago
How do you pick names for your pets?We had some unusual names for our pets when I was a kid (my brother named one cat "Mody" because the cat sounded like its 'motor' was running when it purred. Any cute stories about pets' names in your household?
by theirishobserver. 14 years ago
Tell us the names and breeds of your pets?
by Brian 13 years ago
here is another easy one for you. All you have to do is tell us what kind of pet or pets you have and what ther name or names are. You can add anything you want to describe them.My Pets died recently, but I'll start with them anyways.Cat: Natasha: She was a loving tiger Kitty. Died at 17.Cat:...
by Christa Swope 11 years ago
Why do people name their pets human names?
by icountthetimes 8 years ago
My first ever pet as a kid was a budgie named Jimmy. He was very talkative and was a real part of the family. We once left a tape recorder on when we went out and he was coming out with all kinds of funny things we'd never heard him say before. What was your first pet(s) and tell me something about...
by mikicagle 4 months ago
What are the funniest actual names you have ever heard?What are some truly awfully funny names you have ever heard. One of my favorites is Young Boozer. The only rule for answering this question is the name has to belong to a real person, no made up names please!
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