[Cagey]

Top male dog names:

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

[madison10]

My house:

Corky, Butch, Rameses, and Ginger.

Sometimes it works in reverse—former neighbor girl’s name is Cortney, but they called her “Corky.”

[LuLuLuLu]

We have a cat named Jack. But that’s only because I can’t a dog.

[Dixie Yooper]

If I ever get a dog, it would be a hound and his name will be Rudy.

[Cagey]

....people who used to keep their dogs in a kennel out back are now pushing them down the street in strollers.

[Slings and Arrows]

Ping!

[Mr Rogers]

Mine is named Dan. Before that, we had Annie, Leila, and Chris. The only odd named dog we’ve owned was Peso.

[TruthWillWin]

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).

[armymarinemom]

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.

[boxerblues]

2 out of 3

Shepherd - Maxx

Lab/Rottie - Maggie

Husky - Goober

[CPOSharky]

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”).

[MarkMyWord]

Top male dog names:
1. Max

I like the first one but Mr. Beans should have made the list.

[TexasNative2000]

2 for 2

Max & Molly

I didn't know I was so predictable......

[Allegra]

Cats I have had:

Artemis and Apollo (girl and boy twins-the only two kittens in one litter)
Larla
Dulcinea

And my current boy - Finbar.

[Slings and Arrows]

Felines: Zia, Deimos, Misty
Canine: Janey

Draw your own conclusions.

[wideawake]

For many Americans, pets are substitutes for the children they never bothered to have, are putting off having, or are estranged from due to divorce.

[Hoodlum91]

Every Bailey I’ve known has been female.

[netmilsmom]

IMO, all of this is because people are humanizing animals. Substituting dogs and cats for kids.

Let a dog have a dignity of being a dog. Out of the stroller and onto chewing poo, like a dog should.

That being said, we have Minnie the Maniac. The name fits her.
Here she is getting ready to type her blog...

[inflorida]

I’m guilty of using human names too. My two cats are Abby and Annabelle and the dog I grew up with was Heidi. For some reason I never thought to use anything but “people” names.

[KosmicKitty]

I guess we’re old fashion.

Duchess of Valley Brook aka Dutch aka Madam aka Doodlebug aka Lumpers aka Snurffle aka Merkleballs

Poor dog. My husband keeps making up the strangest!! nicknames for her. Me. I stick w/ Madam - it fits her.

[cripplecreek]

Mine are Mr Brown and Cody Jane but they both have a string of nicknames.