Posted on 04/04/2008 6:07:02 AM PDT by Cagey
Fido and Rover are 'so' yesterday.
When it comes to naming dogs, Americans are opting for names that are downright human. A survey using data from the computers of Veterinary Pet Insurance says the top four male dog names are Max, Buddy, Rocky, and Bailey. For female canines, it's Bella, Molly, Lucy, and Maggie.
The trend is no accident, according to those who work with dogs and humans at the Animal Humane Society. "What strikes me most about the list is the amount of people names on that list, and it all just gets back to the human/animal bond," commented Kathy Johnson, AHS Director of Veterinary Services. "Animals are being valued more in our society. There are places we don't even refer to ourselves as 'their owners', we're their guardians now, so I think this is just a trend we're seeing, that they're a part of our family." AHS President and CEO Janelle Dixon agrees, noting that people who used to keep their dogs in a kennel out back are now pushing them down the street in strollers. "People say animals have moved from the back yard, to the house, to the bedroom."
An informal survey at the Lake of the Isles dog park generally supports the trend. While dogs named Snapper and Dasher sprinted around to their hearts content, they were accompanied by furry pals with human sounding names; Vinny, Rosie, Riley, and Pearl. "Don't most dogs have human names?" Riley's chaperone, Gretta Morrison asked. "I think they do." Even those who opted for less human names chuckled at the thought of calling for a dog named Jim. "I think human names are funny, actually," said Mark McMillan, as his wife Katherine nodded. "Whatever works, you know."
1. Max 2. Buddy 3. Rocky 4. Bailey 5. Jake 6. Charlie 7. Jack 8. Toby 9. Cody 10. Buster
Top Female dog names:
1. Bella 2. Molly 3. Lucy 4. Maggie 5. Daisy 6. Sophie 7. Sadie 8. Chloe 9. Bailey 10. Lola
Source: Veterinary Pet Insurance
My house:
Corky, Butch, Rameses, and Ginger.
Sometimes it works in reverse—former neighbor girl’s name is Cortney, but they called her “Corky.”
We have a cat named Jack. But that’s only because I can’t a dog.
If I ever get a dog, it would be a hound and his name will be Rudy.
Ping!
Mine is named Dan. Before that, we had Annie, Leila, and Chris. The only odd named dog we’ve owned was Peso.
I wanted to name our female Yorkie Monica because she was a licker. Wife wouldn’t let me so we wound up with Chelsea because she had an underbite (like Web).
I’m guilty. Our house. Dudley the dog(gone but not forgotten), Nell the dog(gone but not forgotten), and Moriarty the cat. We use Mori for short.
Shepherd - Maxx
Lab/Rottie - Maggie
Husky - Goober
Jackson, inherited from our daughter.
Vicky. She looks like Nipper, the RCA dog, I worked for RCA years ago, and we lived on Victorian Circle (hence the play on “Victrola”).
Max & Molly
I didn't know I was so predictable......
Artemis and Apollo (girl and boy twins-the only two kittens in one litter)
Larla
Dulcinea
And my current boy - Finbar.
Draw your own conclusions.
We had Beauregard for 17.5 years; Jake is nearly 14, Maddie Lyn is about 2. Dogs, of course :-)
dogs: Indigo and Bailey
cats: Caramel, Kitkat, Arden and Galla
i haven’t named the gold fish in my pond.
Funny. In a previous life, I wanted to name our Pom-Poo "Jack Frost" because he was always nipping at our nose.
Guilty on canine.Bella(beautiful dog,dumb as a bag of hammers)
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