How do you choose a pet name?!!
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How do you choose a pet name?!!
My brother's cat has had kittens and he and his wife are keeping on of them. He wanted a tom cat so they now have cat named after his favourite Indian restaurant!! Bengal Lancer (Kitten is a Bengal!)
I can't remember the thought process for my cats, the names just seemed to 'fit'. But this choice made me laugh!! LOL
I can't remember the thought process for my cats, the names just seemed to 'fit'. But this choice made me laugh!! LOL
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Re: How do you choose a pet name?!!
We have Willy, as he answered to that when SWMBO'd went through loads of names....the kittens as they were are Popty and Ping...step daughter did that . If you don't know what it means, I am sure Welsh Dragon will translate..
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If I lived in Oz I'd have a dog named 'Shark'. I'd take him regular walks on the beach and call him frequently and loudly.
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Re: How do you choose a pet name?!!
We've got...
Lola. The RSPCA had called her Erica and I didn't like it.
Bracken. Was called that by the RSPCA and it kind of stuck
Morris or Maurice depending on the how naughty he is... just seemed appropriate somehow.
Myrtle, the wife chose, I started calling her Squirtle, which got shortened to 'Squirt'.
I think there's something cool about giving pets very human names, like Kevin and Dave.
Lola. The RSPCA had called her Erica and I didn't like it.
Bracken. Was called that by the RSPCA and it kind of stuck
Morris or Maurice depending on the how naughty he is... just seemed appropriate somehow.
Myrtle, the wife chose, I started calling her Squirtle, which got shortened to 'Squirt'.
I think there's something cool about giving pets very human names, like Kevin and Dave.
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Re: How do you choose a pet name?!!
My parent's cats have my brother's and my middle names.
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Re: How do you choose a pet name?!!
One of the nicest cats I ever met was an elderly siamese we adopted called Henry. At the sanctuary they said to feed him on raw turkey mince...screw that thunk I.....he would sit by his dish ignoring everything till you gave in and fed him turkey mince...talk about stubborn. he would beat the crap out of the other two cats, so I would take him up to the shower and soak him. this always ended up with a "yes, and your point is?" look from him. Then we found out he had been a show winner in his past and actually enjoyed a wash.
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Re: How do you choose a pet name?!!
we have a few
Jack - I had a few years left in the Navy and sailors are nicknamed Jack & Jenny, so he had to be Jack
Bronwen - wife chose it, it's welsh and means white (or fair) chest, which she has so it kind of fits.
Seren - Son's dog, welsh for star, he was 10 at the time and insisted that she would be a star, it turns out she's a complete PITA
Ianto - welsh for John, I just liked it and he's mostly known as Ant.
The fish and Bees don't get names because they die too easily
Jack - I had a few years left in the Navy and sailors are nicknamed Jack & Jenny, so he had to be Jack
Bronwen - wife chose it, it's welsh and means white (or fair) chest, which she has so it kind of fits.
Seren - Son's dog, welsh for star, he was 10 at the time and insisted that she would be a star, it turns out she's a complete PITA
Ianto - welsh for John, I just liked it and he's mostly known as Ant.
The fish and Bees don't get names because they die too easily
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Re: How do you choose a pet name?!!
If its a dog its a short name, last one was Abe, one before that was Boy, and one before that was Fleet.
Daughters dog is called Patches but I call him Spud. He doesn't mind the alternative name and responds to it anyway.
Daughters dog is called Patches but I call him Spud. He doesn't mind the alternative name and responds to it anyway.
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Re: How do you choose a pet name?!!
Ferret name so far:
Teela
Canth
Third
Kahless Long Ferret
Lexx
Fayd
Trinity
Neo
Romulus
Remus
Cassiopeia
Sid aka Squiddly Diddly
Shoulders
Nora
Wonky, he was broken when he arrived as a rescue with a limp and mental issues
Mouldy & Fungus, rescued boys on the edge of Death who were lovely and went to early
Little P
Weena-wu
Thor
Storm
Star Buck (just like her BSG character, she fought the world)
Husker
Conrad Black
and at least a dozen I can't remember.
Currently we have:
E. P. (extended Peresphone)
Finn (the cuddly sandy, he isn't, he's a thug)
Rocket
Quill
Nate
Pepper.
Dog names:
Chewie (he does and he chats to you like a wookie)
Ahsoka
Drax
Other Ferrets
Mortica
Wednesday
Bomber
Hera
Coop
Shiva
Bronson
Mozart
Logan - Bear
Darkstar
Wicca
Vladimir
Leto
Athena
Mystique
Vinnie she loved us but woe be tide a stranger trying to touch her
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Teela
Canth
Third
Kahless Long Ferret
Lexx
Fayd
Trinity
Neo
Romulus
Remus
Cassiopeia
Sid aka Squiddly Diddly
Shoulders
Nora
Wonky, he was broken when he arrived as a rescue with a limp and mental issues
Mouldy & Fungus, rescued boys on the edge of Death who were lovely and went to early
Little P
Weena-wu
Thor
Storm
Star Buck (just like her BSG character, she fought the world)
Husker
Conrad Black
and at least a dozen I can't remember.
Currently we have:
E. P. (extended Peresphone)
Finn (the cuddly sandy, he isn't, he's a thug)
Rocket
Quill
Nate
Pepper.
Dog names:
Chewie (he does and he chats to you like a wookie)
Ahsoka
Drax
Other Ferrets
Mortica
Wednesday
Bomber
Hera
Coop
Shiva
Bronson
Mozart
Logan - Bear
Darkstar
Wicca
Vladimir
Leto
Athena
Mystique
Vinnie she loved us but woe be tide a stranger trying to touch her
Jayne Cobb
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Re: How do you choose a pet name?!!
We inherited my FiL’s black cat that was called Harry.
After that cat died we got another black cat that was called Jet.
However we kept calling it Harry and it started answering to it so we changed its name.
After that cat died we got another black cat that was called Jet.
However we kept calling it Harry and it started answering to it so we changed its name.
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MingtheMerciless wrote: ↑Fri Mar 19, 2021 6:22 pm Ferret name so far:
Teela
Canth
Third
Kahless Long Ferret
Lexx
Fayd
Trinity
Neo
Romulus
Remus
Cassiopeia
Sid aka Squiddly Diddly
Shoulders
Nora
Wonky, he was broken when he arrived as a rescue with a limp and mental issues
Mouldy & Fungus, rescued boys on the edge of Death who were lovely and went to early
Little P
Weena-wu
Thor
Storm
Star Buck (just like her BSG character, she fought the world)
Husker
Conrad Black
and at least a dozen I can't remember.
Currently we have:
E. P. (extended Peresphone)
Finn (the cuddly sandy, he isn't, he's a thug)
Rocket
Quill
Nate
Pepper.
Dog names:
Chewie (he does and he chats to you like a wookie)
Ahsoka
Drax
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Re: How do you choose a pet name?!!
We have kept ferrets for over 35 years and ferrets are definitely n+1.
Mrs M has pointed out I missed:
Helva who lasted to 12-13 years which is like 180 in Ferret years
Panzer
Mikka - Fonzerelly
Mrs M has pointed out I missed:
Helva who lasted to 12-13 years which is like 180 in Ferret years
Panzer
Mikka - Fonzerelly
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Re: How do you choose a pet name?!!
I suspect Ping has been dried in one...she is mental...her sister on the other hand is lovely.
Re: How do you choose a pet name?!!
I don't think WD speaks Welsh, so...Popty ping doesn't mean anything really. It's certainly nor Welsh for microwave.
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Re: How do you choose a pet name?!!
I named one of my wolves Dieffenbaker after the wolf on the show Due South..
At the time I didn't know the wolf on the show was named after a Canadian politician...
but he was always "Dief", although when people asked his name I used the full version.
At the time I didn't know the wolf on the show was named after a Canadian politician...
but he was always "Dief", although when people asked his name I used the full version.
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No... its sort of modern slangy nearly welsh ( wenglish?) that gets mangled for ease of use.
Popty is bake/ bakery and ping is wont a microwave does
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Fi'n gwwbod naDavid wrote: ↑Fri Mar 19, 2021 9:20 pmNo... its sort of modern slangy nearly welsh ( wenglish?) that gets mangled for ease of use.
Popty is bake/ bakery and ping is wont a microwave does