What Is/are Your Pet's Name(s)?

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What Is/are Your Pet's Name(s)?, + the reason you named it..

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my_broken_strings	Oct 10 2007, 10:00 AM Post #1
Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 517 Joined: 19-June 07 Member No.: 12263	well, actually i've three pets the first one is a lovebird which my father named it 'glory' i dunno the reason why my father gave that name.. (unfortunately he is escaped from his cage..... really want to cry... he is a nice bird!!) the second is a canary whic my father named it 'polly' again! i dunno the reason why my father gave that name because it's a male! now, still alive!! his sound is really amazing! the third is a golden retriever!!!! my mother's friend gave it to our family as a christmas present!!!!! really happy that time and i named it noelle because it's a christmas present and my mother's friend gave it exactly one day after christmas (26th of december 2005)

jod	Oct 10 2007, 10:25 AM Post #2
Maestro Group: Banned Posts: 9899 Joined: 14-January 05 From: Burwell, Cambridgeshire Member No.: 2939	I have two cats, Plato and Gandalf. I thought cats were philosophical creatures but could have a twist, so originally wanted to call them Plato and Machiavelli (believe it or not if you were a mouse machiavelli wuld suit Gandalf well). My husband wanted to call them Gandalf and Frodo. When the kittens arrived it was obvious Gandalf would be called Gandalf, he is the greyer tabby of the two and has a white beard tummy and socks. Plato well, he really is the philisophical one. Favourite seat the study chair or the study desk. When the cat dies possible names for new cats according to matthew: Frodo, according to Alex: theyy've got to be ginger toms called Ginger and Marmalade, according to me: Pushkin. Hubby is not a dog person. but I've always fancied owning a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and calling it Fairfax, well any name of a prominant roundhead really!

Maizie	Oct 10 2007, 10:39 AM Post #3
Virtuoso Group: Members Posts: 4862 Joined: 5-February 07 From: Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire Member No.: 9360	Cats... Tigger came with that name. Slinky came with the name Sandy, but it doesn't suit her - she's not sand-coloured, for a start! She is very small and slender, so she is now Slinky Sandy, usually just called Slink. But I have to remember that on all her paperwork from the rescue, and hence her insurance cover, and hence the registration at my vets, she is Sandy!! Rats... Dumdum - came with this name Gnawra and Klinger - my husband named these two before Imet them. Ratty-behaviour names, but also Klinger after MAS*H Schrodinger - my first chosen rat name - as in Schrodinger's Cat, but instead Shrodinger Rat! Woodward and Bernstein - the Washington Post journalists (my husband has read a lot about Watergate and introduced me to the subject) Shelley and Maggie - a blonde and a brunette, after the characters in Northern Exposure Haldeman, Erlichman, Liddy, Hunt, Mitchell, Magruder and Stans - Watergate conspiritors and/or members of Nixon administration - some of the 'President's Men'. Pepper - came with that name. Hope and Glory - The two rats were found abandoned in a park. I was going to call them Lost and Found but I thought that would be a bit sad for poor little Lost. Hope and Glory was the next pairing that came to mind. Glory was a really bright ginger ("silver-fawn" to be correct) so she was my Glorious Glowing Glory-bug! Nixon and Kissinger - We knew we'd have a Nixon one day! These two rats are my first to come from a breeder so as they were 'special' in that regard we gave them the special names. Incidentally, only Woodward, Bernstein, Haldeman and Erlichman were the only boys. Shelly and Maggie were girls and got girls names, but then once we had H&E I realised that future rats could be named after men, even if they were females... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Miss Ross	Oct 10 2007, 10:52 AM Post #4
Unregistered	When I was given my rabbit my parents were told that she was definitely a girl. We named her Hazel as she had the most beautiful hazel tint to her eyes. A few weeks later and she had been taught to repspond to hername - she'd come running across the garden if you called her. Then we took her to the vet and found out she was actually a 'he'. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) We considered keeping the name but decided to change it to Hamish (it sounds slightly similar to Hazel), and it suits him really well! Almost 6 years later, he's still alive and kicking and probably very grateful that the vet was more knowledgeable than us! As for our dog...Well, it took us ages to choose a name for him. I liked Paddy and Brodie, and my parents liked Brodie and Scruffy. We decided on Brodie (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif). There's a place not too far from here called Brodie, and most people presume that's where we got him from although it isn't... And Harry just looked like a Harry! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Phil Dixon	Oct 10 2007, 10:59 AM Post #5
Prodigy Group: Members Posts: 1625 Joined: 30-March 07 From: Northampton Member No.: 10416	QUOTE(Miss Ross @ Oct 10 2007, 11:52 AM) There's a place not too far from here called Brodie I didn't realise you were that far north!

Miss Ross	Oct 10 2007, 11:00 AM Post #6
Unregistered	QUOTE(Phil Dixon @ Oct 10 2007, 11:59 AM) QUOTE(Miss Ross @ Oct 10 2007, 11:52 AM) There's a place not too far from here called Brodie I didn't realise you were that far north! Brodie is actually an hour or so south from us (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif).

Phil Dixon	Oct 10 2007, 11:06 AM Post #7
Prodigy Group: Members Posts: 1625 Joined: 30-March 07 From: Northampton Member No.: 10416	QUOTE(Miss Ross @ Oct 10 2007, 12:00 PM) Brodie is actually an hour or so south from us (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif). Anywhere near Dingwall?

Miss Ross	Oct 10 2007, 11:16 AM Post #8
Unregistered	QUOTE(Phil Dixon @ Oct 10 2007, 12:06 PM) Anywhere near Dingwall? I've PMed you so we can stop hi-jacking this thread! Sorry my_broken_reeds...

The Old Lady	Oct 10 2007, 11:21 AM Post #9
Unregistered	Scamper was my ginger tom cat. Very skittish as a tiny kitten and scampered everywhere, hence the name. He grew to be about 18lbs at his finest. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif) All muscle, not fat at all. He died 2 years ago ath the age of 18, and weighed around 7lbs, he had thyroid problems. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) If I had a new ginger tom, I would call him Hamish, after "The Lighthouse Keepers' Cat", from the books. If I had 2 black labradors, I would call them Boddington and Murphy. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) Bev.

Phil Dixon	Oct 10 2007, 11:29 AM Post #10
Prodigy Group: Members Posts: 1625 Joined: 30-March 07 From: Northampton Member No.: 10416	We had a huge New Zealand White rabbit called Snowy (he was about the size of a blue whale). A black labrador called Duke. Another rabbit called Moses (we found him in the rushes). A goldfish called Billy. Three cats Kayleigh, Tommy, Lisa. Now got a tank full of tropical fish (as yet un-named).

ianporsche	Oct 10 2007, 11:40 AM Post #11
Prodigy Group: Members Posts: 1175 Joined: 13-May 05 Member No.: 3666	I have a cat called Lotus. Because its gold white and silver, after the John Player Special Lotus cars of the 1970/1980s

petrat	Oct 10 2007, 11:57 AM Post #12
Unregistered	My pet rat was called Ratner. At the moment we have a dog caled Gelert and two cats, Sam and Wil the rentokills! Wil is eating a large mouse as I type. I can see him out of the study window.

The Old Lady	Oct 10 2007, 12:00 PM Post #13
Unregistered	QUOTE(petrat @ Oct 10 2007, 12:57 PM) My pet rat was called Ratner. At the moment we have a dog caled Gelert and two cats, Sam and Wil the rentokills! Wil is eating a large mouse as I type. I can see him out of the study window. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ill.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ill.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ill.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

Phil Dixon	Oct 10 2007, 12:01 PM Post #14
Prodigy Group: Members Posts: 1625 Joined: 30-March 07 From: Northampton Member No.: 10416	I seem to have become 'Uncle Phil' to Amy's rats Nacho and Tequila. They're quite friendly actually.

Pepsii-Piano	Oct 10 2007, 12:02 PM Post #15
Member Group: Members Posts: 62 Joined: 24-September 07 Member No.: 16796	I have a border collie called Blue... Named because she is a blue dog, like blue merle but without the merle bit. It is really grey, but the kennel club call it blue, so she got called 'Blue'! It is nice, and short and snappy, too. Her kennel club name is Tosari Candlelight, which I think is beautiful... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif)

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