We've heard people say that one of the things they enjoy about our
website is the scrolling, rolling gallery of pets that enter our doors and, in
particular, the names of those pets. We take these shots in our reception
area (and there's a tremendous archive on the website); at this writing,
the gallery starts with a Bernese Mountain Dog named Walter and a
sweet-looking kitten named Monster,
and includes a rat named Faust.
We have our share of more conventional names, though. It has
recently been reported that, for the fifth consecutive year, Buddy has been the
most popular dog name for adoptable dogs, and Lucy was most popular for
adoptable cats. We have 26 Buddys currently in the practice -- five
avians, fifteen canines, two felines, one bearded dragon, one iguana, one
tortoise and one guinea pig. And our Lucys are one ferret, five felines,
one guinea pig, and fifteen canines.
It's fun to just pick a word and see what turns
up. In the first name "Little", for example, we take care
of
Little Lord Feducci, dachshund
Little B, parakeet
Little Bear, Australian Shepherd
Little G, rabbit
Little Linda, cockatiel
Little Momma, cat
Little One, pit bull
Little Prince, hamster
Little Smokers, cat
Little Rhino, King Charles Cavalier
And in a related category.... a chinchilla called Tiny Puff!
