# What Do Your Pets Call You? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 10, 2003, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-your-pets-call-you/200837 "2003-09-10T20:36:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Briny\_Deep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/briny_deep/32/17188_2.png) [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-your-pets-call-you/200837/41 "2003-09-12T04:03:25Z")
Master. The cats don’t like me, but they bloody well know I’m the master. We run a tight ship around here. ---
**Author:** ![Stinkum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Stinkum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stinkum)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-your-pets-call-you/200837/42 "2003-09-12T06:21:25Z")
The One with the Opposable Thumb. They’ve figured out that is an important trait for getting food out of the bags, opening doors and for driving cars. What can I say – my dogs love three things in the world – me, a ride in the car, and suppertime. Not necessarily in that order. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-your-pets-call-you/200837/43 "2003-09-12T06:22:39Z")
“You With The Thumbs!” …As the cat sits by the door, or in the kitchen below the yummy soft food, or at the base of the bookshelf where we keep the catnip out of reach, or… ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-your-pets-call-you/200837/44 "2003-09-12T06:24:38Z")
I have now sworn eternal vengeance upon **Stinkum** , she of the faster posting finger. ---
**Author:** ![racinchikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@racinchikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racinchikki)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-your-pets-call-you/200837/45 "2003-09-12T06:31:30Z")
My parents’ two African Grey parrots both think my name is WHAAAT? in a snotty-teenager voice. This is because for most of the time I lived in the same house as them, they’d hear my mother yell my name, then see me emerge from my room saying WHAAAT? in a snotty-teenager voice. They’d yell my name if they wanted me for some reason (usually because I’d let them out of their cages if they did it, because it amused me), but when they saw me, or anyone mentioned my name, they’d say WHAAAT?! ---
**Author:** ![Terrorcotta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dbc845/32.png) [@Terrorcotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrorcotta)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-your-pets-call-you/200837/46 "2003-09-12T12:40:09Z")
I am pretty sure our rabbits refer to me as “Hey! Two Legs! Make with the CHOW!!!” ---
**Author:** ![tanookie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/48db29/32.png) [@tanookie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanookie)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-your-pets-call-you/200837/47 "2003-09-12T13:13:13Z")
I believe we are knows as ‘late with dinner’ for we never seem to see the cats until they expect to be fed and then they eat and disappear again. This ritual has been exacerbated by the arrival of the first human child and I figure the protesting will start with true furvor when the second human child arrives next month. The dog sees us as ‘keeper of the kibble’ and ‘opener of the doors.’ Although when we go someplace without her I think she sees us as ‘mean parents’ although I would think she’d be happy to have a little time without someone following her around trying to put toys up her nose?! ---
**Author:** ![SkeptiJess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@SkeptiJess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkeptiJess)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-your-pets-call-you/200837/48 "2003-09-12T13:16:56Z")
I am Mommy to the dog. My husband is Daddy. My daughter is Sister and my son, Brother. If you say, “Go to Mommy (or Brother, Sister or Daddy)” to him, he’ll run to whoever you said. If you say “Cookie” he runs to his cookie jar. And, if you say, “Walkie” he runs to where his leash is hung. He’s very smart. Oh, and my mother is his “Grandma,” too. My father is the only one who won’t play. He says, “I am _not_ the goddam dog’s Grandad!” ---
**Author:** ![AngelicGemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-your-pets-call-you/200837/49 "2003-09-12T14:31:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by fizzygoodmakefeelnice \* > \*\*Which uni are you going to **Angelic Gemma**? \*\* Lincoln, how about you? Oh, and good luck! ---
**Author:** ![Isabelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b5a626/32.png) [@Isabelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isabelle)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-your-pets-call-you/200837/50 "2003-09-12T16:35:39Z")
My Princess Puppy calls me “God” ---
**Author:** ![fizzygoodmakefeelnice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8491ac/32.png) [@fizzygoodmakefeelnice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fizzygoodmakefeelnice)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-your-pets-call-you/200837/51 "2003-09-12T16:52:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by AngelicGemma \* > \*\*Lincoln, how about you? Oh, and good luck! \*\* Swansea. Good luck to you too! ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2003, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-your-pets-call-you/200837/52 "2003-09-13T04:24:48Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by eeclem \* > i think i go by two names, “Keeper of the Leash” and “Human Chewtoy”. it seems my only two purposes in life are to walk a spoiled chow-mutt and allow her to gnaw on me when she’s bored. bad dog. After repeated exposure to the Chow breed, I’m nearly convinced that they are, in fact, extremely large cats and not the actual dogs everyone says they are. They certainly act like overstuffed felines. ---
**Author:** ![CanvasShoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2003, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-your-pets-call-you/200837/53 "2003-09-13T08:28:44Z")
MY not quite tame Bourke parakeet likely thinks of me as “corn and peas dispenser”! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-your-pets-call-you/200837.md?page=2)