Top 10 dog names:
Juan Valdez's miniature schnauzer began his life as \"Doogie.\" That name eventually progressed to \"Doogie Howser\" and then irresistibly transformed into \"Doogie Schnauzer MD.\" Valdez says the MD stands for \"My Dog.\"";
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First of all, let's be clear: Sargent Sausage is not a weiner dog. \"He doesn't look like a Sargent Sausage to other people, but he totally does to us,\" said owner Heidi Schardine. \"People crack up. They think it's a joke, but I tell them, 'No. No. It's his real name. You can look on his birth certificate.'\"";
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Natilee Carter figured that she couldn't give her 200-pound English mastiff a normal name. \"He is a giant,\" Carter said. She and her husband decided to look to movies for inspiration to find an appropriate name. Carter remembered the \"I Am Spartacus\" song from the soundtrack of \"That Thing You Do,\" and the name stuck.";
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Just take a gander at Beth Larocca's English bulldog, and you'll understand the dog's name. \"Her shape just fit,\" Larocca said. \"She looks like a lunchbox. Plus, she eats everything. ... Everyone loves the name Lunchbox and I can't imagine her with any other name. She went as a lunchbox for Halloween a few years ago and people loved it.\"";
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So Angus is a Scottish name and just perfect for a Scottish terrier, right? That's what Roy Mattson thought, but the name seemed to be missing something. And that's when Mattson had his aha moment. \"Angus Sir Loin just popped into my head,\" he said. \"People always get a chuckle when they hear his full name.\"";
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What to do when all the humans in a Chihuahua's life come up with different names for the adorable little doggie? Incorporate them all! \"Everybody laughs when they hear the name, but it works really well,\" said owner Jennifer Booth. \"And her butt does wiggle like a noodle when she walks.\"";
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When Kathy Powel brought her miniature dachshund home at the tender age of 4 weeks, she couldn't get over how tiny her new charge was. She kept thinking that compared with her last dog, this little puppy was mouse meat. \"People always ask me how I got the name,\" Powel said. \"Really, it just popped in my mind and kind of stuck.\"";
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The day Jim Jacques first laid eyes on his brown, white and sable Papillon, the dog's colors and patterns made him think of a fluffernutter sandwich. \"He's very distinct looking, so a distinct name fits him well,\" Jacques said. \"People always stop to ask, 'What's her name?' because he's so cute they think he's a girl. The name always makes them laugh.\"";
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Kelvin Morgan said his dog has always been crazy, ever since he was a puppy. \"He would just go nuts, he would get so excited, and there was something about the way he presented himself, like he was in charge, and all-knowing. It kind of reminded me of Kanye West.\"";
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Jordan Wright said his Shih Tzu is a very nosy dog and a tidy housekeeper. \"If something is out of place in the house, or if there has been a message left on the answering machine, he will look at you until you have figured it out,\" Wright said. \"He is not the 'Inspector' for nothing.\"";
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Alison Reppel's rescued kitty has a \"snaggle tooth\" that's visible even when his mouth is closed. \"We started referring to him by Snags, not only because it describes him physically but also because it suited his personality,\" Reppel said. \"He gets in to little snags all around the house, knocking over pots and pans or ripping apart any cardboard that we may leave sitting around.\"";
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Faith Korey's last cat was named Picatso. Why not continue the tradition of using feline names to honor renowned artists? \"I think it's really important that pets have distinct names,\" Korey said. \"A distinct name shows that you have gone through some trouble and really thought about what you want your cat to be named.\"";
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Catherine Peters' lovely black cat went by Stuart when she adopted him, but that name simply didn't seem to do him justice. While petting him one day, Peters was struck by how much his fur felt like velvet – and then the idea for his new name came to her. \"Velvet Elvis came to fit him really well because when we first got him he was really skittish and he would hide under the bed, sometimes for days,\" Peters said. \"If we saw him come out, we would say, 'We had an Elvis sighting today.' He'd also stay up meowing for hours some nights, and we'd call it his 'Elvis croon.'\"";
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Elisa Haber rescued a starving kitten she discovered at her apartment complex and nursed her back to health. Haber is a huge fan of singer Eartha Kitt, so the new name for her tough new kitty came to her pretty naturally. \"This cat has got catitude,\" Haber said. \"She's a fighter. She's got a gorgeous coat and a lot of moxie. She's bossy and she sings. So the name's perfect.\"";
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Jeanneane Smith adopted Blue the cat and quickly began wondering whether his name fit him well enough. \"I did not think that Blue was a very manly name for a cat with his take-charge and edgy personality,\" Smith said. \"Blue's transition to his new home transpired about the time when the Las Vegas show Blue Man Group was the hottest ticket in Vegas. So, Blue became Blue Man.\" Next development: Blue Man frequently had to be prevented from pouncing on and chewing people's ankles. \"And, thus, the phrase, 'Blue Man, don't chew!' evolved into a part of his name: Blue Man Chew,\" Smith recalled.";
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Laurel Roy didn't name her three cats, Catzilla, Spazz and Samantha. The staff of an animal shelter did. \"I didn't really think about changing their names because I can't imagine more fitting names, especially for Catzilla and Spazz,\" Roy said. \"Catzilla walks around like she owns the place and she doesn't get along with any of the other cats at all. She hisses and doesn't share the bed. She's always wrestling with them.\"";
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Now here's a rags-to-riches tale for you: Meredith Rosenberg's friend found an abandoned cat in the street, and Rosenberg decided to bring the cat home. She wanted to dream up a name that would sum up the dramatic change in the feline's fate. \"We sat down and tried to think of the funniest name possible,\" Rosenberg said. \"We literally sat in a bar drinking wine and thinking up silly names. ... We put several names together until we came up with Thurston Picklesworth III and it just seemed to fit. It sounds regal. ... I just can believe that Thurston was thrown out in the street. He is the sweetest cat ever. He is so gentle and so kind.\"";
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While driving through the Virginia countryside after vacationing in Shenandoah National Park, Lauren Faber and Brian Prusnek were enticed by three little girls offering up \"Free Kittens\" in a cardboard box. \"We got back on the road and the new name seemed to be provided from a higher force,\" Faber recalled. \"One after another, the signs read in the multitude of front yards: 'Yard Sale.'\"";
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Alli Kildahl had the idea a while back that kitchen appliances might make funny cat names. She settled on Dishwasher as the best appliance-inspired name of all. Then her sister gave her a black Manx cat about a year later. \"I attempted to think of a better name before I soon realized that Dishwasher was the only name that seemed to fit,\" Kildahl said. \"She always washes her dishes, and it helps to have at least one dishwasher in the apartment, even if she is feline.\"";
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Rachel Dillon got the idea for her cat's name from \"South Park.\" \"I got the name from an episode where Eric Cartman is having a tea party with his stuffed animals and he doesn't know he's being videotaped,\" Dillon said. \"He named one of the stuffed animals Polly Prissypants and I thought that was so funny.\"
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