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Dear Nanny Fran,
I enjoyed your column last month about pet
names. What is the most unusual pet name you have encountered?
I've received many comments on that
column and have heard many unusual names. For example, Barkly B.
Bearykins is my dear friend. At times he is Beezer Weezer Deezer
Neezerkins and at other times he is simply Beezer or Mr. B. I also
have Jack and Jill. At times they are Jackie Bean and Jilly Bean,
silly willy nilly bean or simply The Bean Kids! These are simply
various terms of endearment that I use whenever I am walking them
and talking to them or simply just sitting still and loving
them.
The names Barkly and Jack and Jill are not
all that unusual; however, recently I was speaking with a lady who
told me of a dog who had the name of Rolodex! Whew! Poor guy! When
I heard that I remarked that I was curious about how that name came
about. She was unaware.
A lovely vet tech I know told me about her
Skyler, a beautiful white kitty with blue eyes. He originally came
into her home with the name Skyler. As time went by one of her
other kitties was exercising territorial rights from time to time
and making Skyler's life uncomfortable at ground level. Skyler
learned that if he went on top of the book case or armoire in the
living room he was safe from Mr. or Ms. Nasty Pants. As he spent a
good deal of time lounging at the higher elevations he acquired the
name of Skyscraper. Now he is simply known as Scraper. Yes,
"Scraper." This evolved from the "family dynamics" at play in the
home.
I'm sure there many other "pet" names
that have a story behind them. Tropical Breeze readers are
encouraged to submit their own stories about their fur children's
unique names. Sometimes small children in the home simply cannot
pronounce the name and the pet acquired a new name via the child. I
know one little girl who was always "Chug" to her grandfather
because she called a "Hug" a "Chug" at a very young age. The name
stuck for life.
Please submit a picture of your pet or
pets along with the story of how the name came into being. We'll
try to include as many stories as possible in future columns. You
may email your story with a picture to
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Submissions will become the property of Tropical Breeze
Publications, Inc. and Never Say Goodbye, Inc. We're looking for
most unusual name, most endearing name, etc. We especially are
looking forward to your stories and pictures.
© 2007 Francene Mattucci. All Rights
Reserved.
Francene Mattucci founded Never Say Good
Bye Pet Sitting Service in 1994. Call 727-512-3206, visit
www.TampaBayPetCare.com or email
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questions for this column.
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