What is the best or most original name you have known for a family pet or other animal?

[WildRosie]

I used to know a yellow Labrador called Briggs. Admittedly, that was the name on the tag on his collar so was most likely the name of his family. But it seemed to suit him ( as far as I was concerned) so he was always Briggs to me, whatever his actual name may have been. If I ever have a male yellow Labrador, he will be called Briggs.

*calf = called

You'd be surprised what mice can learn.

I wouldn't, Dr Squeak was definitely planning to take over the world.

A cat called Cheese
A dog called Tuna
A chicken called Dave (it was a hen)

A cat called Agent Smith and a dog called Eamonn.

We had a hamster when the children were very young. The boys named him Plug!

goldfish called pasta and pesto

We have a black cat who had a white collar when he was a kitten - his name is Dibley 😂

I know a dalmation called Zigzag -or Ziggy for short.

I maybe would have called her Boris if she hadn't already had a name

They really don't mind a name change - they answer to the rustle of a bag or the chopping of veg .....then they cotton onto their names

I had a Himalayan piggie ( ivory, chocolate pointed) originally called Smudge . She was re named Oreo (sounds nothing like Smudge) but she answered to it .

We re name alll ours .
I think it's only horses that are unlucky to rename ( don't know why)

There was an AMA thread by someone in a Dog Rescue , one of the saddest posts was about people dumping an elderly dog and not even leaving it with it's name so they had to start a fresh .
Not even the dignity of "Please look after Barry"

My neighbour has a toy sized Yorkshire terrier called rat

We have a collie called Ogwen after the area of Wales got him from.

Friends have chickens called Penne and Pesto.

Someone I work with has a Boston Terrier named Norman.

My aunt and uncle had a cat called Ceifer and a dog called Diva.

Polish chicken called Dipshit. Dippy in polite society.

Another called Debbie - male but incorrectly sexed when young.

My mum reminded me today about goldfish they used to have.

Spud and Cabbage.

Spud died so they got cabbage a new friend - Sprout.

We had two goldfish called Grimsby and Billingsgate. When they finally died we bought two more and called them Grimsgate and Billingsby.

I met a teeny, tiny little puppy in our high street last winter. He was a scruffy, hairy little thing with boot button eyes and was wearing a little blue jumper. He was crying to be picked up as he didn’t like walking but his owner said he has to walk, he can’t be carried everywhere like he wanted. His name was Gnasher! 😂

On a cartoon DS likes (can’t remember which) there is a dog called “Di -oh -gee” . That’s how it’s pronounced. Took me ages to realise it was actually spelt D-O -G!

I had goldfish called Steve, Andrew and Brett. Named after members of mt favourite band. They died by flea bomb. Devastated.

Dh had an aquarium we had a teeny shark fish called Fergal

Tosh- dog
Sootica- rabbit
John Henry- ram
Mayo- ferret (rescue came in a catering mayonnaise tub)

Tosh- dog
Sootica- rabbit
John Henry- ram
Mayo- ferret (rescue came in a catering mayonnaise tub)

Huge Alsatian next door called Satan

I follow a primate sanctuary on Facebook they have orangutans called Christopher and Sandra ! people names are the best.

I knew of an Alsatian called Khan. It suited him so much as he was such a majestic looking dog and a Khan means “ruler”.

A neighbour when growing up had a dalmation called Pudding. If I had a dalmation it would be called Dick. Obviously.