# When did we start naming pets?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-we-start-naming-pets/834454>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 24, 2019, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-we-start-naming-pets/834454 "2019-05-24T14:02:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Page:** 2

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2019, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-we-start-naming-pets/834454/21 "2019-05-25T20:50:21Z")

</div>

> [@nightshadea](#):
>
> missed the edit:and how long did it take for cave people to realize 95% of the creatures called cat will never come to their name unless the word “dinnertime” follows . . .

In my experience “scritch kitty!” works better than “dinner”, especially if you’ve already made a lap.

[Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-we-start-naming-pets/834454.md?page=1)