General Cycling Discussion - What's your pets names?

Someone told me the other day that we have silly names for our pets and once we explained how they got their names, we got this puzzled look and a shake of the head that suggested we are beyond help. That got me thinking of an idea for a new thread. Here goes:

We had two dogs in Jo'burg. Both were Belgian Shephards. The male, was called firstly Max, then Mr.Wiggie, then Mr.Bigoldi, then Max from Harrogeb (Harrogeb is the reverse of begorrah and he used to make a grunting noise that sounded like begorrah). Eventually he was Max when naughty, but affectionately was always known as Mr.Golly. The female, Sasha, when she was a pup, used to make a funny oof, oof, oof sound when you played with her, so she was always known as Le Hoofie. Sadly, Mr. Golly had arthritis, and Le Hoofie had cataracts. We had both faithful friends put to sleep when we came to the UK as they'd probably not have survived the 6 months quarantine.

Our two cats did survive quarantine and they are with us now. The elder, Samantha, for some reason is known as Fuddy (pronounced woody but with an 'F'). The other, when formally charged, is Jessica, but she became Bean (she was a skinny kitten), then Gertrude (we don't know why) and now she's known as Bertie. This comes from Bertrude (formally Gertrude) and she is quite a 'rude' cat and she looks like a 'Bert' as she quite a portly lady now.

Now you can see why we got such odd looks. It's all very logical once you understand how.:D

What's your pets names and how did they get them?

We have 2 Hungarian Vizslas. The oldest, now 2 and a half and an elegant 4 and a half stone big rangy people loving hound is called Bosley because his face was very wrinkled as a pup and he looked like the actor Tom Bosley (Howard Cunningham), who happens to look like my father!!

Bosley is shown as a pup on my avatar.

The second, an eight month old , rabbit chasing, tail wagging dynamo is called Hobbes after the stuffed tiger in "Calvin and Hobbes". It took us a while to name him, but it suits his personality.

He is shown on this thread

Hobbes (http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=7905&highlight=hobbes) at about 10 weeks old.

He's a lot bigger now.!!

My pet is called Nishiki, because that's what is painted on its frame.:D

--J

Rocky is our Jack Russell Terrier. . . 6 mos. old.

2 kittens - sisters - Cadence & Velocity :)

I have a little kitten (or rather my brother does), she is a Tabby name Java (after the programming languauge, which in turn, is named after the coffee)

Cat-
Flora
Dogs-
Shar Pei- Indiana Jones
Dalmation- Moose
Parakeet-
Rah
Countless fish-
Nameless

German Shepard bought in South Africa: Sassy because
she is. (original call name Stacy, doesn't fit)
Cat #1 Spiff (from spaceman spiff) due his propensity
for bouncing around rooms.
Cat #2 Voldemort (yeah from H. Potter) because he is
the evil one, in fact he's not really a cat he is a lesser
demon from the 3rd circle of hell.

Dogs - 2
Jesse - Keeshond, 9 yrs old
Brandy - Flat Coat Retreiver orphan 2 yrs oldish

Cats - 0 (thank goodness:) )

Our yellow lab's registered name is: Lady Sierra Morgan of Altera.

Sierra for short. We decided on "Lady" because she thinks she's royalty, "Morgan" well we both (my wife and I) liked the name,(and the drink) and "of Altera" meaning of all terrains. Because she comes with us wherever we go!

I call her princess or precious sometimes.

She doesn't know she's a dog sometimes. She thinks she's human. Probably has something to do with the way my wife treats her. We also call her "our first born child".

Yeah,
What is it with the goofy names people give thier purebreed dogs.
My Keeshond's AKC registered full name is...
Jesse, Dutchess de Barge.

A Keeshond person would get it right away.
They used to be called "Dutch Barge Dogs", hence the Dutchess de Barge thing.

Goofy, I know:rolleyes:

Cats:

Mowgli

(see Jungle Book)

Orlando

(after a series of Children's books)

Little Richard

(named by the work colleague we had him from - a cynical ploy to persuade me to take him on)

Samira

(don't know - we adopted her when relatives went abroad)

Chazi

(don't know - we adopted her when relatives went abroad)


The goldfish/chubumkins in the ponds don't get named after my wife got worried about my obsessive counting of them...

Richard

Elis Abeth (my middle name is Elisabeth, but the dog was a boy) He's a mutt.

I've got 2 black cats named Theodore and Beauregard. Each has an array of nicknames:

Theodore: Tee, TeeDee, TeeWee, Weezer, Weezie, WeeWee, Wee One (see the progression?)

Beauregard: Beau, BoBo, BooBoo, Bozer, Bozie, Fruitcake (That's my son's special nickname for him--long story there!)

My son and I LOVE our two cats. We've had others in the past, but these two are the most special ever. We've had Theodore since he was a week old (had to bottle-feed him because his mother abandoned him) and I swear, he doesn't know he's a cat. Beauregard is his brother, and we were finally able to catch him and his mother (after we got his other brother and sister--they were all strays) about a month later. They're both 10 years old now.

My wife and I have a 6 yr old Samoyed named Murphy. She was 2 when we adopted her so she had already been named. We were told her she was named Murphy because her original owner, (we are her 3rd or 4th, and last owners), loved the show Murphy Brown. We have come to believe it is because of Murphy's Law.

A rottie named Bienna. I have no idea what it means. The breeder (in broken Czech) told me, but I couldn't understand what he was saying. Bienna answered to the name, so no reason to change it.

I have a basset hound named Homer (as in Homer Simpson)

and yes, he does like beer.:beer:

I've been without "Mr. Bear Von Rott Hund" for awhile now... commonly known as Mr Bear. Always neighborly to those with friendly hearts. Went every where with me. And, is in my thoughts everyday.

We once had two registered Oriental Shorthair cats; Their fancy names were Aero-Bi-Kia for the female and Velo-Sportique for the male. Their everyday names were Kia and Teke.

BTW, anyone old enough to have seen the movie _Logan's Run_, knows that cats have to have their fancy names and their everyday names. :)

Originally posted by WoodyUpstate
Rocky is our Jack Russell Terrier. . . 6 mos. old.

Looks like he really appreciated being woke up for the picture huh!:mad:

cat #1 is jack.
he's a bit of a jerk, so in defense I'd call him the best cat in the world, and it's how I got my username (goodcatjack.)

cat #2 is audrey.
it's the name she had when we got her from the big house (the adoption place) and it sorta seemed to fit. she's half-feral and very shy.

cat #3 is molliver.
she just showed up at the front door one rainy day, soaking wet, and when I opened the door she flung herself through the opening, meowing like crazy. I picked her up and was immediately struck by how she seemed to look like a friend of ours, Molly. something about the shape of the eyes. anyhow, I had a moment of doubt when I thought she might have been a guy, so I named her Oliver after the orphan in the book, but when I finally realised she really was female I just tacked on the M at the front. so, Molliver. she's an even bigger jerk than jack, so it makes for some interesting spectating when the kitten chases the big 17 pound tabby guy around the house.

--alex.

My current dog (see avatar) is Alice, named for the a character in my first reading primer. My cat is Leo, because anything else would just not suit him. The other cat is Muffin, named by my daughter when she was 8. Finally, there is Dan, he came with the name.

Originally posted by Trsnrtr


BTW, anyone old enough to have seen the movie _Logan's Run_, knows that cats have to have their fancy names and their everyday names. :)

Anyone who read T.S. Eliot knows that cats actually have three names.

Click here to find out what I'm talking about. (http://coral.lili.uni-bielefeld.de/Classes/Summer97/SemGS/WebLex/OldPossum/oldpossumlex/node2.html#SECTION00020000000000000000)

I have one RegularCat. Her proper name is Cricket. She came from the shelter with that name.

Her everyday names: Cricky, Wicky, Pooper, Poo, Pie, and CrickyPie. Aren't cat nicknames awful? EDIT: I've listened to myself talking to the cat for the last few days and discovered that I also call her little girl, fuzz ball, and punkin. I have to quit now, I'm making myself ill.

I don't know her third name.

I had a black lab named Toby that died roughly 1 1/12 years ago. Best dog I have ever had. Whenever I think of him I just wonder why dogs can't live as long as we do.

My other dogs name is Cosby. He roughly has 3 trains of fhought, food, ball, sleep. You really can't expect anything more of him. But I cannot deny that coming home to a happy dog is always nice.

But honestly, this dog really cares about nothing else. He is funny, but dam is he greedy.

But Toby on the other hand was completely compassionete. He was always there for you, weather you were sick, or injured. Or if you just wanted to pet him. He was always happy, and always wanted affection. Also he was extremely emotional. Dam I miss that dog.

Now another thought comes to mind. Never name your dog something you'd be embarrased to yell so the whole neighboorhood knows their name.

Originally posted by RegularGuy


Anyone who read T.S. Eliot knows that cats actually have three names.

Ah, yes... you are correct and I believe that is the writing referenced in _Logan's Run_. Thanks for the link; I enjoyed it.:)

two black female cats: Noir (seemed appropos) and Ruby

previous pair of black cats: Lucifer and Esmeralda

Siamese mix (blue eyes, dark Siamese points, domestic shorthair build and temperament) male cat: named Snowbly by son #2, because he was almost pure white at birth

father-in-law's male Shetland sheepdog (Sheltie): Riley

boss's longhaired Chihuahua, our company mascot and "viscious watchdog": Tequila

Meet Maxwell, otherwise known as Max. Mother-in-law named him -- wife and her mom were out shopping and found Max in a pet store that had brought in a bunch of animals for adoption from one of the local shelters, and the rest is history. He's a chow/golden retriever mix and a very cool dog. Not to mention that he's better housebroken than either of our little girls... :rolleyes:

Here is Indy, my theft prevention system.

Our Yorkie.

Why Winston of course.

Hi! Back from England!!

I posted my kitty pictures somewhere on this forum..

My two kitties are Mischief and Mylita. Mischief, for pretty obvious reasons. He likes us to bring bugs inside and put them near a lamp so he can play with them. Okay, kill them and eat them really. AKA Big Kitty, Cutie Face, Shut up I'm not giving you my tuna.

Mylita is a short haried tortois shell cat and has a funny deformed face like a pug dog or a persian cat and she's absolutely tiny with huge round eyes. Oh, and she has a kink in the end of her tail. I tried to name her Audrey(as in Audrey Hepburn in the movie Funny Face), but I just kept calling her "My leeeeeetle one! My leeeeetle one!" Shortened to Mylita :) Wierd and cute, just like her. AKA Funny Face, Little Kitty, Itty Bitty, Yoda, Bush Baby, Purr Ball (If you push her hears down a little she looks like a furry Yoda)

Originally posted by Natophelia
Hi! Back from England!!

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Hi
good to see you back. So how was it in England ???huh huh huh???
tell us all the gory details. You sure picked the worst weather we have had this year.
You must have missed your little ones. I have only one cat but thats enough. I couldn't cope with 2 bringing in half dead wild life to my bed all night long.
The other night i woke up to find Peanut on the bed trying to catch a very quick mouse he had just drooped. It ran under the duvet and along my back. I jerked in shock got an instant calf cramp and leapt out of bed in the pitch dark dragging the mouse and cat and me with the duvet in a big pile on the floor with me letting out a scream of agony.
The family next door must wonder what the hell I get up to at night time!;)

So its Peanut aka peebee, fleabag, tiger, bosscat and topcat.
Here is Hanibal taking a short rest before some more murder and mayhem

7 year old German Short-haired Pointer.
Hopkins' Maggie VonBonzo.

Maggie, Mags, Magpie, Maggie Moo, Maginator, Maggot, Moo, Stinky, etc...

She goes in to have a growth removed from her lower eyelid tomorrow. Getting teeth cleaned as well but they really don't need it.

Boscoe the cat. Only comes out at night and visitors never know we have him. Quite the freaky fellow. 14 years old.

Eddie and Spot the Eastern Box Turtles. 12 years old.

3 Red-eared sliders but only my daughters know their names. 5 years old.

Beta fish called Gil who died a week ago. He made it to about 2.

I'm in love with your kitty, earlybird! I like the big funny orange splotch across the face :D I tried to post about my trip to England and lost it somehow. Still too loopy from the time change to bother redoing it for now.

Cat:

Dorkmier, Dorkmeer, Hootie, Hootie Dootie, Doot, SpookaMo, Jabba the Butt, Sphincter Boy, Porkmier, Belly Boy, Big Black Cat,
Squealer and other less atttractive names.

Dog:

Kuri, Furry Kuri, Kur Dog, Missy, Missy Woo, Woo Magoo, Peedle, Peedle Streedle, Licky, Licky Bo Sticky (see the theme?) Dork Dog, Chesa-Dork.

Originally posted by Natophelia
I'm in love with your kitty, earlybird! I like the big funny orange splotch across the face :D I tried to post about my trip to England and lost it somehow. Still too loopy from the time change to bother redoing it for now.

Hi this is Peanut and that orange splotch is my mustache ok?

I am an orphan. When I ask Dad about my real Mum and My dad he mutters something about `round the back of the bicycle sheds'?
I keep looking but I never see anyone there that looks like me:confused:

That's so cuuuuute!! Aw...I feel all gushy now :love: :love: :love: Peanut took the time to write little ole me :D I rescued a kitten with a beard once. He was white with black splotches and had a big one on his chin. He was so little he still had that straight sticky-uppy tail. He also had what looked like scissor cuts all over him in his fur and skin :irritated :crash: I wanted to name him Zorro, but my friend named him ZEKE for some reason??? I better stop posting here. I can talk about kitties for ever!

I use the old Native American idea on coming up with names, the name is the first thing you see. And it shows.

The first dalmation our family had was named Dotty. I might also mention that my StepMother's name is Dottie.
My pet tarantula = Rigor Mortis, nickname Riggy *friend named it
Frist pet rat - KAT, second pet rat Apple
We had a hog nosed snake we named Harley.
My favorite was my exgirl friend dog. Shirby. We were driving home and trying to come up with a name. We were at the intersection of Kirby and Shepard. Need I say more there.

My friend that worked at a pet store notice that most people with Iguanas call them Izzy or Liz. go figure.

Awwwww Geeez I was really resisting posting to this thread, but I too have to admit I love my animals.

Alyeska (Aly) German Shepard
Cooper (Super Cooper) Golden Retriever & Collie Mix
Daffy (Rat Dog) Smooth Hair Fox Terrier

All of which are 2 years old.... Thank God for 3 fenced acres!