Zia (female tuxedo kitty)
Deimos (male tuxedo kitty)
Posted on 12/21/2005 6:04:22 PM PST by SJackson
BREA, Calif., Dec. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- As the holidays and the New Year quickly approach, animal lovers may plan on adding a new pet to their family. Veterinarians from Veterinary Pet Insurance Co. (VPI) suggest that new pet owners take time to get to know their new fuzzy family member before deciding on a permanent name.
Below are the most popular names for dogs and cats for 2005 among policyholders with VPI, the nation's oldest and largest provider of health insurance for pets.
| Dogs 1. Max 2. Baily 3. Buddy 4. Molly 5. Maggie 6. Lucy 7. Daisy 8. Bella 9. Jake 10 Rocky |
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For the third year in a row, Max is the nation's most popular pet name, based on an analysis of VPI's 360,000 pet insurance policies.
"Many pet owners consider their pets to be members of their family. As such, they give them human names like Max, Molly or Maggie, which underscores the fact that the human-animal bond is stronger than ever," says Dr. Carol McConnell, manager of veterinary education and services for VPI. "New pet owners should spend quality time with their pets, especially in the first week, to establish daily patterns of behavior and to recognize unique traits in the pet that translate into a name, such as 'Happy' or 'Diva'."
Other suggestions for naming a new pet, says Dr. McConnell, include selecting a name that is short and easy to pronounce, and to be careful not to choose a name that is too similar to a command, such as Neil or Joe, which might be confused with "heal" or "no."
About Veterinary Pet Insurance Veterinary Pet Insurance Co./DVM Insurance Agency is the nation's oldest and largest health insurance provider for pets. Providing pet owners with peace of mind since 1982, the company is committed to making the miracles of veterinary medicine affordable for all pet owners. VPI Pet Insurance plans cover dogs, cats, birds and exotic pets for thousands of medical problems and conditions relating to accidents, illnesses and injuries. Optional Vaccination & Routine Care Coverage is also available.
Policies are available in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Policies are underwritten by Veterinary Pet Insurance Company in California and in all other states by National Casualty Company, an A+15 rated company in Madison, Wisconsin. For more information about VPI Pet Insurance policies, call 800-USA-PETS (800-872-7387) or visit http://www.petinsurance.com/.
None of my dogs' names (Velvet, Hunter and Amber) were in the top ten
I had a cat once named Boots, and one named Whiskers, and one named Baby (lack of inventiveness at that point in life), one named Microdot and one named Heshiba. I liked the name Heshiba best of all, I think. I was thinking of Hepzibah, but that's all I could remember...
A friend of mine had a siamese named Pywacket.
Does anyone have pet insurance? My 10 year old male Basenji, Chammie, was just diagnosed with a spinal cord injury. It's breaking my heart to see this frisky little guy slowing down, years before his time. :O(
But there were PUNS!
Zia (female tuxedo kitty)
Deimos (male tuxedo kitty)
Fidel and Charo, LOL!!!
Years ago, I had a lovely little red persian kitten that I named Simba, #10 fave cat name, but mine was Simba-Samba because he danced all over the house. We wrote him a song: "When Simba does the samba on Saturday niiiiiiiiight.."
You have a Presa? Wow.
My Keeshond is KeeshaSue, and she's the loveliest liveliest darling girl in the world.
Butthead was wondering about that too....
Our dog is Ursa Maxime, although our 2-yr old daughter just calls her "Bubby!"
Glad to see my new kitties' names (Heather & Sydney) aren't on that list. They came with those names, but I like them so I kept them.
I know someone who named their dog Rush Limbark.
I asked Tuffy if he wanted to be called Mr. Beans. I got his response on camera:
Dog - Nonni (A hyperactive springer spaniel/Jack Russell mix)
2 Cats - A Boy Named Missy, and Mr. Truman
My daughter had 3 fish named Moe, Larry, and Curley - all but Larry have perished. we think he had the other two killed.
We have an outdoor cat we named Mr. Orange. He's orange like Morris the cat.
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