Half Full by Maria Scrivan for July 05, 2021

… Snuggle Bug, Punkin, Mommy’s Good Boy, Sunshine, Sweet Boy, etc.

“My name is no, no, bad dog!” “What’s yours?”

Most dogs live by the rule, “I don’t care what you call me. Just don’t call me late to dinner.”

I have two cats. One is “Sweet Girl” and the other is “Sh*t Head”.

Jewish mother: Come, sit, bubbeleh! Tell me, mein kind, what did they teach you in school today, tatenyu?

Jewish son: I learned my name is “Irving”.

Years ago I had an Irish Setter who was an escape artist. Both she and the neighbors thought her name was “Dammit”, get back here.

Consistency is important if you do not want to have neurotic pets. It’s up to you.

In Swedish, there’s an old proverb that says “dearly loved children have many names.” I guess the same is true of dearly loved housepets. Ours (a cat and a dog) both answer to about 5 or 6 “pet names” plus their own names. Of course they even know each other’s names, too. If you say “Chester,” the dog (Candy) goes on high alert looking all around to see where that cat is. He’s bigger than she is and loves to tease her. And, yeah, he knows her name, too.

My Zoe knows her name, but answers to anything in said in a sweet voice!