I’m the human of a cat named Piccolo, because when he was a kitten, he meowed like a little flute.
The breeder of my dog gave him the name Timber vom Uckersee (Timber of Ucker lake). Yes, he was considered a noble because the breeder made sure to keep the blood line clean and that the dog showed all the features that defines this particular breed.
The Ucker lake is a lake nearby. The dog was part of the 20th litter of the breeder that’s why all the offspring got names starting with a t, the 20th letter of the alphabet.We usually called our dog just Timmi (or Timmy for English speakers). He was a cocker spaniel with red fur and lived to an age of 14.5 years. A good age for that breed (13-15 years life expectancy). Unfortunately we had to put him down. He had a disease that reduced the blood’s ability to transport oxygen. By the time we discovered it all his inner organs were too damaged for him to continue living without serious disabilities.
He looked similar to this one (tap to see).
Now that I remember him I feel sad that I lost him.
I had a dog for 20 years. We called him Git, because when we tried to chase him off he would just come to us instead. He was the best stray mutt a kid could ask for.
My rat’s name is Finnegan after the dog puppet from Mr. Dressup.
And what happens to be the story behind your mother’s maiden name?
Do you have any fun mnemonics for remembering your SSN? :D
Our kitty shelter named our first of two cats (sadly now passed away) Thomas. So we named our second cat (which the shelter named Vesta which I found weird) to Nikola. They were generally pretty chill towards one another unlike their namesakes.
She’s a skittish, posh, and skinny as hell greyhound. We live in Seattle. So…Maris.
My partner named our cat Lana because he wanted to be able to scream “LAANAAA!” like Archer
poor cat
She doesn’t mind. She meows in reply or comes running when he does it, and he doesn’t do it very often.
I knew a professor who named his dog “Sweety” just to annoy his wife because he called her that also.
Stu, because the singer of my favourite band is called Stu! Full name: Stu McCatzie
(my gf chose it, to my surprise, and I gladly said yes haha)
I wonder if this makes sense to anybody else? We have a black and white, German Wirehaired Pointer. His full name is: Spruce Creek Livewire Ace of Spades. We call him Lemmy.
I’ve got two for a pair of cats we adopted at the same time.
First was Stusy (pronounced stu-c). He was named after a typo. My partner and I were planning a move and I accidentally misspelled study. We looked at it and decided it was a good cat name, which it was. He was the smartest cat we ever had. He died a couple years ago too young from what the vet said was likely genetic kidney problems.
His brother, our scaredy cat, is Big O. At the cattery (our name for the local cat adoption place), he was the one that wanted nothing to do with us and so we clearly had to adopt him. Every time we pet him he vigorously cleaned that spot. I don’t remember what we were going to name him. The cattery named him Big O after the tire place where he was found. He was driven from one small town in Indiana to another, about 50 miles, before he was found in the engine compartment of someone’s car who stopped at Big O to check the meowing from the engine. He was Stusy’s best friend and while he’s still easy to startle, he lets us pet him in controlled conditions (usually us lying down and holding very still) and is the goofiest of his siblings when they’re playing.
my grandmas cat was called “Ms Kitty” who was declawed in the front (iirc she came that way)
She would sit on top of my grandmas banister banister and would reach down to smack people’s heads as they walked past.
I couldn’t think of a name for her when she was a kitten so I just called her Kitty as a placeholder. Then, that became her name. My Kitty.