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Neko
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08-03-2001

Monday, February 16, 2004 - 6:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
LOL Half!!

I just have my one baby, a 9 year old 15lb Chihuahua/JRT mix named Odée.
We got him in 1994 when he was one and a half years old from the SPCA.

His previous owners had no time for him and left him in their washroom for hours at a time when no one was home and they called him Bam-Bam..Seriosuly, he is not a Bam-Bam...
Anyways, my mom had gone to the SPCA without my knowing and looked at the dogs, and found one who was just the right size and was the only one who didn't bark or whine while she was there, Odée.
She filled out the forms and when she found out we got him, she told me and we went to go pick him up.

When we took him with us, he thought he was just going for a walk and turned around when we reached our car to go back inside the SPCA. It was pretty funny.

We at first named him Zipper, for the fact he would 'zip' around our house, but then, we realised it didn't really suit him, so Odée became his name.
Though, now I usually call him "Gorgeous" whenever I see him.

It's funny that he was the most quiet dog at the SPCA at the time, because now, you can't get him to shut up!
We also joke that he see 'spirit doggies' since he'll sudden stand completely still and stare at one place for a few seconds, something he used to never do at our old place...

Anyways, he's my puppy, my gorgeous baby, even if he loves my Mom more.

Tabbyking
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03-11-2002

Monday, February 16, 2004 - 6:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
our golden retriever is named vito. i can't remember his whole italian AKC name, but he was named when we got him. not my favorite name, but a wonderful pet!

our cat is named "drew, i can't believe i gave this contest two months of my life webpee". we call him webpee for short. the vet told us he has never, ever heard of a cat named webpee and doubts he ever will again! the webpee is for a group of us who met posting on the wb boards during the very first drew carey contest. we were the Warner Bros Post Its, or
'WBPI' which we pronounced 'webpee'.


Dipo
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04-23-2002

Monday, February 16, 2004 - 8:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
My oldest kitty (departed) I named Mystery, because she just showed up in the middle of the night and wanted to sleep on my wood pile in the middle of the winter (Thanksgiving time) in Minnesota!!!! I had to leave the sliding glass door open most of the night to get her to stay inside. She quickly figured out how good she had it made, moved in to stay and came with me back to CA.

Second oldest, Twinkle Toes (departed) was a tuxedo cat. I got her because I was traveling alot and wanted Mystery to have some companionship. When I got "Twink" she was just a little bitty thing, and she seemed to twinkle across the floor on her white toes as she played and played.

Blackie and Peanut. Got these two when they were abandoned with their Mom, the apartment managers asked me if I would take them in (they were found in an apartments storage closet with a box of food). They couldn't have been more than 4-5 weeks old. I had Mom spayed and found her a home, but no one would take the babies (I never could figure that one out).

Anyway, since I lost Mystery and Twink it is now clear why Blackie and Peanut were sent to me and I couldn't find them a home. Blackie is a solid black kitty with some siamese, he doesn't stop talking and spends most of his day harassing my while I work (home-based).

Peanut is a gray/tan tabby who was so little she looked like a peanut. She is still small, her brother is twice her size, but she can give him the business. Runs like a mad woman through the house and can jump up on anything (like on top of the 6 ft. bookcases). Her brother won't jump up there, so she likes to lord it over him, LOL.

Great thread, fun to read how our babies get named.

Brandnewday
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11-06-2003

Monday, February 16, 2004 - 9:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Karma is a 4 year old Beagle mix that my husband and I adopted in October 2003. We think she is part bassett hound (she has a nice low bark). When we adopted her her name was Hannah Banana. However we did not like the name so we began thinking of names connected to Eastern Philosophy. She had had a hard life prior to us adopting her so we decided that in order to make it this far she must have some good Karma hence her name. Actually, her full name is Karma Hannah Banana Concepcion. We decided to "keep" the hannah banana part because she really does love bananas.

Romeo is our 13 year old gray american short hair kitty. He is so cute with his white bib and belly and white socks. I got him when he was 6 weeks old and he came with the name. It suits him well. He will glom (spelling?) onto anyone. I call him velcro kitty sometimes because I think he would velcro himself to a person if he could. He just loves attention. He's my sweet geriatric kitty and while he is enjoying good health still I will be very sad when he goes.

Egbok
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07-13-2000

Monday, February 16, 2004 - 10:18 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hey Half!!....what's my doggie's name? (Hint: it starts with a Su..)

Cathie
Member

08-16-2000

Monday, February 16, 2004 - 10:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Boomer's Golden Bear IV, aka Bear, is an almost 8 year old golden retriever. He was named after his parents, Boomer Cunningham and Sierra's Golden Sunshine. We usually call him Bee Gee Bear, or just Bee Gee when he's being really sweet :-)

Speedy Gonzalez, aka Gonzo, is Bear's older feline brother. When we got him at 6 weeks old he had never been outside of the bedroom in which he was born. He was used to his kitty mom and sibs and his human mom all in the room with him and he paniced when he would end up in a room by himself. He was frantic when he had the run of our house, and ran from room to room non-stop the first few days. He's almost 12 now and doesn't speed very often anymore, lol, but then again neither do I! :-)

You can see my sweet babies in my profile!

Urgrace
Member

08-19-2000

Monday, February 16, 2004 - 10:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Forgot to mention that Kallicat and Juju were both rescued and we got them at 4 and 6 weeks old. They are both spayed females. Buddy, a neutered male, was adopted by our son after living in a no-kill shelter for the first six months of his life, then when our son moved to Hawaii he couldn't bear to have Buddy quarantined for another six months of his life, so he brought Buddy to me.


Melfie1222
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07-29-2002

Monday, February 16, 2004 - 10:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
My kitty's name is Peppermint Patty... I like Peppermint Patty from Peanuts and I like Peppermint Patties the candies (once out in a bar with a friend and her boyfriend, there was a bowl of the candies on the table, I picked one up and said "Hey look! This is my cat's name!" Friend's BF said "You named your cat York?!?") I almost never call her by her full name, usually she's Pattycakes or Sweetie or Blueberry or Stinker or about a dozen other silly names.

Sillycalimomma
Member

11-13-2003

Monday, February 16, 2004 - 11:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
We had our dog for about a month and still couldn't agree on a name for her. She was a puppy when we got her and pretty soon I realized that she would respond to "Come Here" which is what we had taken to saying to her since she had no name. Well, I couldn't have a dog with "Come Here" as a name! So I racked my brain for a good name that rhymed and ta da.....Camille

We also had a kitty-Tiddlywinks
two iguanas-Cheech and Chong
and now salt water fish-Dori,Puffy and Silverado.Given their names by DD

Luvmom
Member

10-17-2000

Tuesday, February 17, 2004 - 8:58 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I have 2 cats.I have an orange tabby named Sonny who is 12 years old and a black cat named Cher who is 11 years old.Here is a picture from 10 years ago when they were kittens.

Sonny and Cher

Staceyinpa
Member

01-03-2003

Tuesday, February 17, 2004 - 9:06 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
LUV, can you tell me how you got your picture to post?
(those two look like my Lizzie and Zeke)

Luvmom
Member

10-17-2000

Tuesday, February 17, 2004 - 11:39 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hi Stacy

Click the upload Attachment button at the bottom of this screen.Follow the instructions.The picture can't be any bigger then 65kbs.Once you hit upload,it will come back to this screen.Just put your username and password as always and hit preview.It will show up if it worked.Sorry,I'm not the best at describing things.Dra is the best at that,but I hope I helped a bit!!

Staceyinpa
Member

01-03-2003

Tuesday, February 17, 2004 - 11:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
ok.. gonna try this again...
Lizzie
Zeke
Lizzie and Zeke
Thanks Luv

Luvmom
Member

10-17-2000

Tuesday, February 17, 2004 - 12:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
They are so cute Stacey!!

Jewels
Member

09-23-2000

Tuesday, February 17, 2004 - 12:26 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I have 2 springer spaniels named Tarzan and Jane. They are about 7 years old and we have had them since they were 10 weeks old. They are brother and sister, but Tarzan is tall and lanky and Jane is short and squatty.

We wanted them to have names that went together, my husband had suggested 7 and 7, or Rum and Coke, but I didn't go for those. They fit Tarzan and Jane so perfect it's scary. I'll try to post a picture of them soon, they are adorable!

Kstme
Member

08-14-2000

Tuesday, February 17, 2004 - 5:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Two Sussex Spaniels named Oliver and Maggie. Hardly seems like it was two years ago, tomorrow, when Oliver began his journey to the US from England. Both have turned out to be incredible animals and I am thankful every day that they are part of our lives. Pic in profile!

Mygetaway
Member

08-23-2000

Tuesday, February 17, 2004 - 9:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
pets

Sasha.....Zoey.....Tag-A-Long


No reasons why exactly...except for Tag. We named him that because when we brought him home from the humane society, he tagged a long everywhere we went, including the bathroom. Poor guy, I think he was afraid we'd "lose" him..lol. Now he's a PITA but we still love him.



Ruiner
Member

08-31-2003

Wednesday, February 18, 2004 - 12:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Can't sleep...thought I'd pipe in...

Fishies:
Recently upgraded their tank to 55gal from 10gal...
2 everyday feeder goldfish. Now 5+ yo. Curly & Larry, (Moe's gone). Curly's gotta be 7", Larry about 5-ish.
Plecostomus named Shemp. Quiet little fella.

Latest additions to the tank, (about a month ago):
2 blue fin/tail goldfish, though they're not gold. Harpo & Groucho. About 1.5" each, look cute compared to the big guys.
Dojo named Zeppo. Boy is he active!
All seem to be happy campers at the moment.

Birdies:
1)Female Cockatiel ~ 6yo. Smokey cause she grey & white. Had her since she was 8 wks. We named her.

2)Male Cockatiel ~ 12yo. Puffy. Adopted him at about ~ 7 yo. Came to us with that name. He's learned to fit in. He's also learned to fly without using a wall to stop.LOL!

3 & 4) Male Green Conures, similar to blue crowns, ~8 yo. Clutch mates. Had them since they were ~ 2. Boy are they two peas in a pod! Also very uppity with the others, will tag team others. Names Rant & Rave! We named them, no on in the pet store could come up with anything. They think they're 'Rant&Rave' not Rant or Rave...
That just about says it all about those two

5) Female Patagonian Conure ~ 6 yo. My little Sagey-baby! She's about the only one really bonded to me! Got her from the pet store when she was ~ 8 wks. No one would buy her cause she had lazy toes, wouldn't perch, slept on her side on the ground. Very cute. Loved her the minute I laid eyes on her - and her I! I didn't name her, someone at the store did despite my protests. I was planning to buy her!!

Kitties:
Johnny Cat - 18 yo orange male. Have known him 4 years. Clinic cat where I work. Finally I asked if he could come home with me about a year ago to live out his last days in a home. Wish granted. He's doing GREAT for his age. Best buds with the bf. We call him the old man because...

The Juvenile Deliquents are as follows:
1) Winder 3 yo orange male with an attitude from heck...I've posted stories about him and his broken leg. btw, he's still in the bedroom recovering from it 5 months later. Bad BONE Break!!!!

2)Mouse Mouse 2 yo grey chubby female. Named her that cause when I brought her home, she weighed ~ 1#! Though she'd be Winder's little toy. Boy was I wrong! She could and can still take him...though she is a lot of talk...but that scares him off...hehe.

3)Whatz-itz-face aka Whats 2 yo orange and white male. Sweetest kitty in the house. 18# of love!

...and finally...

4)Pixie 2 yo tortie, What's sister. Named her cause when she first came into my house she hid in the closet. I would see this huge face, eyes and ears sticking out from among the shoes! Like a little pixie in a garden or something. Named her in all of 2 minutes. Once you name them they're yours...

Lost post...hope you enjoy...I'm so in trouble for having no 'Juju's'!!!


Mush
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09-09-2002

Wednesday, February 18, 2004 - 4:07 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Two dogs: Helen, after James Herriot's wife in All Creatures Great and Small, and Indiana, after Indiana Jones' dog (his father, in the third movie, pointed out that Indiana was the dog's name, not our hero's).

Two cats: TC and ChuChu, after the old Top Cat cartoon show. ChuChu is spelled differently (it was ChooChoo on the cartoon) because she is siamese and we wanted to go more Asian with her.

Lobster
Member

04-13-2001

Wednesday, February 18, 2004 - 4:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I have two cats.

1. Lightning: My brother and his girlfriend broke up and he took their three cats when he left, because he was afraid they'd end up in a shelter. She decided to get another cat and a week later went into rehab for 6 months. He begged me to take Lightning who was named by the girlfriend's nieces because he was so fast when he was a kitten. He was 12 weeks old when I got him and hell on wheels! I think he was taken from his mother too soon and the people who had him before the GF had kids that were not nice to him. He was kind of vicious at times, but then would be sooo lovable. He's 3.5 years old now and such a Mama's boy. I usually call him Lights and occasionally Stinkybutt. He's part Maine C00n.

2. Thunder: I got him one month after my darling Tiger died. Lightning hated being alone during the day, so I got him a little friend. He came from a neighbor of my mother's. He's a gray and white double pawed tabby. My father wanted me to name him Thumbs, but I decided to go with Thunder which was suggested by I think Julieboo here at TVCH. He's such an easy going and trusting kitty. I hardly ever call him Thunder though. It's usually Thunderoni or Thunderoni Bones. He's a year and half. He was nine weeks old when I got him.

I refer to them as "The boys" when I talk about them. They are the best of friends and have been since 3 days after I brought Thunder home. Unless of course, I take Thunder to the vet and he comes home smelling like the office. Lightning will hiss and growl at him until I pick up Thunder and rub him all over me. It's the only time Thunder will let me hold him for any length of time because he knows I'm trying to make him smell like Mama instead of Dr. Wolf's office. LOL

Mags
Member

06-26-2001

Wednesday, February 18, 2004 - 5:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I have 2 cats. They are both 18 years old. When I was 18 our cat Polyester died when she decided to sleep on some clothes that were warm in the dryer...you guessed it, someone turned on the dryer.

That's when we got Tigger and Cricket. Tigger was named because "Tiggers a wonderful thing. Their tops are made out of rubber, their bottoms are made out of springs." I don't remember how Cricket got her name.

Tigger is a calico and Cricket is white and black (markings like a cow). I rarely call Cricket by her name...she answers to "puppy"---she used to follow us around like a puppy dog.

Tabbyking
Member

03-11-2002

Wednesday, February 18, 2004 - 9:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
my ds son calls webpee (the cat) "fat boy slim".

Dahli
Member

11-27-2000

Friday, February 20, 2004 - 11:59 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I have two male whippets almost 2 years old - one is named Maxoom (after one of my DH's favourite album) and it sounds fast ;-) the other is called Jackson cuz he's a bit wacko...

Wapland
Member

08-01-2000

Friday, February 20, 2004 - 5:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
We have 2 cats. Jordy is named after the Star Trek character. After each family member making a suggestion, the names were placed in a hat and out popped Jordy ( dh is a trekkie from a way back). Ramby was a unanimous decision. We have a country fair in our area called the Rural Ramble. You drive from farm to farm, checking out different types of operations, beef, dairy, sheep, bee, etc. farms. At one stop there was a box of kittens to give away for free. We brought our ramble kitten home and named him Ramby for short. I'll post a recent pic if I can get them together sometime tonight.

Weinermr
Member

08-18-2001

Friday, February 20, 2004 - 7:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
When I got married, I was adopted by my DW's cat, who was named Broccoli Almondine, Broccoli for short. She died 4 years later of Feline Leukemia. That was before they had the FLV vaccine.

2 years after that we were ready to have another baby, and adopted a cat from the local animal shelter. She was tri-colored, a tortoiseshell pattern. Trying to come up with a tie in to the previous cat name, I came up with Vegetable Medley, based on the color scheme. We have always called her Medley. Of course I have about a million other pet names for her, but I'm not going to tell you any of those.