mom2bee Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 What kind of animal is it and whats its name? Oh, and ETA: Does it have a nickname!? I specifically was curious as to whether or not people nicknamed their animals and/or how often. I've had several pets and only one had a nickname! I can't believe that I forgot to ask about nicknames! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Dog named Patch...who as you can see in my avatar is totes adorbs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 If we tell you will know all of our passwords. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustEm Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Some of these are deceased some are not Turtle: Sebastian Dogs: Spot (i was 5 when I named her) Pepper, Moby, Sparks, Daisy, Zelda Cats: Fluffy, Puck, Frank, Buster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustEm Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Dog named Patch...who as you can see in my avatar is totes adorbs! He looks like my childhood dog Pepper! I agree, very adorable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 If we tell you will know all of our passwords. :lol: Hahahahahahaha! My brother used variations of "down, *dog's name*" for years! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanvan Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Cocker spaniel - Freckles (named by Ds) English Springer Spaniel - Miles Standish, but we just use the 'Miles' part (named by Dd) Cat- Christabel (named by me after the Coleridge poem) Sweet border collie/husky mix - Bandit (b/c of his black 'mask') passed away last year and I still miss him every day. He was very much my dog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilma Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Our cat's name is Wilma. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 He looks like my childhood dog Pepper! I agree, very adorable Awww! Thank you! I had a Pepper, too. She was a Black and Tan beagle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GailV Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Cats: Winthrop and Jamie Lynn. Except we rarely call them those names -- for a minute there I couldn't remember the real name for the female. We have nicknames we use ALL THE TIME, and thus it has been since our first cat. Rats: Izzy and Judy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivka Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Beagle-basset hound mix (as far as we can tell) named Moxie. We just adopted her in January! (Aww, we can't upload pictures anymore?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Two Felis domesticus (cats)- D.C. and Shy one Pantherophis gutatta (corn snake)- Wadjet One python regius (ball python)- Pinkie Py(thon) Three Lithrobates Sphenocephalus (Southern leopard frog) Rana (frog in Latin) Batrous (frog in phonetic Greek) and Prince Naveen (Princess Tiana has gone to the big lily pad in the sky), DD is a budding biologist, so she considers scientific names just as important as personal ones ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indian summer Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Luna, Miss Kitty B, Peeka and Sparrow The first, a Goldendoodle and te other three cats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathryn Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Currently a red-haired cat named Ron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanvan Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Forgot my first cat - China She was the kitten my parents told me I could not get from our neighbor. Down the street I went and returned with my very own fuzz ball. They weren't happy, but I paid all the bills and she was with me through the rest of high school, college, marriage, moving out, and both Dc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Radigast - the "rastabell" bunny...seriously, this rabbit could have been in The Hobbit. We call him Radigast when we are perturbed and Foofy Bunny when feeling affectionate. It's a lionhead rabbit technically. Lewis - the black and tan cocker spaniel whose registered name is Clives Staples Lewis, sorry C.S.! Tuscola - the guinea pig Socrates - tree frog, don't ask...it doesn't appear to be all that intelligent in the grand universal scheme of the animal world, LOL. Musorgsky (Moose for short) - leopard skin gecko Schumann - calico cat named for Clara Schumann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy in FL. Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Dog - Cracker Cat - Kitty Cat Rabbit - Black Jack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 OK, only going with current, LIVE pets-- Chickens: though only our roosters are named--Frank (Americana) and Buster (Buff Orpington) Horses: Molly 11 red roan mare, Shiloh 18 bay quarter/draft, Puck 11 sorrel mini, Stormy 23 palomino mare, Brigitte 3 pale blond buckskin mare, Sa 12 Appy gelding Cats: Lucy 5, Schroeder 3, Snoopy 3, Hank 3, Katy 2, Sage 1, and Tituba 17(!) Dogs: Jack 8 Corgi/blue heeler, Trish 8 border collie, Dusty 2 SH dachsie, Heinz 6 LH dachsie, Bonnie 2 dapple LH dachsie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsrevmeg Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 2 cats- Eragon and Truffles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemiSweet Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Dog- Leopold, cat - Archimedes Pets we don't have anymore Guinea pigs - Capt America and Mr. Fantastic Dogs - Hunter and Elmer Cat - Kitty, Layla, Locke Rats- Penny, Nosy, Spots, Squats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheBrink Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Cairn Terrier: Lucy (Lu, Lulu, LucyLu, Dammitgetoutofthetrash) Grey cat: Velvet (Velvie, VelvieSchmelvieSchmoo) Orange Tabby: Muridan (Murray, FurryMurry, Dammitgetoffmyhead) Black cat: NIgel Obsidian (Nige, Nigey, NigeyWigeyWoo, Babyboy) None of these even remotely relate to my password. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomtoCandJ Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Chip (a dauschund, that fell out of the stupid tree and hit every twig, leaf and branch on the way down), our current pet. We lost Bob, our cat in September. We had her for 10 years :( I miss my cranky cat. We also have had a house gecko, a hamster (named Rat), and I forgot how many fish (we have 4 empty fish tanks). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icollectkids Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 we don't name the fish, but the others are: calico cat: Patch black tuxedo cat: Mittens outside kitty that came with the house: Tess Dog: Australian Shepherd- Fezzik Gerbil: sugar (the recently deceased were named cocoa and ginger) And our chinchilla just died last week. :( His name was Charlie Oh... they named some of the chickens LOL (all Rhode Island Reds..) Matilda, Peckers, Goldie (her feathers are a lighter red/golden color), I think they named a few others, but I can't remember them. lol I'm totally naming a rooster (when we get him....) Colonel Sanders ;) They are discussing goat names for the goats we are getting soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Cook Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 German Shepherd: Sheba Calico cat: Patches Black long haired kitten: Gypsy Calico kitten: Felix Fish: no names, can't even remember what kind they are now, lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Florida Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 As of a few years ago, we realized that we had accidentally started a "tradition" of naming each of our pets after a different kind of animal. For example, we had a pair of guinea pigs named Bessie (because her coloring looked like a cow's) and Coconut (because my daughter named her after the American Girl dog). So, when we took in my dog, we intentionally followed the pattern. With that said, the pets who live with us now are: Piggers the cat, so named because he ate more than any of the other kittens in his litter, according to the woman who fostered him. We rarely call him by his name, though. We mostly call him "Cat." Raven the cat, so named because she is solid black and likes to sit on people's shoulders. We usually call her "Kitty" or "Itty Bitty Kitty." Matilda the dog, named after the cat who traditionally lives at the Algonquin Hotel in NYC (home away from home for writers and theatre folks for many decades). We call her Tilda or TIlda Pup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelbe5 Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 We have several pets but the guinea pig is the only one with a nickname. My dd named him "Truffle" because of his dark brown coloring. Our friends who watched him while we were on vacation gave him the nickname "Tuffy" and it has stuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Current pets: male tortoise is Zeus Female tortoise is Hera Hedgehog is slick guinea pig is Reese Leopard Gecko is Serena Salamander is Fred Yorkie is Finn Cats: Stormy our dark grey male cat Willow female grey tabby Lily female tortoise shell R.C. (aka rescue cat lol) female ragdoll crossWillows kittens( 3 names from Naruto and 3 names from Warriors books (about cat warriors): girl is Sorrel, Boys are hawk, ninja, bramble, hidan, and itachiI am not listing pets that have passed on, went missing or were rehomed that's too many to list. The only one that has a nickname is Finn the yorkie, his nickname is longer than his name, I call him Finnermen. R.C. we were given as a rescue cat and we weren't sure we were going to keep her so we never named her, just called her rescue cat, she had been found nearly frozen to death on the side of the highway and is extremely timid. However, once she bonded with ds10 we knew we had to keep her, the 2 of them need each other, so we shortened rescue cat to R.C. Lily gets called trouble or sh*thead as often as she gets called Lily, she is a stinker into everything and very smart which poses some interesting situations around here.ETA: so since typing all of this and going through evening pet care I realized more of the animals do have nicknames. Stormy gets called Stormy Bormy. The guinea pig gets called the rat, the pig, the rat pig (I call it the pig, dd14 calls it the rat). I don't think the rest have any but it wasn't until I was doing evening care and I was calling these 2 that I realized they do have nicknames Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erin Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Chip (a dauschund, that fell out of the stupid tree and hit every twig, leaf and branch on the way down), our current pet. That's a breed standard. ;) Most dachsies are dumb as a box of rocks. Bean got all excited one day and said, "Mom! Mom! C'mere! You've GOT to see this." She and Bonnie, one of my current dachsies were in the living room. Bean said, "Sit Bonnie." AND SHE DID! A genius amongst dachshunds, I tell ya!! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrulySusan Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 2 cats-Kate and Pippa, no nicknames. Because y'all will appreciate it, our friends have a hedgehog named Mr. Darcy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Strawberry Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Rat terrier-Chihuahua mix named Savannah. The little two and I call her Sanah (Saw nuh). A little blue crown tail betta named Nereid. She's much too self-possessed for a nickname. Sometimes I call her Fishy, but she doesn't respond. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Our pets tend to get lots of nicknames. Growing up, I had a cat we pretty much never called by her real name, she usually called Stupid, or sometimes Dum-dum. She was a really loving cat, and we adored her, but she really was pretty dim. It was said with affection. ;) We have three cats now. Nicknames seem to be personality based. :D One gets called Mr. Stink, Catcus, and Prickles a lot. Tommy often gets called Mr. Love, Thomas, Tom-tom lsabel is usually called Izzy, the Izz or sometimes Dizabel or Sweetie-cat. The cats collectively are the fuzzy-woos. Toby the dog hasn't been here long, but he's already getting called the Tobester or Toby-woby sometimes. Selmaq the python doesn't have a nickname. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeswife Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 One 9 year old Pug named Festis who we call Fest, or Fest a$$ if he's really stinky One 4 year old Shar Pei named Kiya who we usually just call Ki (long i) or Ki Ki Puppy (long i sounds in the Ki Ki) One 10 year old Cat named Sammy (he came with that name. We adopted him when he was 6) we call him Sammy Sammy the kitty cat man One not quite year old Bearded Dragon named Spock, I call her Spocker, Pretty Girl, or Spocky McSpockerson We used to have a Shar pei mix named Rumples but we called her Rink or Rinky most of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanvan Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Ds has always wanted to get a smallish dog and name it Ashurbanipal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saraswati Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 We have a Shih Tzu named FuXi - rhymes with sushi. I love the looks I get at the vet when they're too embarrassed to call it out the way they think it's pronounced in the waiting room. 😄 We also have a chihuahua that I inherited from my great uncle when he passed away a few months ago. His name is Harley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dory Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Great Dane - Soosi Pit Bull (youngest ds dog) - Keifer Jack Russell (oldest ds dog) - Jack (if he had picked out a girl it would've been Jill. Odd sense of humor on that kid) Cocker Spaniel (dd dog) - Kit Kat Cocker Spaniel - Bud Old pets that are now gone Cocker - Snickers Cocker- Duke Cocker - Bunny Doberman - Duncan Cocker/ Border Collie - Hadassah (we always called her Dassah.) Dassah, Duncan, and Keifer were all rescues that came through here and ended up staying. I figure out of the 120 dogs that came through my home that only keeping three was pretty good lol. Out of the Cockers that I bred, all registered names were food names. With mostly candy names being the theme. We had a Couscous, a Jelly Bean, a Reese and a few others like that. The vet used to say our file made her hungry. Our horses right now are Tselah, Phantom, and Austin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomtoCandJ Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 That's a breed standard. ;) Most dachsies are dumb as a box of rocks. Bean got all excited one day and said, "Mom! Mom! C'mere! You've GOT to see this." She and Bonnie, one of my current dachsies were in the living room. Bean said, "Sit Bonnie." AND SHE DID! A genius amongst dachshunds, I tell ya!! :D He's dumber then most, although I must say I think he gained some intelligence after we got him nutered Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggie96 Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Mine- Rottweiler-Female: Persephone (Percy, Perce) Rottweiler-Female: Athena (Thena, Theeny) German Shepard Mix-Male: Coldbeer (ColdB, Coey) Cat-Female: Shiner (Shiny, Shine) Cat-Male: Bock As you can see, my themes were Greek goddesses and beer. The vet crew always commented that I must be an Aggie. :lol: DH- Pug-Female: Hannah (Hannah-Banana) Sadly, they are all deceased now (lost last one 1.5 years ago). :( ...and after 6 pets for almost 15 years, we are sticking with our human babies only for a while. On a side note, a former co-worker happened to have the same named cats, Shiner and Bach. HIs were named as such because the first one had a black circle around one eye and the second, the composer. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarinesWife Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Dog ... Cooper. Sometimes called Coop or Coopie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammi K Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Currently - Cat - Sushi (It's daughter's stray. She named it Suki and then gifted us with his presence. I didn't like the name so I figure since I'm the one who has to pay for food and vet bills, I get to change it. ) Kitten- Jilly Bean ( She came with the name when we adopted her as a Christmas gift for DS. He liked the name so we kept it. All of the kittens in her litter were names after candy. There was a Payday and a Snickers, too.) Dog- Smokey (Named by dd when she was 3. She chose him and his name. He's our old boy. He's 14 now.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 I have owned dogs named: Frodo, Penny, Asta and Dublin (he was a shelter dog and came to us with that name). We've owned hamsters named: Max, Benny and Quasimodo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inmyopinion Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Dog - Cracker Cat - Kitty Cat Rabbit - Black Jack I love Kitty Cat! Very straight forward :) Our cat is Sunshine (all black) and our kitten is kitten! Kitten was a foster kitten so we did not name her (she came with Momma) and when we decided to keep kitten the name just fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy in FL. Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 The cat's name drives my 16 yo nuts, which is one of the reasons I like it so much! I love Kitty Cat! Very straight forward :) Our cat is Sunshine (all black) and our kitten is kitten! Kitten was a foster kitten so we did not name her (she came with Momma) and when we decided to keep kitten the name just fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dory Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 I forgot the cats! Not really a cat person here, lol. Roo Wink Merry and Apollo First two are house cats, last two are barn cats. I tried desperately to make Roo a barn cat last year as I really don't like having two cats in the house. Within 30 min she was outside up a tree and crying for help. Second day, she was back up the tree again. I left her there for 8 hours before I finally sent my dh up to get her. Third day she was back up the tree and I left her there all day. At about 9pm a storm blew in and it was getting ugly fast. My dh wasn't home, and I HATE heights, but I didn't want to leave the cat in a tree through a storm. I pulled out the ladder, but it only went halfway there. So there I was at 10pm, clinging for life to a wet tree trying to chase down a cat that was so scared she was actually wrapping her legs around the branches instead of using her claws like most cats do. That was it, no more attempts at outside life after that. I am not doing another rescue mission up that stupid tree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 My pet as a kid was a cat named Pearl. She was all black but had a white spot on her throat. Our dog (labradoodle) is named Bear - totally unoriginal, we know. We fostered him before we adopted him so the name sort of stuck despite attempting to change it to Wookie (because he totally looks like a Wookie and we are sci fi nerds here.) We figured he must have looked just like a teddy bear when he was a pup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewe Mama Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Oh, this is going to be a long one. Black. Lab: Molly Morkie: Henry Chihuahua: Little Bean Cat: Gracie Kitty Poopoo Guinea Pig: Arnold Beta: Daniel Rankin's Dragon: Yak Ball Python : Jack Goats: Violet, Ellie, Jane, Beatrice Ewes: Clara, Marmalade, Meadow, Nellie, Ella, Polly, Rosie, Nora Rams: Romulus, Algebra, MacVittie, Tickety Boo, Gilbert Chickens: Nut, Meg, Lemon Drop, Feisty, Fidget, Lucy, Clover, Dandilion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 What kind of animal is it and whats its name? Oh, and ETA: Does it have a nickname!? I specifically was curious as to whether or not people nicknamed their animals and/or how often. I've had several pets and only one had a nickname! I can't believe that I forgot to ask about nicknames! We don't give our pets nicknames in general. We've had dogs named Leia (mixed breed), Charity (pure bred cocker spaniel), Sherry (rescued greyhound), and Wrolf (rescued french bull dog). We've had cats names Striper, Priscilla, Arlene, Sam, Jezebel, Hobbes, Sweet Pea, Wolfgang, Gideon, Loveday, and Minette. Yes, usually people names. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hypatia. Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Cats: Squishy (because I stepped on him as a kitten), Cleo, Esme, Jynx, Xena, Dax, Lilo & Stitch Chickens: Tink, Ginger, Oreo, Nugget, and Leah. DH says we shouldn't have named them but it's too late now! Oh, and one of our fish has a name. Our huge plecostomus is Fred. :huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Dogs: Coal, Captain, Swift and Fly. All have nicknames. Cats: Lucy, Delilah, Ricky, Ernie and Cluny. All have multiple nicknames. Chickens: Rooster Chervil, Jacqualine Sparrow, Pepper Pig, Cocoa, Coffee, Belle, Beauty, Nellie, Penny, Marigold, Rose and Bronte. Guineas: Gunny and Ginny. We used to have 12, and they were referred to by all and sundry as The Borg. These two were the only ones smart enough to be left alive: read-they didn't fly out of the pen and get eaten. Bees: Catherine, Isabella, Wilhelmina and Elizabeth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyNellen Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Mini Beagle (3 yrs old) - Mollie (Molls) Border Collie/ chocolate lab mix (3 months) - Duncan Pets put down over the years: Beagle - Thurston Black lab - Oliver Yellow lab - Aspen Kitty - Sushi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icollectkids Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Cats: Squishy (because I stepped on him as a kitten), Cleo, Esme, Jynx, Xena, Dax, Lilo & Stitch Chickens: Tink, Ginger, Oreo, Nugget, and Leah. DH says we shouldn't have named them but it's too late now! Oh, and one of our fish has a name. Our huge plecostomus is Fred. :huh: dh told the kids we were going to eat the first chicken they named. LOL They won't tell him which ones are named... ds calls our pleco the 'allergy fish' instead of algae fish. Everyone else calls one Weird Al and the bigger one is Cthuluhu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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