I adopted a seven year old lab named Sam. Apparently a perfectly fine name, but it turned out to be a little too popular. Every where we went we seemed to be around other dogs named Sam. This resulted in some confusion on more than one occasion.
I had to look twice to see if this might be a Sampiro post.
I would never name a dog Mr. Leghumper McCarpetwipe.
Good question. I’m looking at the papers now and none of the other names are like that.
Some of the names are a riot-
Eng.Ch. Haweswalton Mr. Volvoo
Eng.Ch. Olac Moondrift
Famecheck Gay Manner
Tweed Tartan Caledonier
Ch. Belash Batchelor Boy at Terwin
Irish Ch. Ashgate Kirkcowan of Poolmist
I didn’t send the papers in for the dog I have now because I really don’t care and I didn’t plan to breed her.
WAG, but if they’re named anything like horses, it may be that the possesive is the dog or bitch (mom or dad) of the dog in question. So Wildflower’s Last Poppy’s mom might be Summer’s Last Wildflower, etc.
Frankly, any name consisting of “Mr.” followed by a word ending in “s” is a no-no.
“Tiz”
There is a joke here but I don’t type fast enough.
If you ever have to call for your pet name it something you can yell withuot embearisment.
My family adopted a bassett hound when I was a kid and it’s original name was “Miguel”. We kept it.
I had a dog named Idol. I didn’t name him, but it fit, so it stayed. I miss him, he was a beautiful boy.
And [slight hijack], I quoted your post, Mangetout, because I wanted to ask a question about British pet names that I found a bit odd. I’m reading the Harry Potter series and in it there is a cat named Mrs. Norris and another named Mr. Tibbles. I also saw a terrible [British] movie awhile back called “Mrs. Brown You Have a Lovely Daughter,” wherein Mrs. Brown was a greyhound, not a person.
Is naming your pet with an honorific something that actually happens in Britain? I thought it was kind of cute, but am wondering if there’s some other meaning there that’s going over my head (like maybe this is only something that crazy cat ladies do?).
When I was little, my dog was called Imelda. I believe that the name was suggested by my dad’s best friend, whose own dog was named Nicolae. Eventually he gave up on naming dogs after unpleasant politicians, though; the dog he has now is Zeppo.
My friend Mark has a cat named Elsie Moo-Cow Fong-Torres. I think he named her that because it just cracks him up to get reminder notices from the vet about having Elsie Moo-Cow Fong-Torres come in for a check-up.
I have no idea why, but I can’t stop laughing - I really can’t. Thank you, Kyla, for brightening up an otherwise dreary afternoon. 
This is the best cat name EVAR!!!
Ahem.
An ex of mine had a cat named Bogus when he was a kid. Every night his mom would stand on the front porch yelling “Bogus! Bogus! Bogus!”
Actually, the first name in a dog’s AKC registered name is typically (but not always) the kennel name. Many breeders will require that the AKC name be the kennel name followed by some theme for the litter of puppies, or must start with a particular letter. Some breeders will register the puppies individually and pick the names themselve; others are more relaxed. Often the “call name” for the dog has no relationship whatsoever to the registered name. I believe the AKC registed name is supposed to be unique, so that’s part of the reason they are so long and convoluted.
For example, my dog Zilla’s registered name will be Kwetu’s Godzilla Fire. Kwetu is the kennel name. Her dam’s registered name is Kwetu’s Wynd and Fire, but her call name is Codi.
This is from the kids section of the AKC website, but it talks about kennel names at the end. http://www.akc.org/public_education/kids_corner/spring03/akcspring2003/lead_article.html
I always love it when people name there animals like a person. For instance I have friend with a Lab mix named Kevin. 
Does “Kevin” have a meaning I don’t recognize? In my practice there are 5 Kevins. A few Freds, one Mark, but why all the Kevins?
My brother has a Rottweiller named “Binky”. I can’t remember if the dog weighs 80, 90 or if he’s topped 100 lbs.
My brother was going for irony, I think.
When I was little, my cousins’ dog was named Doggy Daddy. 
Stephen Wright joked about cruelly naming a dog Stay, so that he could drive it nuts when he called it: “C’mere, Stay!.. Come on, Stay! … I’ve got some delicious dog treats for you… Stay!”
I have a vague recollection of a cartoon called “Augie Doggie,” and I think Augie’s dad’s name was “Doggie Daddy.” That might have been the reason–this would have been in the '70s or so–was that when you were little?
My cat’s name is Sally. Her sister is named Shirley. I think of my SIL’s cat everytime Shirley Ujest posts. I also sing “Ride Sally ride, upon your fuzzy ship” when I play with my cat, so my sanity is already in doubt. I think it’s funny when I get reminders from the vet with the name Sally Maxx* on the card.
*Surnames changed to protect the kittys involved. All kittys are presumed cute until proven otherwise in a court of public opinion.
James Thurber wrote a story involving good and bad (mostly bad) dog names. Among his chief gripes was the tendency (among a few twits) to name dogs after notorious historical figures, like “Hitler” and “Mussolini”. Makes you wonder how many pit bulls and Rottweilers named “Osama” are running around.
I have had female dogs named Sally, Portia and Bessie.
I kind of like the name “Doc”. Short, sweet, easy to call the beast when needed.
Or (apologies to The Rascals): Mr. M.D.
Do people call their snakes “King Koil”?