Strange Dog Names

[Marshwheeling]

One of my son's poossies is named "High Commander Lord Griswold", but he answers to Grizz. The second one they just call Baby Dog.

A buddy named his pit bull Cheddar, because he is proud to live in Wisconsin, even though he is originally from Chicago. He still roots for the Bears over the Packers, though.

My favorite red merle Aussie I named Tusker. Don't ask me where I got the name; it just came to me.

 

[jlrhiner]

My GSD is Gracie Lou, and my 16 year old Tuxedo Cat is Fitzhugh Lee.

 

[lrrifleman]

My mother had an English Springer Spaniel named "Mica". My grandfather had a Black Lab he called "Folly", when my boy Chocolate Lab picked me while I was buying his sister "Hershey", he was given the name "Folly", also. We have a recent rescue, a Beagle Dachshund, which we have named "Gretl". Nothing strange, just uncommon names.

 

[dave holl]

My pheasant hunting buddy owns a fantastic 8 year old Springer named Bill

Good name.
My two Goldens were Bonnie and Beau, wonderful dogs. Then came an English Setter named Clyde, who lived to the ripe old age of 13.
Sam, the English Setter, now 13, has been a great hunter.

Never had difficulty naming a dog. Certain names just seem to fit their personality.

Just saying those names out loud brings a tear to my eye of dog memories.......special retrieves, forgiveness on their part for training screwups on my part, that shredded magazine, chewed slipper, that special lick on the hand.
Dave

 

[6518John]

One of my son's teachers named her Golden Retriever pup "Cat." (Actually her second grade son named the dog "cat" because he wanted at cat instead of a dog).

So the dog is a cat.

 

[Mainsail]

Whatever it is already has a name. If you have only one of them, it doesn't need another name. Dog is sufficient.

 

[PALADIN85020]

A friend of mine had a puppy who unfortunately considered urinating in the house his sacred duty. He forthwith named him Liberace.

I asked him why -

His reply "If you remember, Liberace was the pianist."

John

 

[shouldazagged]

Fifty-plus years ago I had a little fox terrier mix I named Ralph, because with my bass voice if I called "Ralph!" it sounded like a huge dog barking.

My present dog, a rat terrier, weighed ten and a half pounds when he adopted me as a rescue. I named him Moose. Just seemed a good idea at the time.

My stepdaughter and her husband have a Shih Tzu mix named Jagger. And many years ago some friends of my sister had a cat named Nosioptar. Which is "rat poison" spelled backward.

 

[pmanton]

Years ago I had picked out a female Wire Hair terrier. The lady said you don't want her, take him, pointing at a male he's so pretty. I replied, not only do I want the female, but you just named her Ugly. Ugly was a wonderful loyal companion who lived to a ripe old age.

 

[steamloco76]

My wife had a beagle mix named Muttels. Our first adopted dog was Lexxa and we now have Crystal, both named by the shelter.

 

[hammerfired]

Fifteen years ago I got two purebred mini dachshunds, short red coats. First one got the registered name Junior G Man because of his fearless personality, we call him Junior. He is laying in his bed looking at me right now.

The second ones registered name was Little Big Man. It took a couple weeks to find an everyday short name for him. One day he was still very young and was out in the back yard with my kids playing. The back door was open and I was inside when I heard this loud puppy hurt crying sound getting louder and louder as Little Big Man came shrieking into the house and ran into his crate where he laid crying and licking his paw. I went over and examined him, he had a sticker jammed into a paw pad, he had a bobo. Yep, you guessed it. His name was Bobo from that day on. Happiest little dog I ever had. His tail seemed to never stop wagging. Rip Bobo. You are missed.

 

[nocents]

Barney and Fred

 

[TRE]

My current owner is named Frankie, after Sinatra, because he has absolutely beautiful blue eyes, and he sings sometimes (boxer/husky mix with a nice howl).

We call him moose though, not sure why as he only weighs about 50lbs. He's a bed hog though.

TRE

 

[ParadiseRoad]

...our Basset Hound names...

...Sonny...named after an old farm dog my wife's family had...

...Spud...because the first thing he did when we brought him home as a puppy was attack a bag of potatoes...

...Burt...named after Burt Campbell on the comedy...Soap...

...Ernest T. Basset...the first of our Andy Griffith show names...

...Thelma Lou...

...Barney...

...next was the only one we didn't name...an adopted ex-show dog named...Walkabout Joey...

...Bogie...after Humphrey Bogart...

...Doc Holiday...after Val Kilmer's character in Tombstone...

 

[FlyTyinFool]

Hmm... Drumming up fond memories of past (or passed) buddies with this thread...

Had cat named Mr. Jones
A rabbit named Thumper
A Cocker Spaniel named Beauregard
A dog named B.W. Berry
Have a cat named Squish. Used be be Squash, because she's orange, but the name somehow morphed.

And the one that takes the cake...
Had a registered Cocker Spaniel named Hugo Harvey Wallbanger (wait for it...) The 3rd! Yep there were two previous to him.

Thanks for the memories!


MWS

 

[Laketime]

I always found human names to be strange for a dog.Richard,Stan,Kyle,Rosemary etc.

 

[bruce5781]

I have a friend whose last name is Maux. Pronounced "Mo".
Yup, she had to name her two dogs Curly & Larry.

Regards,
Bruce

 

[hardcase60]

The one in my avatar is Hooch. That was is name when I acquired him (long story). He don't even like beer. I very affectionately refer to him as "worthless hound" cause he is so spoiled. hardcase60

 

[Smoke]

My dogs are named Bat and Pig Ear. I used to have a cat named Fishhook.

 

[the ringo kid]

A friend has gotten a new dog and has given it strange name. The name over the door on the dog house is: Phydeaux.

How many others have encountered strange names for dogs or other pets?

Oh, by the way, the dog's name is pronounced - Fido!

One of my neighbors has a small dog named Sticker, and another has a large dog named: Bier==Beer in German.