Comments on: What’s in a name? The defining point of a relationship http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/03/31/whats-in-a-name-the-defining-point-of-a-relationship/ Blogging by a team of pet-care experts led by Dr. Marty Becker. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:43:12 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Richard Russell http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/03/31/whats-in-a-name-the-defining-point-of-a-relationship/comment-page-1/#comment-246275 Richard Russell Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:46:17 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/03/31/whats-in-a-name-the-defining-point-of-a-relationship/#comment-246275 Both my dogs came off the streets of Memphis industrial neighborhoods. So we thought that names with a blues flair would be appropriate. We chose 'Slim' and 'Rufus'. So far they are immediately recognized by name at the vet and most other places we visit. It helps to be unusual! Both my dogs came off the streets of Memphis industrial neighborhoods. So we thought that names with a blues flair would be appropriate.
We chose ‘Slim’ and ‘Rufus’.

So far they are immediately recognized by name at the vet and most other places we visit. It helps to be unusual!

]]> By: Cathy Z. http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/03/31/whats-in-a-name-the-defining-point-of-a-relationship/comment-page-1/#comment-246198 Cathy Z. Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:13:27 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/03/31/whats-in-a-name-the-defining-point-of-a-relationship/#comment-246198 My cat Nemerah, which is Hebrew for tigress, goes by Nemmie when she is not in trouble. My husband, bless his soul, wanted to name her Tiger because of her coat, but I just couldn't do that to her, so I embedded the meaning. Tiger in Hebrew is Namer and would be appropriate for a male. My cat Nemerah, which is Hebrew for tigress, goes by Nemmie when she is not in trouble. My husband, bless his soul, wanted to name her Tiger because of her coat, but I just couldn’t do that to her, so I embedded the meaning. Tiger in Hebrew is Namer and would be appropriate for a male.

]]> By: Marcy http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/03/31/whats-in-a-name-the-defining-point-of-a-relationship/comment-page-1/#comment-246074 Marcy Tue, 01 Apr 2008 05:26:58 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/03/31/whats-in-a-name-the-defining-point-of-a-relationship/#comment-246074 And I have Holly, Megan, and Mandy. My three girls...uh, kitties I mean. And I have Holly, Megan, and Mandy. My three girls…uh, kitties I mean.

]]> By: Phyllis DeGioia http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/03/31/whats-in-a-name-the-defining-point-of-a-relationship/comment-page-1/#comment-245955 Phyllis DeGioia Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:24:11 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/03/31/whats-in-a-name-the-defining-point-of-a-relationship/#comment-245955 "Only Pip, who came “pre-named” from rescue, doesn’t have a name you can immediately think of a person having." Excuse me? The protagonist of Charles's Dicken's "Great Expectations" is Pip. Okay, maybe non-English majors don't think of it immediately, but Dickens fans do. Yes, my cat is named Dickens, why do you ask? “Only Pip, who came “pre-named” from rescue, doesn’t have a name you can immediately think of a person having.”

Excuse me? The protagonist of Charles’s Dicken’s “Great Expectations” is Pip. Okay, maybe non-English majors don’t think of it immediately, but Dickens fans do.

Yes, my cat is named Dickens, why do you ask?

]]> By: Jen http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/03/31/whats-in-a-name-the-defining-point-of-a-relationship/comment-page-1/#comment-245949 Jen Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:09:08 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/03/31/whats-in-a-name-the-defining-point-of-a-relationship/#comment-245949 People are always commenting on my dogs' names being people names...but it really didn't occur to me when I named them. Gunner (a bichon) is the cutest, most fearless fluffball I have ever seen. I thought he needed a name that fit his personality more than his looks. And trust me...it fits him well. Chase (also a bichon) is a puppymill rescue. He was terrified of people when I first adopted him. He had a very severe ear infection and needed drops several times a day. Since he wouldn't come to me, I was constantly chasing him around the house trying to administer the drops. So...Chase seemed like the perfect fit for him. People are always commenting on my dogs’ names being people names…but it really didn’t occur to me when I named them. Gunner (a bichon) is the cutest, most fearless fluffball I have ever seen. I thought he needed a name that fit his personality more than his looks. And trust me…it fits him well. Chase (also a bichon) is a puppymill rescue. He was terrified of people when I first adopted him. He had a very severe ear infection and needed drops several times a day. Since he wouldn’t come to me, I was constantly chasing him around the house trying to administer the drops. So…Chase seemed like the perfect fit for him.

]]> By: Colorado Transplant http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/03/31/whats-in-a-name-the-defining-point-of-a-relationship/comment-page-1/#comment-245892 Colorado Transplant Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:14:28 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/03/31/whats-in-a-name-the-defining-point-of-a-relationship/#comment-245892 My cat had a name already, Batman, when I adopted him. I kept the name for him. He suffered this weekend from a viral infection---three times he was near death, (not drinking or eating),and three times he came back. He has been to the vet, the emergency room, and had acupunture, antibiotics, and a a treatment to relieve his stuck bladder. That is why I think he was originally named Batman because the original Batman in the comic strips survived all sorts of crises. Gina, when you get your new website started, with information available about animals, I will check out whether some cats have a double or triple amount of nine lives. Batman, at 15 years old this coming Thursday, has survived through so much travail. Hard to believe that he was so sick this weekend and now this Monday looks at me, saying "I want to go out and mark my territory. I want to drink that good snow water that just fell. I also have to visit the birds and squirrels and check out any new developments in the area (besides relieving my insides into the garden area). Batman did all that and now he is resting comfortably, after having a dose of antibiotics. My cat had a name already, Batman, when I adopted him. I kept the name for him.

He suffered this weekend from a viral infection—-three times he was near death, (not drinking or eating),and three times he came back. He has been to the vet, the emergency room, and had acupunture, antibiotics, and a a treatment to relieve his stuck bladder. That is why I think he was originally named Batman because the original Batman in the comic strips survived all sorts of crises.

Gina, when you get your new website started, with information available about animals, I will check out whether some cats have a double or triple amount of nine lives.

Batman, at 15 years old this coming Thursday, has survived through so much travail. Hard to believe that he was so sick this weekend and now this Monday looks at me, saying “I want to go out and mark my territory. I want to drink that good snow water that just fell. I also have to visit the birds and squirrels and check out any new developments in the area (besides relieving my insides into the garden area).

Batman did all that and now he is resting comfortably, after having a dose of antibiotics.

]]> By: nancy freedman-smith http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/03/31/whats-in-a-name-the-defining-point-of-a-relationship/comment-page-1/#comment-245870 nancy freedman-smith Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:52:25 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/03/31/whats-in-a-name-the-defining-point-of-a-relationship/#comment-245870 That is funny Gina! and closer than 6 degrees of separation. When I lived in Boston (inner city) I had a lot of training clients named "Felony", but never a Fenway, it was pre world series win. When we named our collie Finnegan, I found after that it meant dumb blond. Gotta be careful what you name your pets after because pets usually do fit their names...... Oops too late for poor sweet Finney.... That is funny Gina! and closer than 6 degrees of separation.
When I lived in Boston (inner city) I had a lot of training clients named “Felony”, but never a Fenway, it was pre world series win.
When we named our collie Finnegan, I found after that it meant dumb blond.
Gotta be careful what you name your pets after because pets usually do fit their names……
Oops too late for poor sweet Finney….

]]> By: Shelly http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/03/31/whats-in-a-name-the-defining-point-of-a-relationship/comment-page-1/#comment-245860 Shelly Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:24:13 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/03/31/whats-in-a-name-the-defining-point-of-a-relationship/#comment-245860 I'm a big fan of people names for pets, though I've been all over the map, as well. Currents are Miss Harriet Brown (Boxer) and Pandora (almost 22 year old DSH). I’m a big fan of people names for pets, though I’ve been all over the map, as well. Currents are Miss Harriet Brown (Boxer) and Pandora (almost 22 year old DSH).

]]> By: Gina Spadafori http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/03/31/whats-in-a-name-the-defining-point-of-a-relationship/comment-page-1/#comment-245857 Gina Spadafori Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:17:22 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/03/31/whats-in-a-name-the-defining-point-of-a-relationship/#comment-245857 Nancy ... WE had a cat named Fenway when I was growing up. Why? My dad (a native San Franciscan who went to high school with Christie's dad, how's THAT for a small world?) was a minor-leaguer in the Red Sox organization. Yes, we're Red Sox Nation! Nancy … WE had a cat named Fenway when I was growing up. Why? My dad (a native San Franciscan who went to high school with Christie’s dad, how’s THAT for a small world?) was a minor-leaguer in the Red Sox organization. Yes, we’re Red Sox Nation!

]]> By: glock http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/03/31/whats-in-a-name-the-defining-point-of-a-relationship/comment-page-1/#comment-245847 glock Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:51:29 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2008/03/31/whats-in-a-name-the-defining-point-of-a-relationship/#comment-245847 Let's see--I knew I was probably going to get that cute black and tan female Shiba puppy when a name for her popped into my head. "Sukoshi"-"little bit" in Japanese. The earlier name of one of the family's Siamese cats. (The other was Kim Chin Fu) "Sukoshi" or "Sukosh" was a term my father brought back from his service during the Korean War. (Most military folks of a certain age are familiar with the term.) So I got the small Shiba and "Sukoshi" she was... Let’s see—I knew I was probably going to get that cute black and tan female Shiba puppy when a name for her popped into my head. “Sukoshi”-“little bit” in Japanese. The earlier name of one of the family’s Siamese cats. (The other was Kim Chin Fu) “Sukoshi” or “Sukosh” was a term my father brought back from his service during the Korean War. (Most military folks of a certain age are familiar with the term.) So I got the small Shiba and “Sukoshi” she was…

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