I mentioned at the end of my guest blog on obsessive teen name loving that I have 45 pets. So, here are their names!
Cats: Bogey, [name]Sunny[/name], [name]Walter[/name] Gibbs (“[name]Walt[/name]”), Custard and [name]Edgar[/name]
Dogs: [name]Mackenzie[/name] and [name]Ginger[/name]
Rabbit: [name]Hermione[/name]
[name]Fish[/name]: [name]Nemo[/name]
Turtles: Mr. T (aka Terminator), [name]Donatella[/name] (“[name]Dona[/name]”), [name]April[/name], [name]Leonardo[/name], Master Splinter, [name]Raphael[/name], [name]Michelangelo[/name], Spike, Spike [name]Jr[/name] (we haven’t seen him much after getting him so no name yet), Sydne (named after previous owner, and Squirt. Can you tell we like the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?!
Tortoises: Shredder (she’s about 130lbs!), [name]Bentley[/name], [name]Sampson[/name]…[name]George[/name], [name]Casey[/name] [name]Jones[/name], [name]Autumn[/name], [name]Sonora[/name]. And [name]George[/name] & [name]Casey[/name]‘s kids (we didn’t know [name]George[/name] was a girl at first…so hence the name!): [name]Ronnie[/name] ([name]George[/name] [name]Burns[/name]’ son…), [name]Emmanuelle[/name], [name]Zion[/name], [name]Bryce[/name] & Sprout. We had a [name]Chance[/name] but the evil dog [name]Ginger[/name] killed 'em =(
And like 8 birds…But, as I have a fear of flying things, I don’t hang out with them enough to name them!
We also feed two strays: [name]Cassidy[/name] and Medusa.
We have :
Cats - [name]Paloma[/name] (I regret this sometimes, as I love it so much that I could have used it for a daughter), [name]Chloe[/name] and [name]Cocoa[/name]. We only named [name]Paloma[/name], as [name]Chloe[/name] and [name]Cocoa[/name] were rescue cats.
Dogs - [name]Ella[/name] (named after [name]Fitzgerald[/name] - a sweet little mix of things; we’re not sure what exactly, but she’s definitely part beagle) and [name]Aretha[/name] (named after [name]Franklin[/name] - a lovely big labrador).
Parrot - [name]George[/name].
At my husband’s childhood home, where we live for part of the year, there are some big animals, too :
Horses - [name]Persia[/name], [name]Apollo[/name] and [name]Tallulah[/name].
Sheep - Brownie, Poptart, Biscuit, Smartie and Twix.
Cow - [name]Daisy[/name] (very original, I know )…
Llama - (I kid you not) [name]Delores[/name].
My in-laws breed sheepdogs, and sometimes I get a hand in naming them, too
Congratulations on your wonderful blog! You did a fantastic job! I was so happy to see this thread, because I, too, was curious about your animals! (I tried to post on your blog after I read it, but my computer wouldn’t let me. I’ll try again…)
I love turtles! I love the pic of Shredder in the wagon
Custard is a super cute name.
We have [name]Lola[/name] our [name]Boston[/name] Terrier and I definitely regret naming her this because I’d love to use it for a little girl.
We had a cat named [name]Ajax[/name] Sputnik Psycho [name]Kitty[/name].
Pets during my life include Bilbo Baggins, [name]Tasha[/name], Cuddles (totally original, I know), [name]Callie[/name], Fang, [name]Maggie[/name], [name]Trixie[/name], [name]Romeo[/name] and Pepsi. I named Pepsi when I was 5 years old, he was a stray. I wonder what I was thinking.
[name]Ah[/name]! [name]How[/name] do you get Shredder into that wagon? I love turtles! Your pets are so sweet.
I have [name]Cooper[/name] and [name]Findlay[/name], Bernese Mountain Dogs. Before them, we had Hoegaarden “Hogie” and Budvar “[name]Buddy[/name],” also Bernese Mountain Dogs. When I was a very little girl, we had Beechwood, a [name]Golden[/name] Retriever.
The family isn’t much into exotic pets - unfortunately - and my mother and brother are both allergic to cats, but we’ve had many fish. We have an outdoor pond with goldfish and koi fish in it, but I can’t tell you who is still alive and who isn’t. There were so many we couldn’t name them all, but some of my favorites were a giant red koi named [name]Topanga[/name], and three little guys named Ketchup, Mustard, and Mayonnaise - their coloring was reflected in their names. Oh, and how could I forget Phooey? Phooey is my sister’s now-deceased [name]Beta[/name] fish.
Shredder likes going for walks, which isn’t the easiest thing. We just follow her, but when we want her home I have to walk backwards down the street with a head of lettuce to tempt her! We ran out So we had to run and get the wagon and heave her into it. It wasn’t easy!!
I’ll try putting some more pictures up on that link =)
[name]EDIT[/name]: Did! =) I now have a couple of [name]Hermione[/name] and Custard and one of [name]Edgar[/name]…and the baby tortoises!
Bogey is a Persian =) I adore him! When we first got him, people would ask why his face is flat and we would tell them he ran into a wall! They believed us too =P
Haha Shredder will be glad to know she’s popular!!
So we had to run and get the wagon and heave her into it. It wasn’t easy!!