Golden Era Dog Names

[Bamaboots]

2jakes, I've had several over the years and remember them all and hurt for their loss every time I think of them. I find myself trying to do better for each subsequent one I get, even though I've told myself more than once, "no more dogs", the thought being I can't stand the loss of another one. The reality for me is, the pleasure they give is greater than the pain of their loss. I doubt I will ever be without one again.

 

[KayEn78]

We had a tri-colored beagle growin up named Snoopy.

-Kristi

 

[tonyb]

2jakes, I've had several over the years and remember them all and hurt for their loss every time I think of them. I find myself trying to do better for each subsequent one I get, even though I've told myself more than once, "no more dogs", the thought being I can't stand the loss of another one. The reality for me is, the pleasure they give is greater than the pain of their loss. I doubt I will ever be without one again.

Always had a dog when I was a kid. Had one but briefly in my early adulthood (recognizing that the poor thing would be better in a family than with me) and then none at all for something like 35 years. But the lovely missus, in cahoots with my dear old mom, introduced little Otis four-plus years ago, and Sandy a year after that.

They're a pain in the rump sometimes. Gotta feed 'em, and let 'em out to tend to business. Epileptic Otis needs his anti-seizure meds four times daily (and they don't give that stuff away), et cetera. But, like you, I, and the missus, can't imagine ever not having dogs.

Sometimes I think her animals are what keep my old mom going. Besides her two dogs, she keeps what must be half a dozen cats outside. Feral cats show up to be fed, she tames 'em enough to get 'em to the vet for shots and spaying or neutering, and adds 'em to the menagerie. Besides food and water and occasional veterinary care, she keeps, for their occupancy, what had been a dog crate. An electric heating pad goes under the blankets in that thing during the cold weather.

 

[2jakes]

Always had a dog when I was a kid, but had one but briefly in my early adulthood (recognizing that the poor thing would be better in a family than with me) and then none at all for something like 35 years. But the lovely missus, in cahoots with my dear old mom, introduced little Otis four-plus years ago, and Sandy a year after that.

They're a pain in the rump sometimes. Gotta feed 'em, and let 'em out to tend to business. Epileptic Otis needs his anti-seizure meds four times daily (and they don't give that stuff away), et cetera. But, like you, I, and the missus, can't imagine ever not having dogs.

Sometimes I think her animals are what keep my old mom going. Besides her two dogs, she keeps what must be half a dozen cats outside. Feral cats show up to be fed, she tames 'em enough to get 'em to the vet for shots and spaying or neutering, and adds 'em to the menagerie. Besides food and water and occasional veterinary care, she keeps, for their occupancy, what had been a dog crate. An electric heating pad goes under the blankets in that thing during the cold weather.

Same here. Ever since I can remember, I’ve loved animals. I don’t mind taking care of them & everything that goes with it.

One time at work driving to an assignment (TV news) I stopped to move a turtle from the middle of the road to safety.
My reporter riding along with me thought I was nuts. But she knew better & didn’t give me a hard time about it.

 

[tonyb]

I've read that serial killers tend to have in common (besides their propensity for killing people) a history of cruelty to animals, often going back to their early childhoods.

I was reminded of this while rereading "In Cold Blood," wherein there is a brief account of Dick Hickock, one of the two killers, who, while the duo was still on the loose, deliberately swerved their stolen car to the shoulder of the road to run over a dog. Just plain mean. Mean for the sake of being mean.

 

[2jakes]

I've read that serial killers tend to have in common (besides their propensity for killing people) a history of cruelty to animals, often going back to their early childhoods.

I was reminded of this while rereading "In Cold Blood," wherein there is a brief account of Dick Hickock, one of the two killers, who, while the duo was still on the loose, deliberately swerved their stolen car to the shoulder of the road to run over a dog. Just plain mean. Mean for the sake of being mean.

I saw a movie (The Bad Seed) where the kid was born with the ability to kill without any remorse.

But for the most part, the mean kids in my neighborhood came from families that abused them or
were not shown love just cruelty. If I tried to be nice or kind, they only saw it as weakness.

 

[tonyb]

I saw a movie (The Bad Seed) where the kid was born with the ability to kill without any remorse.

But for the most part, the mean kids in my neighborhood came from families that abused them or
were not shown love just cruelty. If I tried to be nice or kind, they only saw it as weakness.

Yep. I see a mean kid and I think, that ornery little buzzard is almost certainly getting knocked around at home, when he isn't being lied to or just plain neglected.

 

[skydog757]

My Uncle owned a Britney Spaniel named Laddie (I'm sure he was not influenced by the plethora of "Lassie's" that were popular back then). My Dad had a beagle named Buck and an English Setter (excellent pointer) named Mike. He cried when each of them had to be put down.

 

[BobHufford]

The earliest dog names from my 1960s childhood were a bulldog named "Gaye" and a mutt named "Friskie".

Any name we give a dog now evolves into one or more nicknames anyway. My current poodle is named Isleta, but I call her "Bizzah" or "Boom Boom".

 

[Doctor Strange]

We had a great dachshund named Duke - more usually, "Dukie"! - when I was a kid:



He had loads of personality!

 

[Bamaboots]

The earliest dog names from my 1960s childhood were a bulldog named "Gaye" and a mutt named "Friskie".

Any name we give a dog now evolves into one or more nicknames anyway. My current poodle is named Isleta, but I call her "Bizzah" or "Boom Boom".

Every dog in the house, five, all have nicknames from Baby Girl to Big Daddy. They all respond to them.

 

[2jakes]

I was wondering who or why anyone would actually name their dog FIDO .
Today I found out !

 

[Zombie_61]

...Any name we give a dog now evolves into one or more nicknames anyway. My current poodle is named Isleta, but I call her "Bizzah" or "Boom Boom".

Yep. Our dog Butch gets called "Butchie", "Butcher", or "Wee Man" regularly, and our cat Shadow gets called "Baby Girl", "Little Girl", and, when she's in one of her moods, "Bat $#!t Crazy Girl". lol