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chabba

Furbaby names? I once had a dog named Binky because he would suck his tail.  A Turkish friend named a kitten for me Abdu, which he said meant friend.  I thought that appropriate. I named our current dog Yoyo because just before we got him I had heard an interview with Yoyo Ma where he said in Chinese that yo means friend. When I told a Chinese friend about my new puppy he confirmed that and told me that in Chinese when they double a name it means most honored and beloved one of that attribute Yoyo is a shitzu!  Also once had a dog named Tiger just because he was.  

Alyson

Gee Cami

My two are Barnabas and Angus normaly called Barney and Gus. Have had Tip, Shamus O'Brien, Hamish Alistair McCorkindale, Balthazar, Blackie, Snowie, Tiger and my little cat that I had when I was ill as a teenager; Sputnik.

Alyson

camillegal

Holy chit I was joking--I had a cat name Raquel, a dog named Ginny and one named Rummy----any name is a good name for our furbabies--

Alyson

Competition for best pet's name? Not sure of prize will think of something.

duckyb1

We had a Chinook, Snickers, Kimba, Smoky, Bandit, Bullet, Bossman, Faith, Chi Chi, Bella, Sophie, Callie, Zeus, Apollo, Wolf, Rocky, Brutus Toby, 

and now our latest addition to the family....Stella Bell.........and here she is........

NorthernCanuck

What a great thread ... with a lot of wonderful women.  Heartwarming!

Cute puppy!!  Also the pic of the cat and chicken!  Lol

OK, Furbabies ... I have cats Mini (baby) and Rex (brat).  I rotated the pic for Mini, but when I selected it here it reset back to sideways!?!  Sorry about that!! 

We had furbaby cats Coco (suited the name ... think Coco Chanel), Thumper (named for Bambi's bunny friend for jumping ability, but literally grew into the name ... lol), Brewie (tortoiseshell), Sheba (queen), Shadow (scared of his), Boots (the tough cat), Kitty (died too young for a name), Mickey (I, II, III ... all black & white like Rex the brat)!

Yeah, we did get snow.  We are estimating about 8 feet or more.  It is hard as rock as it has frozen right down.  It was about -35 last night (??? It's almost March???  What is with this winter?)

Enjoy your Sunday folks!

Anonymous

We had Fritz, Baylee & Jax - dogs.

Emma & Chloe - cats.

Wren44

Yikes Northern! That is cold.

We had dogs: Tiki, Tasha, Kiko and cats: PC, Feliz, Samantha, Marmalade, HP,  Lola, Mocca and a couple years ago whose names I can't remember. 

Probably 6-7 foster dogs who came with names and 10-15 foster cats most of whom came with names. We get to name the stray cats who come into the shelter. We observe the cat for a while and find a name that fits it's personality.

Spookiesmom

When I had a cat, his name was Kat. The first dog DH and I had, came from SPCA. He smelled, bad. Was a Belgian Tervuen that didn't meet breed standard. We named him Stynque. Great dog. 

Had Andre, Tasha, Vulfie, and now the diva. 

Anonymous

spookie, your furbaby looks very pretty all groomed. Was it easy getting her to pose?

camillegal

I love these names--yrs ago people names their furbabies like Rover, Fido--now they are name that fit personalities and fun too.--People names I love.

marywh

I have 3 dogs. They are Widgeon, Mason and Ziggy.

Spookiesmom

Actually, she's standing on the coffee table. She has steps to get to the couch and table, and was just standing there looking at me. I grabbed my phone. 

Spookiesmom

SDB, tell us about the fur baby in your avatar?

Anonymous

His name is Jax and we rescued him about two years ago. We had him DNA tested. Can anyone guess what his breeds are? I was totally shocked. He is a wonderful dog - extremely gentle. He absolutely adores kids and he is very smart. He begs for treats like no dog I've seen. Jeez, I sound like a boasting mom.

marywh

He's a cutie, but I can't guess what he is.

Spookiesmom

Pit? GS? Can't really tell his size, about 50#?

Anonymous

When we adopted him they told us he was gs/chow mix. The test came back as Jack Russell Terrier and Pug as his main breeds. Distant breeds are Alaskan Malamute, Rottweiler and Australian Shepherd. Yes, he is about 50#. I never would have guessed those breeds.

Anonymous

Here is a picture of him and his brother. He is on the right (looking at the picture). He was much older when we adopted him. He was being fostered for quite awhile.

Wren44

Our senior center director has a pug/beagle/dachound mix who looks a lot like him. I'd guess he's only about 30lbs tho and probably shorter. Our shepherd collie mix had pups that looked like that.

duckyb1

Adorable...........

Anonymous

I guess you never know what you're gonna get when you have so many breeds mixed together. He sure is a good dog though. We also have a 14 year old Rat Terrier and a 12 year old large, lazy cat.

Spookiesmom

Yes, Aussie ears!!!!! I was owned by an Aussie for 14-1/2 years. I love Spookie, but he was my 

Spookiesmom

phooey!   Heart dog

Anonymous

It's funny how our animals can tell when we aren't feeling well. My cat hasn't left my side.

duckyb1

I told this story before......i watched my daughter's 2 children while she worked....she had a dog for years....it was a boxer, and at the point I am referring to he was 6 years old......

At one point he began to stand by my side constantly.....no matter where I was, what room, what I was doing, he was right next to me..............there came a point when i said to my daughter "is this dog trying to tell me something", and does he do this to you"...........we laughed it off and she said  "no, Mom....did you shower today"...........it became a joke.............it began to bother me......I would go down the basement to do wash, he would come down too.......I would sit, he would lay on my feet at the foot of the chair......never anyone else....just me......

Well finally  i was diagnosed with BC.......had the surgery, Rads, and all the mess that goes along with it.............when I went to my daughters house after that.............he never came near me.......oh yea, he would stand next to me, but never followed me around like he had done before.......

When I told my doctor, laughing, he said.........."oh they know, they know"............that is my story and I am sticking too it.................hugs.

camillegal

Our furbabies can be brilliant when it comes to know there is real sickness in our bodies. I always think they can be taught to sniff out everything so obviously they can sense some aura about us that's not right, even my cat knew there was something really wrong in how she approached me, she kneaded my 2 tumors all the time (the only place) then I felt one, but the other was way deep, now she gently kneads my LE everyday and she never did that to my arms and she does it right where the PT does it too. scary in a way. And she has done a couple of other things that when I mention something to a Dr. they take a test and sure enough something is going on--As I say she is my pet/cat scan with no radiation.

camillegal

Oh I have to add when I do tell my Drs. my cat thinks something is wrong, they do think I'm a crazy cat lady, but then she's right and I'm not so crazy as they think--they still think I'm crazy in many ways.

dutchiris

Yeah but you're the good kind of crazy.