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Sunrvrose
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08-13-2001

Monday, February 23, 2004 - 1:16 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
SanFranJoshFan, I could be way off the mark, but when I saw the Ralph thingy, I thought it meant as in Ralphing up your lunch because of reading about snakes' eating habits.

We also had pet rats, and when they did something particularly unseemly, we would threaten them with becoming snake food. Then they would pee on us. They both died of old age.

Ruiner
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08-31-2003

Monday, February 23, 2004 - 1:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Sunrvrose - I knew I liked you for a reason...pet rats...miss mine.

They all passed of respiratory reasons/issues...poor little guys. Fortunately with my job they never suffered long....tried all sorts of treatments with the first couple. Never had desired effect so never put the others through the drama/stress of treatments.

Can you believe I have x-rays of a couple of 'em. Rat rads...LOL!

Sunrvrose
Member

08-13-2001

Monday, February 23, 2004 - 1:34 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I am so happy that so many of us pet lovers posted to this thread. What would you think about doing a contest to choose just the best name that fit the story of how it came to be. We could award a "Loving Cup" to the winner.

Just so you know, I am not capable of running a score sheet, nor of doing a graphic of a "Loving Cup", but I'm sure that many of you are.

That thought never entered my mind when I started this thread, and, of course no one posted their replys thinking of "winning". But the posts have been so heartfelt and loving, I would like to award a "Loving Cup" as a reward to one of these very special furby and scaley pet families.

What do you think? Run the thread for another day or two, then start voting. If you think this is just a really bad idea, don't hesitate to say so.

Sunrvrose
Member

08-13-2001

Monday, February 23, 2004 - 1:39 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Ruiner, mine also had respiratory problems. But they lived the "alloted" three years. At least, that is what the pet store owner told us was the life expectancy of a pet rat.

Ruiner
Member

08-31-2003

Monday, February 23, 2004 - 1:57 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Sunrvrose, 'Loving Cup' great idea! I'm not capable of the logistics myself but I'm sure there's someone willing to do it, graphics and scoring.

I LIKE the idea. People always want to tell stories of their pets - would be lots of fun! Bummer if we didn't win though...LOL!

Respiratory problems = rats, unfortunately.

Whoami
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08-03-2001

Monday, February 23, 2004 - 3:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Well, I guess I should finally take the time to tell my pet's names!

1. Boomer-Rang. German Shepherd/Black Lab mix. He had been a bouncy bundle of energy from day one. And too strong to push away when he jumps on you. He just comes right back. So Boomerang sounded appropriate. We didn't know if we just wanted to call him Boomer, or Boomerang, so we presented both names to him. We'd say "Boomer, or Boomer rang." He really liked it when we emphasized the Rang part. So, we decided we had to emphasize it in the spelling of his name. Hence the hyphen to create Boomer-Rang. Nicknames include Boom Boom Boy and Rang Man.

2. Bomba. German Shepherd/Black Lab mix. Litter mate to Boomer. Bomba was a very mellow laid back fellow in his youth. Mom said he reminded her of her favorite cartoon of Ferdinand the Bull, who didn't care about fighting in the ring, and just wanted to laze around the field all day smelling the flowers. We thought Ferdinand was a silly thing to call a dog, so we looked to Mom's crossword dictionary to find a word that could cross-reference to Ferdinand. Somewhere along the way we came across a King Ferdinand who was also referred to as Bomba (I don't remember the full story to that anymore). We thought Bomba went along with Boomer, so...Bomba it became. Nowadays, Bomba is the nuttiest goofball psycho dog you could come across. I've never seen a dog with so many quirks. And he talks a mile a minute...beware the family gathering where we want to have a conversation. He'll dominate the room and make sure he's heard!

3. Gabby. Orange Tabby. He was the most talkative of his litter mates (we adopted three). So of course he became Gabby.

4. Shadow. Gray Tabby. Not too creative on naming. He's gray, so we called him Shadow. Nowadays, he talks louder and more than his brother!

5. Gizmo. Orange Tabby. Named for the cute little tufts on his ears that made him look like a Gizmo!

Fluff
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07-25-2002

Monday, February 23, 2004 - 7:41 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Well, my bird who passed away in Feb 2001 was named Blinkie by my Granddad because he blinked so much. At first I named him Kaven (I know, don't ask me. I was only 9 at the time).

Serate
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08-21-2001

Monday, February 23, 2004 - 4:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
My is Eddie, cuz well that's his name. Nothing else fit. Nicknames are Bubba, Bubbakitty, Edders, Poopynose, and a few that would get **** if I typed them here.

Earthmother
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07-14-2002

Tuesday, February 24, 2004 - 4:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I have a cute as a button Pug named Peaches...she was peach colored before her fawn color came in and it just fit her little personality. I have a 17 year old cat named Oliver..Ollie for short..the kids named him and a 10 year old female named Yummy. For some unknown reason I also have 3 betas: Jock, Tai boy and Shrimp; the only name really thought out for these three was Jock and you don't want to know why!

Earthmother
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07-14-2002

Thursday, February 26, 2004 - 5:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    




Scootersmom
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08-10-2002

Thursday, February 26, 2004 - 5:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Oh my gosh, what a cutie Earthmom! She's a lil princess. :-)

Twiggyish
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08-14-2000

Thursday, February 26, 2004 - 9:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Look at those eyes!

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Friday, February 27, 2004 - 12:45 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I just love this puppy!!! You are so right Twiggy, the eyes are the best. They just pull me in. And makes me remember a good friends char-pei that was the sweetest ever. What a pretty baby.

Deesandy
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08-12-2003

Friday, February 27, 2004 - 6:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
My mom's cat is named Jasper, a spinoff from Casper...she likes to disappear.

She is the sister of her cat Shadow, who died less than a month ago.

Kristylovesbb
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09-14-2000

Thursday, March 04, 2004 - 7:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Ugg, Yellow-Naped Amazon. Hubby named her when she was born. She was so ugly she looked like a naked vulture! Now she is beautiful, of course.

Merceedes, Golfin Cockatoo, I named her that because she is beautiful, white with a little yellow on her tail and a little pink on her head. She struts around the house like Miss somebody and will break out dancing if she hears any music. But I mostly named her this because she is more than a little snooty!

Churchill, choc Lab- I named him this after the area where Labs were first bred.

Shanya, Blue and Gold Macaw- Named this because when she was born my husband was crazy about Shanya(sp) Twain

Sasha, African Grey- named this because she is prissy

Precious, white cockatiel- named this because he loves to snuggle, give kisses, asks me to give him some sugar and also because after he has sex with his mate, Sunshine, he prances around the cage with his wings all spread out and whistles her a tune.

Sunshine-named this because she has splashes of bright yellow on her and because she brightens up your day.

Baby-named this because he is the first off-spring of Precious and Sunshine

Spaz- named this because he has jerks movement and he is very nervous

The two finches don't have names

Cat- named this because she just came to live with us and we haven't decided on a name yet. She was living in the woods behind our home and finally got up the nerve, or got hungry enough, to approach us. We will pick a VERY special name for her because, like all the other pets, we love her very much.

Marmosquirm
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09-10-2003

Friday, April 30, 2004 - 2:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Well, I'll have to do all my animals at some point but for now....

Willy- Black and white stray cat that came to me for love and a home. Got the name because he's black and white like "Free Willy"!

Sandwich- A young turtle (who's long since dead). A friend came over and we were looking at the turtles. She picked up this one, who was quite small, and said, "Oh, he's so cute, he looks like a tiny sandwich!" And so the name Sandwich stuck!

Melfie1222
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07-29-2002

Friday, April 30, 2004 - 7:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Sandwich - cute name for a turtle.

Rache
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05-20-2004

Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 2:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I've had dogs named Daisy, Beau, and Duke. Now I have Dusty and Boo. Dusty looks dusty and Boo is afraid of his own shadow. I also have a kitty, Beans. He was a stinky kitten, so this name fit. Then we changed his kitten chow, and he wasn't stinky anymore.

Nancy
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08-01-2000

Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 2:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
i have a cat named 'roo' which is because when she was little(she's now 10) she used to jump like a kangaroo so i call her 'roo' one of my email addresses used to be 'rooskanga' as i am 'kanga'(the mom) to her 'roo' as in winnie the pooh--corny i know LOL

Emmy
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05-05-2004

Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 7:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
My dog's name is Tiny, and he's anything but! He's an enormous, black mutt. We think he's Mastiff and Great Dane and probably other things, but we'll never know. He adopted us when someone dumped him in our neighborhood when he was just about 2. Now he's about 150 lbs. of love. Our neighbor down the street got a little black chihuahua mix and named him Brutus in Tiny's honor.

Moondance
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07-30-2000

Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 9:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I am posting for Emmy... here is Tiny.... he is very sweet and very handsome!


Emmy
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05-05-2004

Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 9:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks tons, Moon. Isn't he handsome? He's a house dog - but not on the furniture (he's bigger than most of it).

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 9:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
He is beautiful! He looks like a shiny statue!

Zachyd
Member

03-17-2002

Friday, June 18, 2004 - 10:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I have six cats, here they are:

Albert-15
My mom named him after a musician (very musical people, my mom and dad were!)

Callie- 7 or 8
Callie is a calico, so it made since since to call her Callie

George- 4
We love the Curious George book series, and George was very curious about EVERYTHING

Tobie- 2
Just a random name (coincedence that my next-door friend had a chiuaua at the time named Toby, loud little fellow)

Rosie- 2
Just a random name

Boo- 1
Kitten that my parents found and rescued from the top of a tarp on October 28th of 2003. I came from my Yosemite camping trip on Halloween. The buses were late so I missed Trick-or-Treating. Instead I came home to a kitten. We named him Boo cause it was Halloween

Sweetbabygirl
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08-31-2002

Saturday, June 26, 2004 - 11:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
My friend Michael gave the knuckleheads to me, so....

D.P. - Named after a friend who died of AIDS, David Pierce

Harpo - No idea.