How did you name your pets

bigbadbob


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Message Posted:
19/07/2011 15:49

We have 2 cocker spaniels Ruby the eldest is red in colour hence her name and her half brother is called Joe after Joe Cocker so come on I am sure there are some wonderful names and reasons why the animals got there name.

swyflot


Joined: 07/11/2008
Posts: 916

Message Posted:
19/07/2011 15:56

The greyhound we rescued.....Riley, because of course now he has the life of Riley

offshoredi


Joined: 02/03/2009
Posts: 220

Message Posted:
19/07/2011 16:19

Mine is called Sebastian because he is Spanish!!

zerochlor


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Message Posted:
19/07/2011 16:24

I found my cat outside in a water drain pipe,very young.He was so very wild,when i took him home i thought what can i give him to eat and i wonder how old he is,so i googled how to determine a kittens age and what food i could give him.

His name became GOOGLE

Teepee


Joined: 28/12/2008
Posts: 72

Message Posted:
19/07/2011 16:32

We have a dog called 'Whylie' cause he looks like THE cyote, and another called 'Millie' cause she's so scatty (silly Millie)!

bigbadbob


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Message Posted:
19/07/2011 16:38

I knew therewould be some good reasons and names keep them coming i am sure they make people smile.

Glasbury


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Posts: 268

Message Posted:
19/07/2011 16:47

I have two cats the youngest who was a stray and found his way to us. The oldest is called Fatty and our new baby is called Skinny - not very original I know but that's how they are !

mikea11


Joined: 15/06/2008
Posts: 254

Message Posted:
19/07/2011 16:55

One of our dogs we called Tag, she was a KAR tag dog, now living the good life in UK with no threat of being poisoned and the woods must seem like Disneyland to her by the way she tears around!

bigbadbob


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Message Posted:
19/07/2011 17:17

Msg11 how did you get your dogs back to the UK and did they have to do 6 months quarantine when you got back.

waddo


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Posts: 1966

Message Posted:
19/07/2011 17:21

Our first rescued dog was called "Brownie" when we got him and had changed to "Otto" on the way back home - this because he is a German Pointer and my wife thought it a good idea (she had not seen the dog food yet!!!) - within a week he was fimly established under his new name of "Woofer" because he did not bark at all.



Second pointer is called Maggie, that is the name the previous owners gave her but she now answers more to "Wag" than Mag so slowing the names will change.



Always wanted a dog called "Rabies" so I could make people stand still in the street when I called its name!!!!!



Still got time................

mikea11


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Message Posted:
19/07/2011 17:24

Message 9 - if you want to e-mail me will let you know the details

bigbadbob


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Message Posted:
19/07/2011 17:25

Msg10 that made me smile.

foodie


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Posts: 76

Message Posted:
19/07/2011 17:25

We called ours Cuma ( means Friday ) because we found her abandoned on a friday, about 6 weeks old with a broken leg. She was in a field next to us and it was totally enclosed, so there was no way she could have got there herself. Best thing we ever found.

foodie


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Message Posted:
19/07/2011 17:28

Sorry forgot to say she is a beautiful clever bitch.

mikea11


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Posts: 254

Message Posted:
19/07/2011 17:28

Message 9 e-mail address mandballard@hotmail.co.uk

Krin52


Joined: 25/08/2008
Posts: 419

Message Posted:
19/07/2011 17:29

Our old boxer was Nedkelly, and our new baby rottie is Matilda - can you tell we're Australian?

bigbadbob


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Message Posted:
19/07/2011 17:31

Msg 15 willemail you in a few mins.

waddo


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Message Posted:
19/07/2011 17:31

Msg 16 - So what was wrong with "Bruce" and "Sheila" then?

scoobydoo


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 2434

Message Posted:
19/07/2011 17:35

When we were kids, my brother and I would argue like crazy over which name we were going to call our dog and cat. We kept saying C for this or C for that.



In the end we use ceefer (as in C for cat) and deefer (you guessed it - D for dog).



The fish were easy to name: Gin and Tonic which was our dad's favourite tipple but were quickly renamed Baked and Beanz when he was in hearing distance.

vonny


Joined: 25/06/2009
Posts: 476

Message Posted:
19/07/2011 17:36

we never planned on having a dog but when i saw a tiny ball of fluff in a cage at the funfair i just wanted to pick her up and molly coddle her,i bought her and called her molly.

We also have birds,chickira,eggweena henry,and wingo.

daisy dukes


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Posts: 3815

Message Posted:
19/07/2011 17:45

My own 2 are fairly normal names..Poppy started off as Puppy...but then she grew up....Mr Ted...is actually Theodore...but resembles a big teddy bear...



As for the strays i have periodically taken in and cared for...i figured that to help them get homes, i would give them human names which in theory people would want the animal if only to give them a better name!!



In loving memory are...Kevin, Berty, Zsa Zsa, Hank, Roger and Brian....and for the wonderful kitten who thought he was a dog...Spank! I miss all of them....



DD

mamachina


Joined: 22/11/2008
Posts: 730

Message Posted:
19/07/2011 17:51

Taxi is short for Tax rebate, as that is what I bought him with! Tango just became that - should have been Zoro as he has a black mask!

mrjim



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 78

Message Posted:
19/07/2011 17:53

me dad came down to see me new kitten and it done a packet in the hallway and he said thats a beauty the name just stuck.we have to 2 cavalier king Charles spaniels harvey moon & rosie lee because they sound good london names.a doberman called dobie because thats all we could get my neice to say and 4 chickens xmas eve xmas day,boxing day and new years day

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
19/07/2011 17:57

Our dog nearly died at birth and got rabies. He recovered from that and got a liver disease but fortunately he recovered. A week later he ran out into the road and got hit by a car. He was in hospital for a month but survived. A few weeks after he lost a paw in an accident.



We call him Lucky.

bigbadbob


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Posts: 368

Message Posted:
19/07/2011 17:59

Msg24 a very appropriate name if he was a cat he would have used up a few of his 9 live's!!

Pippie


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Message Posted:
19/07/2011 19:43

Our first 4 chickens were Pinky and Perky, Dastardly and Mutley! Guess what my favourite characters were as a child!

Then we got a bald chicken so I had to think up a punkish name. My schoolday favourite was Toyah! Another two chicks were named because of their colours - Peanut and Pumpkin. Then we got our cockrel who was another baldie but I couldn't think of another appropriate name. As a day old chick we thought he was a girl. He used to scream the place down after attention and was only quiet when sat in my hand or cuddled in my neck. Because he screamed so much at any other time I named him Lulu. Then Lulu grew up and we realised he was a Luis, but we just couldn't get out of the habit of calling him Lulu!

Got two ducks last weekend and they are a real funny double act to watch bobbing around the garden. They are now George and Mildred!!!

Two days ago a turkey hatched (got the egg from the farm next door). The only one with no name - Xmas dinner!

decanddyl


Joined: 17/01/2009
Posts: 792

Message Posted:
19/07/2011 19:55

We had a cat which we named "Cooking Fat" after it ran up my husband's leg and sank its claws into a delicate part of his anatomy!

timefore


Joined: 01/08/2008
Posts: 495

Message Posted:
19/07/2011 19:56

our 1st was a rescue yorkshire from KAR, we called her KARA, our second KAR rescue (again a yorkie) we called KOJAK because when we got him he was in such a bad way and almost bald (Ferdez said it was the wost case she had ever seen) hence the name - he now is a real picture of health with a beautiful coat

Pippie


Joined: 02/12/2009
Posts: 1288

Message Posted:
19/07/2011 20:17

Oh, forgot one more pet! When we first moved in to our house a local stray cat decided to adopt us. I'm sure she must have been someones pet and they had left the area (and her) because she's got such a good temperment, sits at the door to ask to be let out, never jumps up, loves to be combed, and sits in the garden guarding the chickens when we're at home or sits on the window ledge waiting for us to come home.

Anyway I wouldn't let her in the house at first in case she had fleas so she became known as 'Fleebie' and it just stuck!

The rest of the family thought I was cruel giving her the name Fleebie, but how would she know!

Frogandtoad


Joined: 17/07/2011
Posts: 16

Message Posted:
19/07/2011 21:06

Ours is a rescue dog with no known previous name so we called her Dee. D for dog!!!

birdman



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Message Posted:
19/07/2011 22:01

Two Doberman,

The breed originally from Germany, hence, Carl and Heidi !

Pandy


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Posts: 171

Message Posted:
19/07/2011 22:24

Our cat is a rescue cat who came with the name Mopsey. We kept this name as it just seemed to suit him. He's a long haired cat with a rather bushy tail which he likes to drag around the place...similar to a mop! Hence the name 'Mopsey' suits him down to the ground.

deputydawg


Joined: 30/03/2010
Posts: 1727

Message Posted:
19/07/2011 22:43

We had a rescued mongrel who was difficult to train and we called him Pongo. For some reason, many of those who had pedigree dogs, when learning his name, would ask if it was chosen because there were naval connections. I would shamelessly reply, "no, he simply leaves a pong everywhere he goes".

Jonesy299


Joined: 07/02/2009
Posts: 367

Message Posted:
19/07/2011 22:47

We named our pet to match its manners and intellect - our pig's called 'Roomy'



... go on Roomy, it must make you smile!

sienna


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Posts: 1627

Message Posted:
19/07/2011 23:02

I thought google cat was Omaintenance cat oops !

vikkicm


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Posts: 158

Message Posted:
20/07/2011 02:33

We found Bob, after he had been dumped in a bar at 6 months old. Very friendly puppy, was bobbing up and down at anyone who gave him any attention. Joey, (3/4 month old puppy as at the date of this post) was brought to me by a female neighbour, called Joelene.. dog male, so I named (nearest I could get to a he, after her,). Charlie, also dumped, no idea where that came from, but he is a black cross lab/pointer and just seemed to suit!



What a lovely post you have started here "bigbadbob". Most refreshing change from all the sniping and moaning that goes on C44



Bob is still missing, by the way, but please know that I do follow up any posts which have been posted, but as I said earlier, bit like looking for a needle in a haystack ...

bigbadbob


Joined: 04/08/2010
Posts: 368

Message Posted:
20/07/2011 08:57

Msg36 I reallly hope Bob turns up but as you say like looking for a needle in a haystack.Lets keep this thread going as I am sure there are some more wonderfully named pets.

Carndi


Joined: 12/06/2009
Posts: 613

Message Posted:
20/07/2011 09:15

Our two dogs are are Fudge and Martini. Chocolates and drinks. A lady friend asked how toffee is after her illness We asked who toffee was and she said your dog,the brown one. We told her it's name was Fudge. She replied '' I knew it was something to do with sweets ''.

blade


Joined: 19/06/2010
Posts: 1286

Message Posted:
20/07/2011 10:04

We have three dogs.

The eldest is called Rose as she is a true English Rose, from England.

The middle one is called Kadife, she is a Turkish girl and was named that before we rescued her. We actually live in Kadife sokak, so it was fitting to keep the name.

The youngest he is an Italian import and was also named prior to us getting him, he is Hugo Boss.

I think we may have the United Nations of the doggie world occuring here?

mikelapta



Joined: 20/11/2008
Posts: 2186

Message Posted:
20/07/2011 10:20

My friends,Sheila and Andrew found a Cyprus terrier in a black back in a skip in Girne last September.



She is so adorable...love her to pieces.



she is a browny-white colour,so she is called HUNNI

deputydawg


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Posts: 1727

Message Posted:
20/07/2011 11:29

One of our cats was thrown from a moving car into a restaurant foyer when a kitten, barely old enough to see. We were the only residents amongst dozens of tourists so scooped it up. The kitten is tricolour and the largest parts of the skinny body were the ears. Having been assured by everyone that it was male we called it Reynard as it looked like a fox cub. Subsequently the Vet confirmed that it was female and that virtually all tricolour cats are female. So, we agreed that her name be "Foxy Lady". Soon after a shop in Girne opened and traded as "Foxy Lady" In the years since just about everybody who meets her comments on how beautiful and friendly she is. Even strangers who do not know us as friends make comment such as "When we go for a walk we always stop and look over your wall to see if your beautiful cat is there". I can seldom look at her without feeling deep gratitude for all the joy she has brought to our family and disbelief that she was treated as trash.

bigbadbob


Joined: 04/08/2010
Posts: 368

Message Posted:
20/07/2011 11:37

Msg41 I remember meeting Foxy lady when we met you last year a gorgeous cat.Please give my regards to your wife Wildebeest.

Quarmby


Joined: 15/09/2008
Posts: 975

Message Posted:
20/07/2011 11:40

Several years agoIi found a female cat had just given birth to her kittens at the Post Office in Girne, she eventually found her way to the KAR charity shop just across the road, where she spent many years and when she finally passed away I buried her in our garden in Ozankoy. we called her "Stamp"

wattys


Joined: 07/10/2008
Posts: 278

Message Posted:
20/07/2011 14:31

When I was young we adopted a dog with no legs, my dad called it woodbine because we used to take it for a drag.

magicart


Joined: 05/10/2008
Posts: 985

Message Posted:
20/07/2011 23:30

We have a street dog named Trubel-say no more.



Art

vikkicm


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Posts: 158

Message Posted:
21/07/2011 23:02

back to the top!

BoTanica


Joined: 22/12/2009
Posts: 714

Message Posted:
22/07/2011 10:00

My late and much beloved Giant Schnauzer was called waffee (faithful - arabic origin) and my Akbaş puppy is called Banu (lady / princess - persian/ turkish). Her name sounds like baloo the bear in jungle book - and she resembled a fluffy white (polar) bear when I got her. Although I want her to act like a princess or lady she obviously hasn't read the meaning of her name -as she's a little devil!!! (But wouldn't be without her). At the moment she is sporting a clear lampshade collar after being spayed on Wednesday!!

bigbadbob


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Posts: 368

Message Posted:
22/07/2011 11:40

Some neighbours have recenly acquired a cocker spaniel and she has been given the name Luna which is latin for moon.

JohnDownes


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Posts: 123

Message Posted:
22/07/2011 17:00

My first two dogs were called No and Stopitt.

Many years ago my sister had a cat named Doris. She (the cat that is) was taken to the vet to be neutered, and it was revealed that a mistake had been made. After its return, the cat was re-named Boris.

Snaefell



Joined: 07/06/2009
Posts: 266

Message Posted:
22/07/2011 17:04

My Labrador, when a puppy used to climb up inside my jumper and fall asleep. He hated being alone and I called him Cuddly Dudley, which I shortened to Dudley.

One of my horses was very, very thin when I bought him. I named him Oliver after Oliver Twist, as he always wanted more food. He turned out to be a beautiful horse and fantastic event horse and I had many offers of large amounts of money, from people who wanted to buy him. I kept him until he died.

jock1



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Posts: 3786

Message Posted:
22/07/2011 17:25

i called mine SHOOO, it never came back...how sad is that ehhh

YFred


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Posts: 1471

Message Posted:
22/07/2011 17:31

I named them after my friends who looked like them. Oracle is a bitch and is spitting image of my friend and GR is a bull dog and is also spitting image of another friend.

mamachina


Joined: 22/11/2008
Posts: 730

Message Posted:
23/07/2011 09:42

Forgot to mention earlier, - when in UK had 2 lambs a year for 3 years - Gin and tonic, Romeo and Juliet and Brandy and soda. A pair to look after, the kids helping with bottle feeding etc and then the run of the grass - then come autumn, the butcher. Lovely lambs they were!

lulubell


Joined: 18/11/2008
Posts: 595

Message Posted:
23/07/2011 10:13

Our big girl is called Lulu shortened from name she was given by breeder Lucy in the sky,our boy whom we rehomed arrived so badly beaten and mistreated we decided on Zeus which means living,he is now absolutely gorgeous and healthy.Number 3 arrived also in a very bad way but with the most beautiful big eyes we called her Tia which is egyptian for princess and lastly the baby of the bunch Habibe which means my love in arabic.My daughter named her 2 cockatiels Elvis and Cher,her 2 favourite singers and her budgies Bugsy and talloulah from the film Bugsy malone. Last budgie named Lucky because he flew into the house while being chased by crows. Chickens called Betty,Bertha Baby and Boo,and Tortoises are Tommy,Prince Archibald,Crackle,Nim,Princess Tiana,Habibe ,Strawberry shortcake,Chocolate chip and the last 4 to arrive have been called Eeny,Meeny ,Mieny,Mo .We have just rehomed a cat and its name is Gigio shortened from Grigio which is Italian for grey.

juliamoons



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Message Posted:
23/07/2011 10:49

Our two came as a pair of Cyprus Terriers (Poodles) supposed to be brother and sister. He was named Zeytin aka Satan at times. She was named Buddie but she became Bonky aka Bonkers. They had both been spayed and neutured a short time before we took them on aged 3 and 4. She was apparently with pups when she was spayed. She has not lost any of her old amorous ways and is always trying to show Zeytin what to do. Hence Bonky.

bigbadbob


Joined: 04/08/2010
Posts: 368

Message Posted:
25/07/2011 11:02

I don,t know whether a hedgehog counts as a pet but 2 weeks ago we found one wandering around in broad daylight he was small and covered in ticks but he did move quite quickly.We took him to a hedgehog rescue centre and the lady said he was a boy andhe had to have a name so I quickly thought of the name Sebastian [as in Sebastian Vettel]The good news is he did survive and we fetched him back on friday and released him into the garden where he has a nest full of hay and newspaper.He was still around late last night wandering around the garden so we hope he will put on enough weight to survive his hibernation this coming winter.

martinD41


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Message Posted:
25/07/2011 11:22

We have been looking after a Dumped Hunting dog, he has what appears to be a small tumour on his chest...Not wishing to call out "tumour" when we greet him in the mornings we modified his name to Duma, he is a really lovely dog.......

celticlady


Joined: 24/07/2011
Posts: 3

Message Posted:
25/07/2011 13:14

Our family name is Rusk and our cat's fur was biscuit coloured so we called him farley,much to the amusement of our vet!

Tango1


Joined: 19/02/2011
Posts: 1151

Message Posted:
25/07/2011 16:58

Tango - ginger colour (remember the old Ads "you've been tango'd) - inherited name

Brownie - because she's brown (local TC's call her Cocoa)

Bella - Italian for beautiful (inherited name)

Pippa - inherited name



All rescued dogs.



T1

cyprusairsoft



Joined: 22/06/2009
Posts: 2066

Message Posted:
25/07/2011 18:38

stepped outside and named them after the first thing i saw in north cyprus



2 dogs a fu&*%ing

bigbadbob


Joined: 04/08/2010
Posts: 368

Message Posted:
25/07/2011 18:50

So msg 60 what do you call them in public?

mozgor



Joined: 16/06/2010
Posts: 256

Message Posted:
25/07/2011 21:45

We have two cats - both moggies - I had just returned from a holiday in San Francisco in 1995 and was offered a kitten which had been found in a skip. How could I resist, thinking of a name decided to look at the map of San Francisco for inspiration and went for Soma which is after the Soma district (which stands for South of Market (Street)) in SF. Then in 1998 decided to get a male pal for Soma and got to thinking of names, anagrams of Soma and came up with Amos, Soma backwards.

bigbadbob


Joined: 04/08/2010
Posts: 368

Message Posted:
02/08/2011 12:07

Hi I was talking to someone yesterday who has 2 young working strain cockers called Jensen and Lewis,he said he named them that because they are so quick!

Ballyboffin


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Posts: 903

Message Posted:
02/08/2011 12:19

My son's 2 cats are called Mia and Yiaw.

styliana85


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Posts: 101

Message Posted:
02/08/2011 13:07

I named my rescue dog Poppy...because shes like a little flower ;)

suzi1951


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Posts: 191

Message Posted:
02/08/2011 21:09

Got a dog called Mickey cos his markinbgs are like Mickey Mouse ears!