30 Pet Names That Members Of This Online Community Have Encountered And Found The Absolute Worst
People often consider animals to be full members of their families - and indeed, sometimes there are special animals that fully justify such a status. Well, if it's a family member, then it must have some outstanding name.
And it's good if it's the usual Max or Simba, Bella or Luna. But very often, pet names become a peculiar way of self-expression for their owners. And then it might turn into something that makes veterinarians crack up when registering a new patient.
Recently, a popular thread appeared on Reddit, which has already gained about 70.1K upvotes and more than 21.4K various comments. The topic starter asked just one simple question addressed to veterinarians: "What was the worst pet name you have ever encountered in your job?" Of course, not only vets came to comment and as a result, there is a huge number of names, including some very bizarre ones.
Bored Panda has compiled a curated list with a selection of the most interesting, funny and terrible names that the owners gave their pets for some incomprehensible reason. So feel free to scroll to the very bottom, comment and perhaps tell us what other unusual and bizarre pet names you've come across during your life.
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Mom owns a vet practice so had a lot of these.
Best/worse pet parents named their cat D.O.G. and their dog C.A.T.
James Bond was my favorite doggy (Pekinese). He was hilarious.
There were so many Mittens, Fluffys, Spots and Buddy's they got lost in the sea of animals.
Worst story was a rescued golden retriever who was so malnourished they nick named him Pancake. Sadly, Pancake's kidneys were done so he dies 2 days after he was rescued by the local animal control. The two days I got to feed and spend time with him made it all the harder to realize he could have been saved if his family had let him go instead of leaving him chained up in the yard before they left.
I hate people a lot of the time.
Edit: Thanks for all the love friends! I still have a picture of him on my phone. Won't forget him like his owners did.
Notorious P.I.G. aka Piggy Smalls for a Guinea pig
On second thoughts, add that to the best name ever encountered!
Not a vet...
Growing up, I had a friend who owned an iguana named TDI.
That Damn Iguana
(named by his mother who haaaaaaated it, as I recall)
Edit: I'm cracking up that my highest rated comment has to do with That Damn Iguana 😂
I had a cat that I named TC because when I got him I couldn't think of a name and just kept calling him "that cat", as in "what is that cat doing?!"
conversesap wrote:
When I adopted my two cars from the shelter, the staff had named them after internet browsers and search engines. I got Google and Explorer. Another couple got Firefox and Bing. Mine were promptly renamed.
Desmond_85 answered:
It’s good that you’re adopting your cars instead of buying the cars from a breeder. Man I hate BMWs
I was once at the dog park and this lady kept yelling at her dog. "Kevin! Get over here Kevin!" "Let me take your picture, Kevin!" "Kevin!" Kevin was an old, overweight black lab. I still laugh when I think about it.
I also knew a man that named his dog Yee. So when he called him he would say "Here Yee, Here Yee"
So I’m not a vet, but I’m deeply involved in the horse world. There’s a “discipline” called halter, and many of the horses are genetic atrocities to begin with. They’ve been bred to the point of uselessness.
When naming quarter horses, many breeders like to create a registered name that incorporates the parents’ names and bloodlines. So, somebody bred together the stallion Kid’s Classic Style and the mare Lookin’ Touchable. The best name that the breeders could come up with for the foal?
KidsLookinTouchable.
Yeah. That’s the best they could come up with.
On the reverse side of this, a vet told me she thought my cat’s name was weird!
My cat’s name is Ozark, which might seem strange since I’m a maritime Canadian. She’s not named after the show or the mountains really, but rather after the Ozark Howler, which is some kind of devil cat/bear cryptid thing in those mountains that screams a lot. My cat likes to yowl when we’re not giving her attention, so I thought it fit.
I have a howler, too, likes to serenade around 3 AM. I like the name you picked!
I used to walk a dog named Julia Child.
Every time I came over, I would open the door and go "Ms. Child, your 2 O'clock is here." And neither of us would laugh, but hey that's showbiz.
Not a vet but we rescued a chihuahua and ended up naming him “Lil Man”
Now he’s overweight and I call him Medium Man
praisethehaze wrote:
Old neighbor lady had a cat named “face”
because it had a beautiful face, she said.
rustydomino commented:
that actually works great if she has three other cats named Hannibal, BA, and Murdock.
AnonEMoussie added:
BA: “I pity the fool who tries to get me in that cat carrier.”
Murdock: “have some milk, BA”
BA: “Milk does a body good, fool! thump snores
Runzwitskizzors added:
Not a vet but I took in a cat from a family named Lord Whimsalot III. Yes, there were previous Lord Whimsalots. We nicknamed him whimmy.
JPrimrose commented:
What a whimsical name.
That cat is definitely saying he sees you and has Passed Judgement upon you.
My dad has always wanted a dog named “askim” so when someone asks what your dog’s name is you can just say “askim”
I know a dog named Askim. His brother's name is Hugo. "What are your dogs' names?" "Hugo and Askim." (You go and ask him). I appreciate the commitment to the bit at least lol.
One of my boys wanted to name one of our dogs Meat Stack. (My son was 6 when we adopted the puppy). Same kid wanted to name his brother Turtle Flower when he was born. Needless to say he is not in charge of naming things in our household.
When my nephew was three and his mom was pregnant, I asked what he wanted to name his little sister, and he confidently announced, "Dump Truck Helmet." Little Dumpy was born about three weeks later.
foulinbasket wrote:
Not a vet, but I lived in the Marshall Islands for a few years and I noticed that all black male dogs are named "lakilimej" (black boy), all white male dogs are named "lamoujouj" (white boy), all brown male dogs are "laburaun" (brown boy), and all black and white dogs are named "oreo"
amethystjade15 added:
We adopted a black and white bunny named Pickles. The rescuer we adopted from told us later that his previous family had called him Oreo, but "every damn black and white animal gets named Oreo."
Not a vet, but my roommate's cat is named Feline Dion. I wanted to call her Chairman Meow. I ended up calling a stray in the neighborhood Chairman Meow instead and the personality matches.
My grandmother's jet black and incredibly angry cat was called Rainbow.
Edit: I'm not a vet either.
I had a betta fish named Rainbow which didn’t make sense because he was blue.
prouvairee wrote:
Sexy - for a chihuahua. Just made the whole consultation very awkward.
Opening-Thought-5736 added:
If you could just lift Sexy up here please, thank you.
Now I might need your help to hold Sexy down.
I'm going to put this in your butt Sexy but I'll be quick
(Obligatory "not a vet", but...)
One time I was taking my dog to the vet for a check-up cause she had an ear infection. While waiting in the lobby, an older woman comes in with a dachshund in her arms and lets him sit on the counter. (This isn't a problem for the staff, as they love dogs, especially small dogs).
The receptionist asks for the woman's name, reason for visit, then finally asks what the dog's name was. "Dachshund". The receptionist says "Oh, I know his breed, but what is his name?".
Older woman looks her dead in the eye and in a slightly quieter voice she says "Dachshund" again. The receptionist looked confused for a second and the room was dead silent, so when the amount of laughter enraged it was hard not to as well.
Receptionist asks the woman why she named her Dachshund, "Dachshund", and the woman was quiet for a minute before replying: "...He likes it". His little tail was wagging the entire time.
Queue more laughter from all of us
My cat's name in John Hinckley, Jr., because he was a stray that stalked me for a year and killed things to give me as offerings.
My Aunt has a 3 legged dog named I-Lean. I think its brilliant though.
An old friend had 3 enormous black purebreds, I think they were Great Danes? There were 2 females and a male who had lost his front leg. The vet said there was no need to neuter him because he couldn't "mount" without both legs. Well ... he got both the females pregnant. They helped him out by standing near the stairs, against the wall, so ... lots of adorable puppies!!
Obligatory, not a vet. I was in the vet's waiting room, and there was a puppy with a woman and a child. The puppy was named Dave, the child was Atari.
rabidpiano86 wrote:
I'm not a vet but this is somewhat related. One of our dogs is a pug, we got him a long time ago from a bad home. My wife and I kind of waited around too long to give him a proper name, so now we still just call him Pug or "the pug".
I'm a little embarrassed when I take him to the vet and they ask his name and its just Pug. :/
Fyrrys commented:
You could always say his full name is Puglas (like Douglas), and Pug is just his nickname
inflammablepenguin added:
Puglas P. Arthur. Esq.
Obligatory “not a vet” disclaimer, but story at a vet’s. My roommate had a dog called Taquito and we once had to go to the emergency vet at night because it was having trouble breathing.
The dog goes in with the vet and maybe half an hour later a vet’s assistant comes out, goes straight for the latino looking couple at the other end of the waiting room and just asks them “taquito?” They were looking sooo confused and slightly offended, especially since the assistant kept repeating it when they didn’t answer.
My roommate was slow on the uptake with it being the middle of the night and just being frozen on the spot by the awkwardness of the moment, but she finally spoke up and said “Taquito is my dog”. No one looked at each other for the remaining time we were there.
Edit: Thank you for the awards and for sharing your similar stories! It makes up a little for still cringing about that moment 10 years later.
Edit 2: A bit more info about Taquito. He was a rescue and my roommate just kept his name because I guess it just fit. He was fine on that night, just a case of kennel cough that went away on its own. He went on to live a full life of being the worst dog ever and passed away of old age.
When I get a dog it takes forever for me to name them. I was running down a list of names while my puppy was looking at me intently about 10 feet away. Some she would wag her tail slightly, most nothing. I got to Tequila, but I said it like the song. She went crazy. A year later and she will come running if she hears just the music.
Ok not a vet but my dogs name is needles.
Here’s the story:
I’m a body piercer it’s pretty common for people in my industry to name an animal needles. I never thought twice about the name.
Me and needles started cohabitation when I was living and working in small towns. The folks in small towns tend to treat folks that work in tattoo shops as local celebrities and everyone knows you and all your business. So no one questioned the name.
10 years later I’m in one of the 3 biggest cities in the US.
I never questioned the name of my dog until my partner, their kid, and I were in a store making plans and I, a bit louder than I anticipated said “ can we run home and grab needles b4 we go”
Everyone looked at us horrified. I did not understand why.
Now my partner makes fun of me for being the “homeless looking crack head screaming ‘come here needles’ when playing w my dog”
Also now when someone asks the name of my dog I tell them and follow with “I’m a piercer not a junky”
Not a vet, but an owner. When my German shepherd goes in, I tell them he responds to Dog. His actual name is Dante, and he comes running when anyone even breathes it. But if I all I want to do is get him to look over to me or to stop whatever he’s doing, I just say Dog.
Also, he gets very very excited whenever anyone tells him he ‘has fat butt disease’ (The Office). He pushes you around with his big butt asking for scratches. Vets office staff seemed very pleased with this information. “We keep calling his name but he doesn’t get excited at all???” “Just tell him he has fat butt disease.”
sarcasmgnome wrote:
Had a client who let each of their 3 children name the cat. The poor cat’s name ended up being ‘Hungry Jack Biscuit’.
hydrospanner commented:
A cat named Jack, or Biscuit doesn't seem so bad...
sarcasmgnome answered:
Yes but we had to call him Hungry Jack Biscuit everytime, they were very insistent we use the full name
I need to stop scrolling before my coworkers wonder why I’m laughing so hard 😂 edit: the derpy cat pic they used isn’t helping!!!
My first pet that I can remember getting was a fish when I was about three or four years old.
I named him Clock because I happened to be looking at a clock when my mom asked what I wanted to name him
When I got my first pet, (a beta fish) I named her Beta. I was extremely creative.
96276 wrote:
In the South, I was in a waiting room with someone who brought their chicken named Tikka. Like chicken tikka.
Meridian122 answered:
My husband named all of our chickens after food dishes: Kung Pao, Marsala, etc. These chickens were only for egg laying, not to be eaten.
Experience tells me that once you name a chicken, the dynamic between you changes and makes it much harder to eat them. For me, it's impossible. They lay for about three years, then become almost freeloading pets. They do keep the pest population down, but if they free range, they tear up the garden and leave little surprises everywhere.
Raccoon.
Our daughter was three when she named the all black cat. I still have no idea why she named him that. He does appear a bit chunky like a well fed raccoon now.
Children sometimes look at animals and they seem to just know animal’s names. I have to live with an animal a few months before I know their name. So all my dogs answer to "Dog"
Mskorn85 wrote:
Envelope
Lilzhazskillz answered:
"Actually, Darren, it's pronounced En-vel-oh-pee"
misterne said:
Envelope is the name of the cat in the Sir Charlie Stinky Socks books. They are my son's favourite books at the moment!
JeffersonSpicoli wrote:
Clitsy
janefromspace answered:
The last name of one of my moms employees is klitsy :/ poor girl
Not a vet, but I knew someone who had a cat named Seefa, which sounded fine to a child's ears. I later found out it was actually called C-for. C for cat. I eye-rolled so hard when I found out.
A cat named "Monster" which wouldn't be that bad.. Except that the family's last name was Johnson.
Monster Johnson hahahaha.
My old neighbors apparently thought it would be a good idea to let their 3 year old name their dog.
The dog was named dump truck.
In the U.K. there is a programme called gogglebox- essentially people to reacting to the weeks TV. There is a family on it with about 5 huge Rottweilers. A fan favourite is “Dave”. Always front and centre and sitting on their couch. I always chuckle when they’re yelling “Dave! Dave! Get off the f**king couch Dave!”
A friend of mine has a dog named Dave. Another had a Doberman called Mavis...
I had a friend with a cat named Radiator because she named it when she was a toddler. Not sure why her parents went along with it.
"Joy of the Lord". There's also a Sphynx out there named Scrotum, which makes me laugh because that's exactly what a scrotum feels like.
My ex and I found a blind kitten one time, we weren’t sure if she was going to live but when she and her mom went to the vet they told them it’s name was “Helen” as in Helen Keller. Coincidentally, my ex had a friend with another blind cat who was named “sockets”.
NAV. Cat is named Tuna Fish Jones. Sometimes called Toonces, or Fatness (short for Fatness Neverclean)
Kitty
Now you may be wondering why that's a bad name, Kitty, was an iguana.
Edit: Should add I met this iguana when I was taking my dog to the vet, I'm not a vet.
My cats nickname is Mousey. His actual name is Marley because he is a wailer but I call him Marley Mousey or Mouser as he is an expert rat catcher.
Nexus_produces wrote:
My dog's name is vodka, is that bad?
Phanstormergreg answered:
Actually appropriate. Both make you feel better when times are tough.
Not a vet. (I know, sorry.)
My dad adopted a stray cat who wandered into his yard once. The first time he saw the cat (not much past kitten stage), his response was, "What a little s**t."
"Little S**t" became the cat's name on the vet paperwork. The sad part was that she got her leg caught in a door once, and ended up having it amputated. Which led to a really awkward conversation in grade school, before I was old enough to know better, when I told my teacher that "My dad has a cat with three legs, and her name is Little S**t!"
We had a cat named Shasta. But my husband always called her "S**tHead, 'cause she was.
My spouse used to have a huge Maine Coon officially named Princess. That was her name at the vet and on her collar. But he only ever called her PorkButt.
ETA: it’s adorable how many chonky names are given to Maine Coons! PorkButt would have sniffed disdainfully at you all.
My bro’s cat’s name is “baby kitty”... it is like eight years old now. Always fun for them calling into the vet.
I used to volunteer (not as a vet!) at an animal shelter. We had to give all the stray cats/dogs that came in names, for in the database. They had to be "unique" because sometimes you had to do a search and you can't have the name "Simba" popping up 1000 times (it happened). So one time we had 2 dogs that came in together and they named them: Sala and Mi (Salami). It was just for during their stay, the owner was free to change the names. So not that bad and my coworker was very creative.
Yes, it is funny, but husband refuses to change an animal's name, so I had to be really picky when I was looking for a new cat a few years ago. Colour, temperament, And name.
Obligatory Not A Vet, but my history teacher told us that he let his daughter name the cat when she was very young, and she called him "Fluffybutt". Years later she decided to rename him Milo.
History teacher lived in a fairly rough area of the city and didn't exactly enjoy yelling "Fluffybutt" into the night to get the cat home.
butihavemyownmoney wrote:
Ex gf was a vet nurse. She came across a cat in the system called Horatio Bradshaw Roadwork.
DrBetzen answered:
They asked for the worst name, not the best
My cat's name is shoe
My friend had a cat she named "Shoo shoo". It was a stray and she'd try to shoo it away, but it wouldn't leave. So, obviously she adopted him.
I was a newlywed when I met a sickly street cat. Got him to a vet brought him home. All was good. Six months later had to bring him to a specialist. In waiting room I hear “Goblin Weiner” called out loud. Every person started laughing including me. Whoops 😅 Edit- married last name is Weiner. Named cat Goblin Weiner by accident.
My elderly neighbor lady had a huge male cat named "Bomber Jack". It's actually named after her deceased husband who died in WW2 as an airplane pilot - apparently Bomber Jack was his nickname.
One of my friends' cats name is Fat Bastard. He's a big sweetheart though so they just call him dude now, which isn't even that much better
My husband’s work friend has a cat called Fredstable Tiberius Catticute lll. We’re all intrigued to know about the first 2 fredstables!
My dog's name is Sophie. Not so bad, but when I adopted her, I had no idea we'd move to a country where that's one of top three names for girls. My daughter has had friends and a teacher named Sophie and yes, she did tell them our dog has the same name. We also have cats named Mai and Tai, because they were found and brought to us on a Saturday night when we were getting ready to go out, so they're named after a cocktail I missed out on. I don't actually drink Mai Tais, but it sounded better than Tequila and Sunrise.
My least favorite encounter was a majestic, long haired Afghan Hound named Cletus, the most unfitting name ever. This stunning, magical beast had the hillbilly name of a slack-jawed yokel. Also, I knew someone who named their cat Stupido. The cat attacked her constantly, for obvious reasons
I have a cat we rescued from a feral mom who abandoned her because she was blind in one eye. We named her Blind Mellow Jelly after the fictional blues singer from Sanford and Son. We call her Jelly for short.
I have a cat named Booger. I know it sounds stupid, but it's because he has a spot on his nose that looks like he has a little booger hanging from his nose. Most of the time we call him Mr. Boogs or Mr. Boogies because Booger is not the most flattering name lol.
Knew a woman who named her dog after a hated neighbour just to annoy her.
my beta fish was "sid fishis" cuz 1 yr old me loved the sex pistols.
Not an animals name, but a nickname given to our two year old by his big brother (which firmly stuck) because he wore nappies. Grot.
We've four children, who back then, were 12, 10, 6 and 4. We got them their first pet, rabbit. They couldn't settle on a name, (husband wanted to choose one too). She wound up being named Cassie Panda Lulu Rainbow Mutch. A few years later we get another female rabbit and only the youngest was interested in naming her, this girl was named Bob.
My bro named his dog Wendy in1985 because our grandmother had taken him to see Peter Pan. The dog was his 4th b-day gift. Great dog. Scared off a would-be kidnapper when we were playing in the backyard (and she weighed less than 20 pounds) but was sweet every other moment of her life.
A friend of mine had a really unusually coloured cat. He was black all over but had a white face. So he called the cat Bomb Blast, because he said it looked he was looking at a bomb just as it went off. This friend also had a 3 legged greyhound called Tripod.
Tiberius Monster Truck Black Bird is the name of our 80lbs one year old puppy. Jezable May May Jelly Belly two year old 110 lbs puppy. Jade Marley Jadey Bell Momma our three year old 75 lbs puppy.
Used to be a vet tech.. There was a guy who adopted an ex backyard breeder Lab and named her 6-pack.... My Uncle had a cat named Little Sh*t.. the vet refused to call him that and called him LS. I knew a DeoJee (pronounced d.o.g.) and the vet I worked for adopted a cat for the practice named Furbahl. There were a lot more funny ones...people can be weird about naming their pets.
My boy is Sir Samuel Gromit My two previous dogs were named Wallace and Max by the breeder so we just kept them as such and when I got him I wanted to commemorate both of them My friend chose Sam from the games Sam and Max and Gromit for obvious reasons. Sir came from the fact that I just randomly started saying sir to him every time he did something the day we were bringing him home like climbing into my shirt or licking in my nose
I had a friend years ago who named his dog Syndrome. I'll let you work it out, and yes, I thought he was a wanker too.
My youngest brother was a huge Blue's Clues fan when he was like 3-4. We got a blue heeler, so he would tell people that his name was Steve and "his" dog was Blue... so it stuck. (My brother's name is most certainly not Steve, either lol) As far as our cats, we had "Mr Rhett Butler Kitty Curtis" and every single person that met him wanted to steal him from me. He was definitely a little ladies man. We currently have Baby Kitty (Witchy), her younger sister Baby (Drogon, aka Toothless, because she's solid black with green eyes), twin boys Fujin and Raijin, the boys' mom HIH (her imperial highness) Queen Tenchi Mama, and my husband's cat, Misty. She's the only one with a "normal" name lol.
I have 5 Jack Russell's that are my world. Their names are Toby, Charlie, Lovee, Mila and Lovees baby, Lucky (he was the only survivor out of her litter). Charlie will "talk" to you, Toby is "the gentleman" but also "the destroyer of everything you love" (also, a*****e), lovee is sweet as hell and soft as a teddy bear, Mila is shy and bosses Charlie around but is a sweetheart as well (also very set in her ways- bedtime is 730 sharp and she lets you know it!!). Lucky is only 3 weeks old now, so we don't know his personality just yet, but he's a cutie!!!
My mom had a cat named Real Meow. Long story. Real Meow lived well past twenty. A friend has a cat named Trixie. Trixie is a boy.
Growing up we had a couple of tabbys one had white on his feet was named White Feet the other that did not have white in his feet Brown Feet. We also had a cat that hung around the neighborhood that we called Hibachi as in the grill, since when he was first found he came out from under the grill cover.
We have 6 foster kittens that intake gave very boring names, but my kids renamed them all (also mostly boring names) but one of the kittens got renamed Sassy Applesauce and I thought it was funny. (She's sassy, and is a black calico with a splash of orange on her face that "looks like she fell face first in applesauce").
I recall a story about a pig named Chris P Bacon. I believe it was on Youtube. That made me laugh hard, until my sides hurt.
i have always given my dogs 'human' names. maybe it's because it feels more personal? and, they usually have middle names though that part may be related to a trait of theirs. such as my dobermans maxwell milktoast as he was a ninny; trixie delite, after a character in paper moon who had 'good bone structure'; helga monster because she was huge. currently there is another doberman, ruby rose who is a red dobe and a boxer, greta von puckett
Took my puppy to the vet, and there was a listing of all the pets to be seen for the day. "Wyatt Earp" and "Doc Holliday" were my favorites. On a more personal level, I owned a hermit crab named "Squidward" as a little kid (he was my favorite character on SpongeBob).
Many many years ago my oldest had two beta fish she named Dead and Alive. Interestingly enough, Alive died first.
My science teacher has a ball python named girl. He's a male in case you were wondering.
Best one I've seen is "Merkin". If you don't know a merkin is a wig for the genitals or genital hair. I was at PetSmart and they always write the names of the pets that are being seen that day on the Welcome Board and when I was getting heartworm meds it said Welcome Merkin. The vet tech couldn't figure out why I thought it was funny until I explained what a merkin was...lol
We get comments on our cat names sometimes. The oldest is a Norwegian Forest Cat, so I went with a Norse Gods theme as the breed was believed to pull Freya's chariot and called her Skadi, as it fitter her temprament and colours. Soon after I got a Maine C**n who got called Freyja because she's very much a home-body. A few years later my partner and I adopted a stray cat called Delilah, but wanting to keep on the name theme we called her Dafn to honour her original name and her stormy start to life.
I was in on a TNR cat colony. Caught 13a cats over a weekend. The property was condemned and scheduled to be demolished. So the Return part wasn't possible. We found homes for most as barn cats. Had to return a large male. He belonged to someone. Oops. Was left with three. One Bobbed Tail ma
one Bobbed tail ginger male, one NOT Bobbed tail male and a gray tabby female with all white feet. Over time their descriptions got Shorter and shorter until they were Bob, Not Bob and Socks.
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My worst name job was a rescue Chihuahua. He was supposed to be a foster, that lasted about two hours. We knew he was home. He came named Stinky, big NOPE. Never found a name that suited him. He just kinda became Little Bitty Dog. Not my first choice, but again, he was pretty special!
There was a race horse called “Whykickamoocow”. Not one I know personally, but it was in the news a bit in 2012.
My first miniature dachshund was named Tinker. My second miniature dachshund was named Low Rider. My 18 year old, 3rd, miniature dachshund is named Chino (for Chino Moreno of the Deftones.) I've had a llaso apso named Howard. A chihuahua named Taco (rescue.) My other dog, currently, is Brina. A bulldog boxer mix. She is 13. Also known as Bri Bri. Brina Meana, Brina the boo bear butt, or boo boo. Chino is also known as Chino the weeno, cheeny meany. Cheener meaner, or meany meany.
I was a newlywed when I met a sickly street cat. Got him to a vet brought him home. All was good. Six months later had to bring him to a specialist. In waiting room I hear “Goblin Weiner” called out loud. Every person started laughing including me. Whoops 😅 Edit- married last name is Weiner. Named cat Goblin Weiner by accident.
My elderly neighbor lady had a huge male cat named "Bomber Jack". It's actually named after her deceased husband who died in WW2 as an airplane pilot - apparently Bomber Jack was his nickname.
One of my friends' cats name is Fat Bastard. He's a big sweetheart though so they just call him dude now, which isn't even that much better
My husband’s work friend has a cat called Fredstable Tiberius Catticute lll. We’re all intrigued to know about the first 2 fredstables!
My dog's name is Sophie. Not so bad, but when I adopted her, I had no idea we'd move to a country where that's one of top three names for girls. My daughter has had friends and a teacher named Sophie and yes, she did tell them our dog has the same name. We also have cats named Mai and Tai, because they were found and brought to us on a Saturday night when we were getting ready to go out, so they're named after a cocktail I missed out on. I don't actually drink Mai Tais, but it sounded better than Tequila and Sunrise.
My least favorite encounter was a majestic, long haired Afghan Hound named Cletus, the most unfitting name ever. This stunning, magical beast had the hillbilly name of a slack-jawed yokel. Also, I knew someone who named their cat Stupido. The cat attacked her constantly, for obvious reasons
I have a cat we rescued from a feral mom who abandoned her because she was blind in one eye. We named her Blind Mellow Jelly after the fictional blues singer from Sanford and Son. We call her Jelly for short.
I have a cat named Booger. I know it sounds stupid, but it's because he has a spot on his nose that looks like he has a little booger hanging from his nose. Most of the time we call him Mr. Boogs or Mr. Boogies because Booger is not the most flattering name lol.
Knew a woman who named her dog after a hated neighbour just to annoy her.
my beta fish was "sid fishis" cuz 1 yr old me loved the sex pistols.
Not an animals name, but a nickname given to our two year old by his big brother (which firmly stuck) because he wore nappies. Grot.
We've four children, who back then, were 12, 10, 6 and 4. We got them their first pet, rabbit. They couldn't settle on a name, (husband wanted to choose one too). She wound up being named Cassie Panda Lulu Rainbow Mutch. A few years later we get another female rabbit and only the youngest was interested in naming her, this girl was named Bob.
My bro named his dog Wendy in1985 because our grandmother had taken him to see Peter Pan. The dog was his 4th b-day gift. Great dog. Scared off a would-be kidnapper when we were playing in the backyard (and she weighed less than 20 pounds) but was sweet every other moment of her life.
A friend of mine had a really unusually coloured cat. He was black all over but had a white face. So he called the cat Bomb Blast, because he said it looked he was looking at a bomb just as it went off. This friend also had a 3 legged greyhound called Tripod.
Tiberius Monster Truck Black Bird is the name of our 80lbs one year old puppy. Jezable May May Jelly Belly two year old 110 lbs puppy. Jade Marley Jadey Bell Momma our three year old 75 lbs puppy.
Used to be a vet tech.. There was a guy who adopted an ex backyard breeder Lab and named her 6-pack.... My Uncle had a cat named Little Sh*t.. the vet refused to call him that and called him LS. I knew a DeoJee (pronounced d.o.g.) and the vet I worked for adopted a cat for the practice named Furbahl. There were a lot more funny ones...people can be weird about naming their pets.
My boy is Sir Samuel Gromit My two previous dogs were named Wallace and Max by the breeder so we just kept them as such and when I got him I wanted to commemorate both of them My friend chose Sam from the games Sam and Max and Gromit for obvious reasons. Sir came from the fact that I just randomly started saying sir to him every time he did something the day we were bringing him home like climbing into my shirt or licking in my nose
I had a friend years ago who named his dog Syndrome. I'll let you work it out, and yes, I thought he was a wanker too.
My youngest brother was a huge Blue's Clues fan when he was like 3-4. We got a blue heeler, so he would tell people that his name was Steve and "his" dog was Blue... so it stuck. (My brother's name is most certainly not Steve, either lol) As far as our cats, we had "Mr Rhett Butler Kitty Curtis" and every single person that met him wanted to steal him from me. He was definitely a little ladies man. We currently have Baby Kitty (Witchy), her younger sister Baby (Drogon, aka Toothless, because she's solid black with green eyes), twin boys Fujin and Raijin, the boys' mom HIH (her imperial highness) Queen Tenchi Mama, and my husband's cat, Misty. She's the only one with a "normal" name lol.
I have 5 Jack Russell's that are my world. Their names are Toby, Charlie, Lovee, Mila and Lovees baby, Lucky (he was the only survivor out of her litter). Charlie will "talk" to you, Toby is "the gentleman" but also "the destroyer of everything you love" (also, a*****e), lovee is sweet as hell and soft as a teddy bear, Mila is shy and bosses Charlie around but is a sweetheart as well (also very set in her ways- bedtime is 730 sharp and she lets you know it!!). Lucky is only 3 weeks old now, so we don't know his personality just yet, but he's a cutie!!!
My mom had a cat named Real Meow. Long story. Real Meow lived well past twenty. A friend has a cat named Trixie. Trixie is a boy.
Growing up we had a couple of tabbys one had white on his feet was named White Feet the other that did not have white in his feet Brown Feet. We also had a cat that hung around the neighborhood that we called Hibachi as in the grill, since when he was first found he came out from under the grill cover.
We have 6 foster kittens that intake gave very boring names, but my kids renamed them all (also mostly boring names) but one of the kittens got renamed Sassy Applesauce and I thought it was funny. (She's sassy, and is a black calico with a splash of orange on her face that "looks like she fell face first in applesauce").
I recall a story about a pig named Chris P Bacon. I believe it was on Youtube. That made me laugh hard, until my sides hurt.
i have always given my dogs 'human' names. maybe it's because it feels more personal? and, they usually have middle names though that part may be related to a trait of theirs. such as my dobermans maxwell milktoast as he was a ninny; trixie delite, after a character in paper moon who had 'good bone structure'; helga monster because she was huge. currently there is another doberman, ruby rose who is a red dobe and a boxer, greta von puckett
Took my puppy to the vet, and there was a listing of all the pets to be seen for the day. "Wyatt Earp" and "Doc Holliday" were my favorites. On a more personal level, I owned a hermit crab named "Squidward" as a little kid (he was my favorite character on SpongeBob).
Many many years ago my oldest had two beta fish she named Dead and Alive. Interestingly enough, Alive died first.
My science teacher has a ball python named girl. He's a male in case you were wondering.
Best one I've seen is "Merkin". If you don't know a merkin is a wig for the genitals or genital hair. I was at PetSmart and they always write the names of the pets that are being seen that day on the Welcome Board and when I was getting heartworm meds it said Welcome Merkin. The vet tech couldn't figure out why I thought it was funny until I explained what a merkin was...lol
We get comments on our cat names sometimes. The oldest is a Norwegian Forest Cat, so I went with a Norse Gods theme as the breed was believed to pull Freya's chariot and called her Skadi, as it fitter her temprament and colours. Soon after I got a Maine C**n who got called Freyja because she's very much a home-body. A few years later my partner and I adopted a stray cat called Delilah, but wanting to keep on the name theme we called her Dafn to honour her original name and her stormy start to life.
I was in on a TNR cat colony. Caught 13a cats over a weekend. The property was condemned and scheduled to be demolished. So the Return part wasn't possible. We found homes for most as barn cats. Had to return a large male. He belonged to someone. Oops. Was left with three. One Bobbed Tail ma
one Bobbed tail ginger male, one NOT Bobbed tail male and a gray tabby female with all white feet. Over time their descriptions got Shorter and shorter until they were Bob, Not Bob and Socks.
Load More Replies... My worst name job was a rescue Chihuahua. He was supposed to be a foster, that lasted about two hours. We knew he was home. He came named Stinky, big NOPE. Never found a name that suited him. He just kinda became Little Bitty Dog. Not my first choice, but again, he was pretty special!
There was a race horse called “Whykickamoocow”. Not one I know personally, but it was in the news a bit in 2012.
My first miniature dachshund was named Tinker. My second miniature dachshund was named Low Rider. My 18 year old, 3rd, miniature dachshund is named Chino (for Chino Moreno of the Deftones.) I've had a llaso apso named Howard. A chihuahua named Taco (rescue.) My other dog, currently, is Brina. A bulldog boxer mix. She is 13. Also known as Bri Bri. Brina Meana, Brina the boo bear butt, or boo boo. Chino is also known as Chino the weeno, cheeny meany. Cheener meaner, or meany meany.
