Pets' daft (but great because they're daft) names.

[smutchin]

Our dog is called Sarge. It was the name the breeders gave him but we liked it so we kept it, though that’s obviously just his nickname, of course. His full name is Sergeant Doggles, obviously. Then because of his propensity to go sniffing about investigating things, my wife promoted him to Chief Inspector Doggles. Known to the tabloids as Doggles Of The Yard.

 

[srw]

Took me a while to cotton on why

No, I don't follow. Why?

 

[further]

Lab,labrador
Lab,labia

 

[Tim Hall]

Lab,labrador
Lab,labia

Funiculi, funicula

 

[Mugshot]

Lab,labrador
Lab,labia

Really? Bloody hell that’s tenuous to say the least.

 

[Soltydog]

We've had many pets (mainly dogs) over the years, but probably the daftest name any have had is Toca. My wife was asking me for name suggestions whilst I was playing on my playstation (the original ps1) & guess what I was playing, TOCA touring cars, she said it was stupid, but then wrote a few names down including my daft suggestion & let one of the other dogs pick one

 

[srw]

Really? Bloody hell that’s tenuous to say the least.

You don't own a Laybrador then?

 

[Drago]

Our dog is called Sarge. It was the name the breeders gave him but we liked it so we kept it, though that’s obviously just his nickname, of course. His full name is Sergeant Doggles, obviously. Then because of his propensity to go sniffing about investigating things, my wife promoted him to Chief Inspector Doggles. Known to the tabloids as Doggles Of The Yard.

I know a Bedfordshire Bobbie. He spends all day being shouted at by the sarge, but when he gets homes he can shout at the Sarge himself.

 

[Turdus philomelos]

The border collie ( a real character) that I grew up with was named Rinty after Rin Tin Tin.

My mum's era not mine I hasten to add.

 

[Turdus philomelos]

Worringly there is a tendency now to name dugs with human names.
Meet my grand dugs, Ruby and Maggie (Margret if being told off)

 

[Piemaster]

Dog called Mouse.

Harry Dresden reference?

The cat is called Lily, which sounded ok to my wife + daughter. I did point out that lilies are toxic to cats though, so now there isn't one to be found about the garden anywhere.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

The outlaws had a Westie they named Whisky. When they acquired another Westie that had to be called Soda.

One couple had a Big Black Dog whose name was BeeBee of course.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Friend took on an Airedale by the name of Tulip.

He couldn't bring himself to call out "Tulip" to bring the dog back when out in public (would you?) so he changed it to "Tula"

Tulip for a dog - who would be so cruel?

 

[GM]

Quite a while ago our ex neighbour had a cat called Watergate, which was very apt at the time.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Joanne (SWMBO) & I. once heard someone shouting "Dave!!", which turned out to be a Labrador
Her brother once had a Boxer, named George (Forman)

I have come across a 'Daniel' (the Spaniel)

Olivia, a friend of mine has multiple Cats/Kittens (12, I think), including; 'Shouty Sheila' (apparently, the noisy one), Harold, & Buford (yes.... T. Justice)

Hazel, another long-time friend, has a Mephistopheles, & a Lucifur, amongst others
(she's one of the Whitby Goth Weekend organisers, hence the names)



There is the apocryphal tale with the dog with the double-barrelled name
Yushi-Teddy


Imagine calling it loudly, with a slightly abbreviated suffix