What do you call your dog…?

[FlemishHorse]

…other than their name? Listening to The Archers today and Bessie the collie is addressed as “Girl”.

I’ll tell Lil the Lurcher she’s a good girl, but otherwise she is…

sweetheart
my lovely
shinydog

madam

oi you
git

I have been known to rock the (15kg, adult) dog like a baby while making mutually adoring eye contact for 30 seconds until he needs to go and tell off a passing dog for intruding into his territory. 😂

Bubba
Sweetie
My good giiiiiiiiiiirl
Darling

I call her my love, and his name is Ella. My loved girl pup, Ella, blesses my life every day with endless joy and unconditional love. Many people try and fail to come up with a nice girl dog name. I discovered this name on girldognames

Wriggles and rat dog/the Mexican

Here is our Teddy posing in his sisters sunhat.

We call him Ted, Ted Bear, Bear, Pup (he's 8 😂), big bro (he adores our newborn), angel boy (me, DH isn't that soppy), little eejit (usually when he's having a mad 5 minutes and knocks a vase over or similar) 😂 and when I give him cuddles and kisses I tell him he's my bestie because he truly is ♥️

Best Dog Ever
Disgusting Little Street Rat
😀

And pupsicle!

Me:
Baba girl
Angel face
Precious princess

DH:
Ratbag
Foxy bingo
Grumbly gran
McRibs

And still the disloyal wee toad greets him with the biggest tail wags and kisses while I mostly get side eyes and disinterest!

Baby, Sweetheart, Madam, Young Lady

Hound or The Hound is the main non name related one

Pup or puppy

Her name is Nelly but her aliases include:

Gorgeous girl
Baby girl
Sausage
Bestest girl

Sorry to disappoint the 'experts' on here but having owned STBs for thirty years I confirm that this little lady is a true, pure breed and about the same size as a small spaniel.

10 year old labrador.

pup
babes
baby
honey
sweetheart

Sadly no longer with us but she was:
Mods
nesty girl
The Skyster
Her Nibby nobbiness
real name Skye.

My labradoodle is my best boy and doodlyboy.

Dh and dog don't get along very well but dh has got round this by teaching dog to respond to "arsehole". Though now I've noticed dh referring to him a "good arsehole" so it seems to be working!

(FYI "Arsehole" is coming from a terry pratchett book where a lone wolf is referred to that way!)

Our beagle gets called all sorts.

Stinker
Stinkerdoodle
Stinky
Cheese Ears
Beagle Bum
The Beagle
Dog
Doggle
Pupper
Pumplestiltskin
Pupplemort

Plus loads of variations on his name.

Dickhead mainly

Angel
Sweetheart
Sweetpea
Baby boy
Darling boy
Bestie

My husband doesn't get a look in any more and thinks I'm a bit OTT - he may have a point looking at the nicknames I give him

Dick head.
Prick.

Love him really... but he really is a prick at times 😂

I worked on a shoot and the keeper's dog was called Ted you Bastard.

My 2 are known as
Dog 1:
Plup
Scrub
Big ears
Billy Big balls
Handsome
Gorgeous
Block

Dog 2:
Pretty princess
Nugget
Tubs
Chunky
Pup

Collectively they are girls, ladies or babies although Plup is a boy.