There are lots of stories and reasons why one came up with one pet's name. Let's share them here! :cool:
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There are lots of stories and reasons why one came up with one pet's name. Let's share them here! :cool:
I have a 1 yr old male Golden Retriever named Cruiser. I guess I thought he looked like Tom Cruise and he liked cruising thus we came up with the name! LOL
Most of the time, we sit down and chat until we come up with a name (myself and the dog in question). Most recently, though, I knew going in what I wanted their names to be. The last one was named for the daughter of a friend. What's funny is how much they are alike in character.
My dog already had a name when we adopted her, she was called Duce, I hated the name but wanted to change it to a name with a similar sound, she became Lucy, a new name and a new start and she is now a very happy little dog.
She already had a name when she was re-homed, she was called Meg, so she became Megan.
Ruby and Jakey came out of rescue with their names and we kept them. Roddy came to us as Rodney but, we call him Roddy. If you ever watched the TV show 'Fools and Horses' you'll know why....................!
We only have cats right now but our favorite holiday is Halloween so if we got a dog it would be a Halloween name,
:)My dogs names are American because they are American Cockers as i said Orlando Vegas Nevada Dallas and Texas.xx
I have chatted about several names as well with my fiancee. We just know when the right name pops in to our heads.Quote:
Originally Posted by Orrymain
What type of dog have you got.??xxQuote:
Originally Posted by luv2write
Our cat came to us as an old and very sick stray, he was so sick that we didn't think he would survive and his his teeth were so bad that the vet said that they had to come out. My kids decided to name him Dave after Grandad because he also has no teeth. Everyone says it is a cool name for a cat.
^ haha that's funny. i hope the real grandad doesn't get confused on whom you're calling if he and the cat are both around. LOL
Beware of kids coming up with names for pets, it can cause embarrassment! My son had an obsession with superman and he named his guinea pig Superman. My husband had to take the guinea pig to the vet and he was horrified when the vet walked into the waiting room and called for Superman! Now if the kids choose an embarrassing name the pet has a vet name and a home name.
Grandad was rather flattered that the cat was named after him, he could see the funny side of it. It doesn't cause problems because the cat is Dave and he is David.
Justontime we have also had a few embarrassing moments at the vets, now we have rules about names; it has to be a name I could say in public without embarrassment, and it can not have a dubious meaning.
Haha! Does that mean you'd have to say Grandpa David just to avoid confusion? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by kernow
My husband and I love the name Lillian. So when we got a Yorkie we named her Lilly. :)
I had a few names in mind when I picked him up (Tucker,Murphy, and Gunner). When they opened his crate and he ran to me I called out all the names, one by one...Tucker - nothing! Murphy - nothing! GUNNER - he responded right away....so there you have it!
Its a little ironic as I am in law enforcement...ha
My mum adopted a dog called Timmy, his name was a bit of a problem because shortly before her much loved dog also called Timmy had died. The new dog knew his name and as he was very insecure the dog rescue people were keen that she should not change his name, so he became Timmy Two. We have made an effort not to compare him with his namesake and now (he is an old man now) he has become a much loved dog with his own character and personality. It is not ideal to name one dog after another, but when it happens by chance it doesn't have to be a problem.
Dandy's mother is a teeny (27lbs) purebred border collie. Now, either his father is the overlarge (about 60lbs) purebred male bordie that also lives on the farm and Dandy and his sister are throwbacks; or else a tall, dark, and clearly handsome stranger climbed in the window one night with a rose between his teeth. out of a litter of 11 (!), 9 were teeny-tiny perfect little black-and-white border collies and then there was Dandy and the only female, three times the size of the others and looking like 2 crows in the nest.
who cares.
he was a nippy little sod when i got him as a rescue - the Feet Thing - so i named him "Dandelion", which is from the French "Dent de Lion", meaning "Lion's Tooth". Dandy is perfect for him, what with his trout-spotted tuxedo markings and his "i'm all that and a bag of cow chips" attitude.
My little man came with the name Buster. His papers said "Scrapping Buster" he was a fighter. He had to fight for food, water, a place to sleep. When he came in my doggie door, and I later received his papers.. I changed his papered name to "Buster Keaton". No more fighting for anything, just a real fun dog to be with. He even shares his cookies with the cats. But he is still..... 10 foot tall and bullet proof. lol
The minute I saw her, the first thing I noticed was her large black eyes that looked just like buttons against her snowy coat. It's perfect for her.
Well, bandit is black with a white ring around his eyes, and he looked like a bandit. Jasper, well, kind of just suited her the best.
Prince was already named and I felt no reason to change it. Though since last spring he could also be called Prince Bearbane because he (only the size of a bear leg) scared away a bear in our yard twice in one day, first by barking inside the house, then the second time by merely looking at it through a window!:cool: Or Prince Shrewbane, he was so agressive hunting them that he ran out of shrews half way through winter.:D
I heard a lot of weird names, I'm always curious to wonder why they named their pets, so, what does the name. many people do not understand that.
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