Bakers Dozen

gkster · November 18, 2017, 4:34am

Name of your first pet, type of animal, and where the name came from

Cloud. Cat. He was white.
My dad’s hunting dog was an English Springer named Bill. It was not ,my pet.
Dinah. Cat. Named after Alice’s cat in Alice in Wonderland.
Benji, the family dog. A small, curly haired mutt named after the dog in the Benji movies.
Middy, a goldfish. 3 sibs, 3 goldfish. Eldest sib had the biggest fish, Biggy. Middle sib (me) had Middy and youngest sib had the smallest one.

Elendil_s_Heir · November 18, 2017, 5:19am

Same song, same link, so:

“A Breeze from Alabama” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5SNXkRmez8

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Name of your first pet, type of animal, and where the name came from

Cloud. Cat. He was white.
My dad’s hunting dog was an English Springer named Bill. It was not ,my pet.
Dinah. Cat. Named after Alice’s cat in Alice in Wonderland.
Benji, the family dog. A small, curly haired mutt named after the dog in the Benji movies.
Middy, a goldfish. 3 sibs, 3 goldfish. Eldest sib had the biggest fish, Biggy. Middle sib (me) had Middy and youngest sib had the smallest one.
Pepper, a black mutt and a fine dog, named that because his coat was gray and black

Little_Nemo · November 18, 2017, 5:44am

Name of your first pet, type of animal, and where the name came from

Cloud. Cat. He was white.
My dad’s hunting dog was an English Springer named Bill. It was not ,my pet.
Dinah. Cat. Named after Alice’s cat in Alice in Wonderland.
Benji, the family dog. A small, curly haired mutt named after the dog in the Benji movies.
Middy, a goldfish. 3 sibs, 3 goldfish. Eldest sib had the biggest fish, Biggy. Middle sib (me) had Middy and youngest sib had the smallest one.
Pepper, a black mutt and a fine dog, named that because his coat was gray and black
Mittens, a cat, named because she had mostly black fur but white paws.

NDP · November 18, 2017, 6:14am

Name of your first pet, type of animal, and where the name came from

Cloud. Cat. He was white.
My dad’s hunting dog was an English Springer named Bill. It was not ,my pet.
Dinah. Cat. Named after Alice’s cat in Alice in Wonderland.
Benji, the family dog. A small, curly haired mutt named after the dog in the Benji movies.
Middy, a goldfish. 3 sibs, 3 goldfish. Eldest sib had the biggest fish, Biggy. Middle sib (me) had Middy and youngest sib had the smallest one.
Pepper, a black mutt and a fine dog, named that because his coat was gray and black
Mittens, a cat, named because she had mostly black fur but white paws.
Moocher, a cat my parents got before I was born. He got the name because he was always begging for food.

Annie-Xmas · November 18, 2017, 2:28pm

Name of your first pet, type of animal, and where the name came from

Cloud. Cat. He was white.
My dad’s hunting dog was an English Springer named Bill. It was not ,my pet.
Dinah. Cat. Named after Alice’s cat in Alice in Wonderland.
Benji, the family dog. A small, curly haired mutt named after the dog in the Benji movies.
Middy, a goldfish. 3 sibs, 3 goldfish. Eldest sib had the biggest fish, Biggy. Middle sib (me) had Middy and youngest sib had the smallest one.
Pepper, a black mutt and a fine dog, named that because his coat was gray and black
Mittens, a cat, named because she had mostly black fur but white paws.
Moocher, a cat my parents got before I was born. He got the name because he was always begging for food.
Puppy-Cat, a lilac Siamese abandoned by his mother and raised by a dog. His original name was “Lilac Lou,” but he acted like a puppy and a friend remarked “Just like you to get a puppy cat.” And the name stuck.

Knowed_Out · November 18, 2017, 2:49pm

Name of your first pet, type of animal, and where the name came from

Cloud. Cat. He was white.
My dad’s hunting dog was an English Springer named Bill. It was not ,my pet.
Dinah. Cat. Named after Alice’s cat in Alice in Wonderland.
Benji, the family dog. A small, curly haired mutt named after the dog in the Benji movies.
Middy, a goldfish. 3 sibs, 3 goldfish. Eldest sib had the biggest fish, Biggy. Middle sib (me) had Middy and youngest sib had the smallest one.
Pepper, a black mutt and a fine dog, named that because his coat was gray and black
Mittens, a cat, named because she had mostly black fur but white paws.
Moocher, a cat my parents got before I was born. He got the name because he was always begging for food.
Puppy-Cat, a lilac Siamese abandoned by his mother and raised by a dog. His original name was “Lilac Lou,” but he acted like a puppy and a friend remarked “Just like you to get a puppy cat.” And the name stuck.
Bird dog named Lou. My dad always got bird dogs and named them Lou, which covers both genders. He wasn’t into variety.

Ponch8 · November 18, 2017, 4:50pm

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Name of your first pet, type of animal, and where the name came from

Cloud. Cat. He was white.
My dad’s hunting dog was an English Springer named Bill. It was not ,my pet.
Dinah. Cat. Named after Alice’s cat in Alice in Wonderland.
Benji, the family dog. A small, curly haired mutt named after the dog in the Benji movies.
Middy, a goldfish. 3 sibs, 3 goldfish. Eldest sib had the biggest fish, Biggy. Middle sib (me) had Middy and youngest sib had the smallest one.
Pepper, a black mutt and a fine dog, named that because his coat was gray and black
Mittens, a cat, named because she had mostly black fur but white paws.
Moocher, a cat my parents got before I was born. He got the name because he was always begging for food.
Puppy-Cat, a lilac Siamese abandoned by his mother and raised by a dog. His original name was “Lilac Lou,” but he acted like a puppy and a friend remarked “Just like you to get a puppy cat.” And the name stuck.
Bird dog named Lou. My dad always got bird dogs and named them Lou, which covers both genders. He wasn’t into variety.
Ponch, Standard Poodle. That was her name when we adopted her from the shelter.

Intergalactic_Gladiator · November 19, 2017, 1:01am

Name of your first pet, type of animal, and where the name came from

Cloud. Cat. He was white.
My dad’s hunting dog was an English Springer named Bill. It was not ,my pet.
Dinah. Cat. Named after Alice’s cat in Alice in Wonderland.
Benji, the family dog. A small, curly haired mutt named after the dog in the Benji movies.
Middy, a goldfish. 3 sibs, 3 goldfish. Eldest sib had the biggest fish, Biggy. Middle sib (me) had Middy and youngest sib had the smallest one.
Pepper, a black mutt and a fine dog, named that because his coat was gray and black
Mittens, a cat, named because she had mostly black fur but white paws.
Moocher, a cat my parents got before I was born. He got the name because he was always begging for food.
Puppy-Cat, a lilac Siamese abandoned by his mother and raised by a dog. His original name was “Lilac Lou,” but he acted like a puppy and a friend remarked “Just like you to get a puppy cat.” And the name stuck.
Bird dog named Lou. My dad always got bird dogs and named them Lou, which covers both genders. He wasn’t into variety.
Ponch, Standard Poodle. That was her name when we adopted her from the shelter.
Nobella, tan mouse.

Iggy · November 19, 2017, 9:29pm

Name of your first pet, type of animal, and where the name came from

Cloud. Cat. He was white.
My dad’s hunting dog was an English Springer named Bill. It was not ,my pet.
Dinah. Cat. Named after Alice’s cat in Alice in Wonderland.
Benji, the family dog. A small, curly haired mutt named after the dog in the Benji movies.
Middy, a goldfish. 3 sibs, 3 goldfish. Eldest sib had the biggest fish, Biggy. Middle sib (me) had Middy and youngest sib had the smallest one.
Pepper, a black mutt and a fine dog, named that because his coat was gray and black
Mittens, a cat, named because she had mostly black fur but white paws.
Moocher, a cat my parents got before I was born. He got the name because he was always begging for food.
Puppy-Cat, a lilac Siamese abandoned by his mother and raised by a dog. His original name was “Lilac Lou,” but he acted like a puppy and a friend remarked “Just like you to get a puppy cat.” And the name stuck.
Bird dog named Lou. My dad always got bird dogs and named them Lou, which covers both genders. He wasn’t into variety.
Ponch, Standard Poodle. That was her name when we adopted her from the shelter.
Nobella, tan mouse.
Tom Tom, a black cat. The only male out of the several cats we had.