Do your pets have nicknames?

Shelly: Shell, Shell Bell, and *Bubba.

Sophie: Soph, Sofa, Sophie Marie and *Princess.

*used most lol

No...they're cats.

Names are for us, not them.

Kitty's his nickname. Tiger's his name.

Fatcat = Fatty McFatpants, Fatman
Pepper = Pepposity

They don't come when you call them anyway.

One does...but only if I whistle.

Dixie = Miss, Miss Mess, Miss Piss, Dixters, Doodlehead (all of which she responds to)

Buddy = Buddy Cat, Li'l Bud (she also comes when she's called)

My cats have always known their names (and nicknames). I've always trained them, from kittenhood (using treats, then switching to affection reward) to come when called.

Now, they don't always actually get up and come to me. But they at least look at me from their comfortable position in a sunbeam, twitch an ear and start to purr.

Mine come a majority of the time.

Back when I lived with cats and dogs, they all had different names, depending on my mood.

Cat, caaaaat!, CAT!, cattt...

and

Dog, doog!, DOG!, dawg

Tiger responds to "baby" sometimes.

He comes if I say "Come here kitty!" in an unbearably cute voice and stand within 10 feet of his snacks.

Sugar Tits.....Stud Muffin.....Maria Cecilia Gabriela Juanita Hernandez
.....damn dirty ape

Spooky - Pooka, Pook, dishrag, slick kitty, fathead, little Houdini, Cutie, and whatever else may escape my mouth.

Muffin- Muff, Huffin Puffin, Puffers, Fatcat, Fatty, Fat face, Flat face, Fluff ball, Fatbutt, and whatever else suits my fancy.

Sissy- just Sissy, or Sister.

snacks - snooooooooooks
flex - funkmaster flex, flexo

Full AKC name: SnoDawn's La Chienne Nikita

Familiar name: Nikki

Around the house: Miss Nikki, Miss Snooty-Boots, Baby-Dog, Nik-Nik (given to her by her breeder/groomer), Her Majesty, Bitch, Hey stupid...

When I was younger my folks had a 10-pound toy poodle named Gigi. Dad's inevitable sense of irony caused him to nickname her "Fang."

Smokey is his regular name. Sometimes I'll call him Crazy cat or baby cat.

Ben = Benny boy, Old Git.
Oedipuss = Oedi, monster, nuisance (when she's being chased away from the fish tank ).

Dusty, the dog I grew up with, was known to the Kennel Club as Prince of Backhill. But only to the Kennel Club.

Kip the West Memphis Spitz.

Nicknames: Bubblegum, Shellshock, Turgid, Kipperdoodle (That last one's the Warden's), Muddybutt (don't ask...).




AKC Name: Miss Angel Gabriel

Name: Gabbie

Nick names: Bonkers, The Schizo Spitzo, That Dog...usually prefaced with, "What the fuck is wrong with...", Gabzilla.




Coleman.

Nick Names: Ninja Kitty, Aliens, Rufus.




Charmin.

Nick Names: Princess Charmin, Squeeker, Q-Tip.

Clyde the cat, also known as Clydenstein Bear.

"AKC name:"

All the inbreeding might explain some of her psychosis.

Dog: Tigger, nickname fucking dog

George = Georgie, Porgie, Puddin, Kypros, Kippers, Picks, Pickings

For some ancient reason that I can't remember, OH and I always refer to dogs as 'pickings' or 'picks' in private conversations. It's only embarrassing when you use the term to people who haven't got a clue what you're referring to.

Kypros/Kippers comes from an episode of The Weakest Link, shown during George's puppihood. A little chap called Kypros got voted off and generally made fun of for being a bit thick. When George did something daft we'd call him Kypros, and it stuck.

I've referred to Dixie as a doglet from when she was a puppy, and her little puppy tail curled over on itself like a little piggy tail.... or piglet tail..... so i decided she was a mix between a dog and a piglet, and therefore a doglet.

My best reason for an obscure nickname is for Coleman.


Coleman has a rare talent of absolutely disappearing when ever there is a storm. If there's thunder, then he's gone with a puff of smoke (hence the nick, "Ninja Kitty"...but that's not the one this is about.)

When I lived in Knoxville, we rented a house that had ceiling panels downstairs, and some were either missing or had holes in them. Well, my sister and brother-in-law had come over, and then there was a violent storm. It was over shortly, and we went around trying to find Coleman because we weren't sure if he'd gotten out or not.

So me and my bro-in-law were downstairs when we heard a strange noise. Then, suddenly one of the older ceiling panels gave way, and Coleman fell out onto the ground.

My Bro-in-law started screaming, "They're In The Ceiling!!!!!!!"

So that's how Coleman got the nick, "Aliens".

i once called Muffin, Fatty and she attacked me...talk about a self conscious cat, sheesh.

Cat #1: Nimitz: Nim, Nimmer, Admiral, Blackcat, Mon Frere, My brother, lovercat.

Cat #2: Fletcher: Fletch, Fletcher-cat, Wheezy, Darth, Vader, Vader-cat.

Dog: Abbie: Abbie-girl, Abigail, Abbie-dog, Abbie Dabbie Doo, Abber Dabber Ding Dong, Puppy Dog, Mutley, & "That Goddamn dog!"

The Weims, Gabby and Rosi, are occassionaly called "The Sweet Puppy" and "The Witch".

Buddy is most called "The chubby dog".