# Do you have nicknames for your pet(s)? (Of course you do.) 3rd edition **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 12, 2015, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-nicknames-for-your-pet-s-of-course-you-do-3rd-edition/712509 "2015-02-12T21:16:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![somepumpkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@somepumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/somepumpkin)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2015, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-nicknames-for-your-pet-s-of-course-you-do-3rd-edition/712509/21 "2015-02-13T00:56:00Z")
Duncan, dog, m, Dee, Super-D, Your Houndliness, Buddy. Duncan is a border-collie-colored hound mutt who likes to lay frog-legged and suckle the balled-up corner of his blanket. > [@GrumpyBunny](#): > > **Pandora** , F, cat. Pan-dorable and Pan-horrible, depending on how she’s behaving. Also Bunny and bunny-butt. Love the “Pan-dorable” ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2015, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-nicknames-for-your-pet-s-of-course-you-do-3rd-edition/712509/22 "2015-02-13T01:22:13Z")
> [@Octarine](#): > > . . . Does the kitten pics rule apply here, or is that only in MPSIMS? 😉 No actual rule, but pet pictures definitely welcome. Extra points on your Permanent Record Card for kitten/puppy pics. Someday you may be thankful for those extra points. ---
**Author:** ![brainstall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/35a633/32.png) [@brainstall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brainstall)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2015, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-nicknames-for-your-pet-s-of-course-you-do-3rd-edition/712509/23 "2015-02-13T01:33:40Z")
I have a Malinois and a Dutch Shepherd. Pointy, barky, bitey and high energy. I call them my bunnies. My male is Ronan, and is the original Bunny and my younger female dog is Trevva, who is my Pretty Bear Princess. They’ve had lots of names and collect more as time goes on, but these are the ones that have stuck for now. ---
**Author:** ![KRC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/45deac/32.png) [@KRC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KRC)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2015, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-nicknames-for-your-pet-s-of-course-you-do-3rd-edition/712509/24 "2015-02-13T02:04:39Z")
Birds–Busy Dizzy Izzy for Isidore the ringneck, Sunspot for the yellow budgie (Sun Queen), Loozy for the cockatiel Louisiana, Boogers and Jimmyfeather for other cockies, Puff Pest for all the cockatiels, and Hey You! for a lovebird that’s always getting into something. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2015, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-nicknames-for-your-pet-s-of-course-you-do-3rd-edition/712509/25 "2015-02-13T02:07:38Z")
I’m starting to call Tonka ‘Mr. Howl’. 0330 to 0400 is a good time to start yowling loudly. A good time for _him_. Not so much for those of us who are _trying to sleep!_ :mad: ---
**Author:** ![purplehearingaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@purplehearingaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehearingaid)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2015, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-nicknames-for-your-pet-s-of-course-you-do-3rd-edition/712509/26 "2015-02-13T03:42:55Z")
My dog name is Marty and I call him Piggypoo b/c he love to eat. ---
**Author:** ![Dale\_Sams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/779978/32.png) [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2015, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-nicknames-for-your-pet-s-of-course-you-do-3rd-edition/712509/27 "2015-02-13T04:23:19Z")
> [@stillownedbysetters](#): > > Max, cat, male, Domestic Longhair/Maine Coon Cat mix - full name Cattius Maximus > > Nicknames: Max Attacks, Maxicat, Fluffy Buns, The Great White Mine is a male domestic longhair. HIS name is Katniss, but sometimes I call him Captain Fluffy Pants. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2015, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-nicknames-for-your-pet-s-of-course-you-do-3rd-edition/712509/28 "2015-02-13T09:38:17Z")
**Our cat Gecko is:** The geckster Javanese princess Gecko-snecko **Our cat Reggie is:** Regster Mr. Three-Legs Gimpster Reggie-peggie **Our dog Pyra (pronounced peer - it is short for “pyramid”) is:** Pyra-deara ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2015, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-nicknames-for-your-pet-s-of-course-you-do-3rd-edition/712509/29 "2015-02-13T10:33:36Z")
Cindy, a female Basset Hound: Cindy Lou Who, the Evil Weiner Dog, Her Royal Majesty, Princess, Little Girl, Pretty Girl, Cindy Boombats Sammy, a male Lab: Samwise; Sammy Boombats; Sambone the Hambone, Sheik of the burning sands; Boo; Barky Boy Some of those are from my wife. ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2015, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-nicknames-for-your-pet-s-of-course-you-do-3rd-edition/712509/30 "2015-02-13T11:00:21Z")
Tiny is a Chinese water dragon. AKA Bitey, Shitting Lizard, Green, Shart, and that little pain in the ass. ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2015, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-nicknames-for-your-pet-s-of-course-you-do-3rd-edition/712509/31 "2015-02-13T13:42:36Z")
Dog, m, Cinnamon. Mini-man, Cin, Dude, and Tard-waffle ---
**Author:** ![P-man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/p-man/32/3606_2.png) [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2015, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-nicknames-for-your-pet-s-of-course-you-do-3rd-edition/712509/32 "2015-02-13T15:20:36Z")
Dog, f, Ginger, nickname Numbskully ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2015, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-nicknames-for-your-pet-s-of-course-you-do-3rd-edition/712509/33 "2015-02-13T17:15:07Z")
[Our dogs, from left to right.](http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv174/kayaker01/20141005_181355_zpsbdc256c3.jpg) [ul] [li]Ella, aka EllaBella[/li][li]Loki. aka Smokey Loki. (stoner dog)[/li][li]Kali. aka KaliBoo[/li][/ul] [And our bird Rocco. aka RoccoPeep.](http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv174/kayaker01/imagejpg1_zpsf6359311.jpg) ETA: our chickens have names, but not nicknames. The horse has a registered name (which I don’t know) but we call him Jake. ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2015, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-nicknames-for-your-pet-s-of-course-you-do-3rd-edition/712509/34 "2015-02-13T17:19:52Z")
> [@koeeoaddi](#): > > Dog: Winston (Ween, Winster, Mr. Tiners) > > Cat: Dr. Henry Metzger (Dr. Henry Moron, dhm, rotten kitteh) No, no. The dog should be _Porterfield_! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2015, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-nicknames-for-your-pet-s-of-course-you-do-3rd-edition/712509/35 "2015-02-13T17:31:01Z")
**Paco** , M, dog (chihuahua mix). My father-in-law calls him Popcorn, my sister-in-law calls him Paco Taco, I call him Pax (pronounced like “pox”), and my 5 year old son calls him Poxygen 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2015, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-nicknames-for-your-pet-s-of-course-you-do-3rd-edition/712509/36 "2015-02-13T17:36:26Z")
The 4 wiener dogs are collectively known as, _The Killer Elite._ They are _hard_ on little things. They have too many other cutesy names to list. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2015, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-nicknames-for-your-pet-s-of-course-you-do-3rd-edition/712509/37 "2015-02-13T17:41:23Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > My dog has a real name, but I tend to call her Scruppy Scroggy. > (Yes, I KNOW that’s retarded!) Well, actually, she has a lot of variations on that name. Scrupstress. Senorita Scruppita Mademoiselle Scruppette Comrade Scruppsky Countess von Scruppenberg Name an ethnicity and I’ve probably got a variation on it. She’s a very lazy black Lab who will endure any silly name I give her, so long as I remember to rub her tummy a lot. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2015, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-nicknames-for-your-pet-s-of-course-you-do-3rd-edition/712509/38 "2015-02-13T18:08:26Z")
Gideon, cat, M: Mr Fluffy Alice, cat, F: Fatso (she’s overweight, and seems to be part Maine coon as well) The other cat (Iris) and the rabbits (Annabelle, Caspian, and Jackson) don’t have nicknames. ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2015, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-nicknames-for-your-pet-s-of-course-you-do-3rd-edition/712509/39 "2015-02-13T18:38:16Z")
> [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#): > > No, no. The dog should be _Porterfield_! 😃 Noted! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![CinnamonBabka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bbce88/32.png) [@CinnamonBabka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CinnamonBabka)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2015, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-nicknames-for-your-pet-s-of-course-you-do-3rd-edition/712509/40 "2015-02-13T18:52:34Z")
My brother and I have always called the family dog “Thunderdome”. How we came up with that nickname for Tucker, I’ll never know. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-nicknames-for-your-pet-s-of-course-you-do-3rd-edition/712509.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-nicknames-for-your-pet-s-of-course-you-do-3rd-edition/712509.md?page=3)