How To Choose Pet Names

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Choosing The Right Name For Your Pet



Famous Names
Look for famous pet names in history, as they can be a good source of inspiration for naming your pet. Choose a name of a famous poet or a famous character in history, in case you want to turn your pet into a little celebrity. A few such notable names include Old Yeller, Lassie, Buddy, Benji, Rover and Rufus.

Appearance
In case your pet is all black, you can name it Midnight or Shadow. As for other shades and patterns of your pet, you can opt from Soft Spice, Energize, Lemon Squash, Bermuda and Matt.

Certain Characteristic or Personality Trait
Most often, pet owners select a name based on their personality or trait that they have. For a pet that is affectionate and runs fast, you can name Sweety or Speedie. For one that is playful, you can call him Rascal.

Famous Fictional Characters
There are certain fictional character names that make a good match for pets. You can select a name from children’s books, cartoon characters, TV programs or favorite movies. Ensure that the name is appropriate, so that you wouldn’t mind calling out in a public setting.

Names Beginning with Hard Consonants
Names that begin with K, T, M or S are easier to recognize and pronounce that those beginning with a vowel or other consonants. Such names are easily picked up by dogs, especially in a crowd or other noisy setting. Ensure that the name does not rhyme with or sound like a word you might use in training your pet.

Short and Sweet
Very long names make it difficult to train the pet. Since most dogs are sensitive, they need to hear only the first few syllables of their name to react. In case you wish to choose an especially long name, shorten it to a nickname having only one or two syllables.

Battle of the Bands
You can select the name of a band you like or the name that best fits your pet. Look at the chart of Top singles and albums for ch

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just use funny names, it's funny for everybode :)

[teksklub]

To be honest to you i think that a mythological name is a MUST.

I had a black cat Frida.

now i own:
- A dog Osiris.
- Ferret Ares (i call him Muad'Dib - since he IS the "small mouse"
- Cat Behemoth (asctualy for those familiar with Bulgakov's "Master and Margarita" it's actually Begemon :D which in russian also means hippo)

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I have a cat-black cat-biba