@narfcake Nah - if it’s from a shelter, the names are usually weird. My guy was being called “Mr. Owl” and since he was brought in as a stray, nobody knows what his previous owner might have called him. If I got a pet directly from someone who’d had it for awhile then I’d consider it, but some names are kind of too strange or just not appealing.
@Kyeh@narfcake the shelter where I volunteer typically has 200-300 dogs there and all need a different name so you have plenty of weird names. Names can be recycled once a dog leaves but it is easier for records if all have different names while in there. Once they leave they are filed by the adopter’s name.
@narfcake When I adopted my recently departed dog, her name was Abby. She didn’t look like an Abby, and my SIL’s dog is named Abby. I asked my family for suggestions, and my nephew suggested Raven. It was perfect: she was all black and my family is Ravens fans, plus she just looked like a Raven.
@tweezak@werehatrack My list of cat names over the years are: Big Boy, Willow, Lucky (lucky to have lived since she was given a 50% chance at 10 days old), Max and Paige (siblings named by my kid), Miss Molly, Lizzy, Big Boy (39" from the tip of his tail to the tip of his nose), Pebbles (odd spots), Thing 1 (later renamed Oscar), Thing 2 (later renamed Felix), Thing Thing, Tigger, Peaches… and I may have forgotten a few I was fostering). All were strays.
Lucky (lucky to have lived since she was given a 50% chance at 10 days old),
My mom had a cat that was named by my uncle when they were looking at the fresh batch of kittens. He said "That cat has a 50/50 chance of living. 50/50 lived for almost 10 years. Not bad for an indoor outdoor cat.
@Kyeh Yeah, sometimes you just know. It sounds like people who have kids do that sometimes. They’ll pick a name, then when the baby is born, they realize the name doesn’t fit and that the baby looks like a (insert name here).
Flash! This may be news to some, but the dog doesn’t care. In time, he/she will learn to recognize it’s name – which it will accept without complaint, remorse, or regret, just as long as you pay attention, feed it regularly, and give your faithful companion, the care and love it deserves for it’s devotion to you.
If on the other hand, you mistreat a dog or any animal, then I have a name for you…“Despicable.”
@Jackinga Our current dog was a rescue - we are (at least) his 4th owners. He came to us as Patch, but I didn’t care for the name and started calling him Ash. (Doesn’t really matter to him as he’s deaf anyway.)
While riding a bicycle in a rural area, a medium-sized dog chased me and snapped at my heels. His owner kept calling with no effect; he called for Carl. I thought that was an odd name for a dog-but who am I to say. I really didn’t care about his name, I was just happy that I got away without a bite.
@werehatrack I have a habit of giving my own “pet” names to cats. My daughter named the previous cat Panda, but I called him Fuzzball. The current brother-sister pair are officially McGee and Molly, but I usually call them Dood and Doodle.
They usually respond (as much as cats ever do) to either name.
Wife knows a couple whose last name is Mills. Their old dog, RIP, was named General, and I just thought not only is that a typical strong old-school dog name, but then the pun.
When my first daughter was due, I wanted to name her Erin, but her mother nixed that. So a while later when I brought home a Doberman puppy, I named her Erin. Best dog ever.
My lemondrop beagle came to me already named, PoJo (podjo). It suits him so I never changed it. Sometimes he is known as Best Boy Ever but as stubborn as he is those times aren’t frequent.
Replace it with a cat.
/giphy cat running
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/giphy hairball
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/giphy hairballs
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/giphy hairballs
@yakkoTDI I need one of those for my 26 pound feline.
Keep calling your new doggie by various random names until it reacts to the correct one! (And get the pronunciation right.)
Just keep their name from when they’re adopted.
@narfcake We didn’t. Bonnie was adopted as a yearling named “Chloe Ann”. She really wasn’t a Chloe Ann… she was a Bouncing Bonnie Rocket Dog…
Now Swiper, we kept his name. He was 7 years old and knew his name. Didn’t fit though; he didn’t swipe things.
@duodec @narfcake
/giphy swiper no swiping
@narfcake Nah - if it’s from a shelter, the names are usually weird. My guy was being called “Mr. Owl” and since he was brought in as a stray, nobody knows what his previous owner might have called him. If I got a pet directly from someone who’d had it for awhile then I’d consider it, but some names are kind of too strange or just not appealing.
@Kyeh @narfcake the shelter where I volunteer typically has 200-300 dogs there and all need a different name so you have plenty of weird names. Names can be recycled once a dog leaves but it is easier for records if all have different names while in there. Once they leave they are filed by the adopter’s name.
@narfcake When I adopted my recently departed dog, her name was Abby. She didn’t look like an Abby, and my SIL’s dog is named Abby. I asked my family for suggestions, and my nephew suggested Raven. It was perfect: she was all black and
my family is Ravens fans, plus she just looked like a Raven.
@Kidsandliz For our fosters, they just get descriptive placeholders; our current set is Momcat5, Dude3, Brown-eared Girl, and Stripey Girl.
@Kidsandliz For our fosters, they just get descriptive placeholders; our current set is Momcat5, Dude3, Brown-eared Girl, and Stripey Girl.
Something that is special about the dog (Spot, Rusty, Fang, Pooper), or a cute name (for your wife’s dog, obviously).
@hchavers Or a skill like my coworker’s dog named Hoover.
Three of the four people who live in our house want a dog. The two cats are still considering the idea.
My brother named one of our cats stir fry. We liked it so we kept it.
I think naming a dog after your ex gf is always a good idea.
@tweezak I met someone with a cat named Orange Chicken.
@tweezak We have a cat named Noodle; her first favorite place to sleep was in a ramen box. And then there’s Elise, officially Fur Elise.
@tweezak @werehatrack My list of cat names over the years are: Big Boy, Willow, Lucky (lucky to have lived since she was given a 50% chance at 10 days old), Max and Paige (siblings named by my kid), Miss Molly, Lizzy, Big Boy (39" from the tip of his tail to the tip of his nose), Pebbles (odd spots), Thing 1 (later renamed Oscar), Thing 2 (later renamed Felix), Thing Thing, Tigger, Peaches… and I may have forgotten a few I was fostering). All were strays.
@Kidsandliz @tweezak @werehatrack
My mom had a cat that was named by my uncle when they were looking at the fresh batch of kittens. He said "That cat has a 50/50 chance of living. 50/50 lived for almost 10 years. Not bad for an indoor outdoor cat.
@tweezak @werehatrack @yakkoTDI Lucky lived 3 weeks shy of 20 years old.
Find a name that suits its personality.
@Kyeh I was going to say that.
@Kyeh Yeah, sometimes you just know. It sounds like people who have kids do that sometimes. They’ll pick a name, then when the baby is born, they realize the name doesn’t fit and that the baby looks like a (insert name here).
Flash! This may be news to some, but the dog doesn’t care. In time, he/she will learn to recognize it’s name – which it will accept without complaint, remorse, or regret, just as long as you pay attention, feed it regularly, and give your faithful companion, the care and love it deserves for it’s devotion to you.
If on the other hand, you mistreat a dog or any animal, then I have a name for you…“Despicable.”
@Jackinga Our current dog was a rescue - we are (at least) his 4th owners. He came to us as Patch, but I didn’t care for the name and started calling him Ash. (Doesn’t really matter to him as he’s deaf anyway.)
Have a dog naming contest. End up with something like Doggy McDogface.
While riding a bicycle in a rural area, a medium-sized dog chased me and snapped at my heels. His owner kept calling with no effect; he called for Carl. I thought that was an odd name for a dog-but who am I to say. I really didn’t care about his name, I was just happy that I got away without a bite.
I don’t know, but I’ve always wanted to name a dog Damnit.
Who’s the good boy Damnit?
Just call him Dog like Daryl in TWD.
Or, an ironic name is always fun, like Bruiser the Chihuahua in “Legally Blonde.” (RIP, Moonie. Good boy.)
Whatever you choose make sure you’re comfortable yelling it repeatedly in public.
A better question would be; what does your dog think his name is, because you say it to them all the time?
@TheCO2 “knockitoff”
Cats are easy. They are all named Dammit. They usually get other names as well.
@werehatrack I have a habit of giving my own “pet” names to cats. My daughter named the previous cat Panda, but I called him Fuzzball. The current brother-sister pair are officially McGee and Molly, but I usually call them Dood and Doodle.
They usually respond (as much as cats ever do) to either name.
@macromeh @werehatrack Furball also applies. It works for dogs too.
We are rather bland in pet names. No dogs but our cats are, Lil Black, Orange, Boy Kitty, and Momma! Each described them perfectly!
My dog is named Kitty and my cat is named Bowser. My daughters teacher did not understand her paper when she said Kitty was barking.
@ciclid Years ago I met a dog named Cat. It was pretty fun. (it was not a small dog, either…)
When my wife was growing up, she had a cat named Bird (because it would crawl up her and sit on her shoulder).
Wife knows a couple whose last name is Mills. Their old dog, RIP, was named General, and I just thought not only is that a typical strong old-school dog name, but then the pun.
When my first daughter was due, I wanted to name her Erin, but her mother nixed that. So a while later when I brought home a Doberman puppy, I named her Erin. Best dog ever.
My lemondrop beagle came to me already named, PoJo (podjo). It suits him so I never changed it. Sometimes he is known as Best Boy Ever but as stubborn as he is those times aren’t frequent.
The dog named me. The dog went on to tell me that the Earth is hungry. Its heart throbs and demands cleansing. The Earth is also thirsty.
Named Steve you say?
This is funny. We know our name, it just takes hoomans a while to figure it out!!
