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What are your cats/ dogs called, please?



binky

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Aug 9, 2005
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Hove
Cat called Diesel.
It is a rescue cat, and found in the train sidings yard... hence the name given by the shelter, which we decided to keep.

Previously we had twin cats from the same litter. We couldn't agree on names for them, so we temporarily called them Alpha and Beta.
...
and that's what they were called for the rest of their lives.

My Nan had a dog she called Samantha. No idea why.
But during the naming process, my uncles proposed that the white dog, with black and brown splodges, should be called "Snow on the mountains with the rocks showing through".
I rather liked this approach, so persisted in calling the dog Snowy, much to my Grandmothers chagrin.
 






KZNSeagull

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Nov 26, 2007
19,908
Wolsingham, County Durham
Oooh. Ambrose. Like Curtly Ambrose <light goes on>

I think classic West Indian cricketers- or, in fact, any old-school cricketers- could be a goldmine of potential names.

Thanks!

What about old Sussex cricketers?

H.H Jam Saheb Shri Sri Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji of Nawangar
Mansoor "Tiger" Ali Khan Nawab of Pataudi
Leonidas de Toledo Marcondes de Montezuma
Reverend Francis Godolphin Pelham, 5th Earl of Chichester

 


Petunia

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May 8, 2013
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Downunder
A friend has a dog called Geoffrey.
 






Gwylan

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Jul 5, 2003
31,365
Uffern
A dog called Flora. You don't feel an idiot calling for her when she's done a runner with a simple name like that.

I once lived in a house where the dog was called Balzac - you got some very odds looks roaming round Tooting Common shouting "Balzac"
 




Wilko

LUZZING chairs about
Sep 19, 2003
9,924
BN1
Personally I'm a big fan of giving cats / dogs fairly routine names like Simon, Robert or Susan.

(no offence to any Simons, Roberts or Susans).

If I got a dog, I think I'd call him KEITH.

Correct. I had two goldfish at uni called Paul and Ian. Lols.
 




SouthCoastOwl

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May 23, 2013
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Vaux Sur Seine
My neighbours let their little boy name their cat.

It's name is Nintendo.

Similar thing happened with a friends cat. His wife suggested that their son give the sweet little kitten a sweet little name.

Haribo in spite of his name has grown into quite a bruiser.
 


edna krabappel

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Jul 7, 2003
47,225
What about old Sussex cricketers?

H.H Jam Saheb Shri Sri Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji of Nawangar
Mansoor "Tiger" Ali Khan Nawab of Pataudi
Leonidas de Toledo Marcondes de Montezuma
Reverend Francis Godolphin Pelham, 5th Earl of Chichester


Tremendous. All of them :clap:

Might have to shorten them to Ranji, Tiger, Monty or Frank, for the purpose of shouting out the catflap late at night. But in terms of their names on the collar/ vet's paperwork: all marvellous.
 






edna krabappel

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Jul 7, 2003
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Correct. I had two goldfish at uni called Paul and Ian. Lols.

Also agree with this. Dave was an early favourite, but a couple of friends had cats called Dave, so I'm bored of that.
 












TottonSeagull

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Mar 5, 2011
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Totton (Nr Southampton)
Our golden retriever is called Nelson image.jpeg
 


Gophy

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Sep 13, 2015
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Oooh. Ambrose. Like Curtly Ambrose <light goes on>

I think classic West Indian cricketers- or, in fact, any old-school cricketers- could be a goldmine of potential names.

Thanks!

I thin they were named after Sussex cricketers - Tim Ambrose, John Barclay
 




m20gull

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Jun 10, 2004
3,428
Land of the Chavs
Cats - Joe, Eli, Oscar, Floyd, Lenny, Apache, Jake
Dogs - Lewis, Jenny, Jake, Rocco, Kobi, Bruno, Sugar and Daisy

We were tempted with Nigel for our Newfie and very taken with a pair of Springers recently available for adoption called Jeff and Alan.
 


Bry Nylon

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Jul 21, 2003
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Playing snooker
One of my favourite Have I Got News For You moments on this subject was delivered in a suitably dead-pan fashion by guest host Jo Brand:

"The producers of Downtown Abbey have denied that Lord Grantham's faithful Labrador, Isis was killed off because of an unintended association with Islamic extremism. They do admit. however, that things aren't looking too promising for the family's parrot - Boko Haram."
 


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