{"id":3393,"date":"2017-10-17T06:58:52","date_gmt":"2017-10-17T11:58:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.diamondpet.wearewoodruff.xyz\/?p=3393"},"modified":"2022-01-21T11:08:55","modified_gmt":"2022-01-21T17:08:55","slug":"naming-pet-fun-challenging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.diamondpet.com\/blog\/adoption\/family\/naming-pet-fun-challenging\/","title":{"rendered":"Naming Your Pet Can Be Fun and Challenging"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pet names can be as simple as \u201cFido\u201d and \u201cMittens,\u201d as obscure as \u201cProfessor Walter Beans, Sr., Esquire\u201d and \u201cSeven of K9,\u201d as cute as \u201cIsaac Mewton\u201d and as wacky as \u201cYeti Spaghetti.\u201d So how do you find potential pet names that are as unique as your pet? And how do you know you\u2019re choosing the right one?<\/p>\n

The possibilities are endless, actually. It all comes down to the type of name you want for your pet, your creativity and personal expression \u2014 and, of course, whether your pet is a dog or cat. More on that in a moment.<\/p>\n

Naming strategies used by other pet owners<\/h2>\n

Pet names have all types of origins, and today\u2019s pet owners take a variety of approaches to naming their canine and feline companions. In the past, pet owners tended to name their pets based on some physical or personality trait, like \u201cStripe,\u201d \u201cMidnight\u201d or \u201cHoney.\u201d Today, however, dogs and cats are often considered family members, so more pets are being given human names or nicknames \u2014 names that might otherwise be given to children.<\/p>\n

In a recent online survey, Pet Sitters International asked pet owners, \u201cHow did you choose your pets\u2019 names?\u201d<\/a> The majority of pet owners, 47.1 percent, reported they chose a \u201chuman name,\u201d with another 32.8 percent of owners giving monikers that described the pets\u2019 personality. Yet another 23 percent of owners chose names based on their pets\u2019 physical appearance, and 18.5 percent named their pets after famous people.<\/p>\n

A pet\u2019s breed heritage and behavior can also inspire names. While the appropriate moniker may jump right out, there\u2019s no harm in observing your new pet\u2019s behavior for a few days before choosing a name. (That\u2019s how my cat came to be named \u201cTigger\u201d \u2014 he bounced around like he was made of springs!)<\/p>\n

When we asked Diamond Pet Foods Facebook fans<\/a> how they chose their pets\u2019 names, many dubbed their dogs and cats after their own interests. One pet owner named her dog \u201cMiles\u201d because he was to be her running partner. Beverages provided inspiration for several dogs\u2019 names: \u201cBailey,\u201d after Baileys Irish Cream, and \u201cBrewster\u201d for coffee and beer. And in the case of already-named pets at the time of adoption, some owners tweaked the pet\u2019s given name slightly to suit their family or tastes.<\/p>\n

Helpful tips for choosing your pet\u2019s name<\/h3>\n

It turns out there\u2019s both an art and<\/em> a science to choosing the right name for your pet.<\/p>\n

Both dogs and cats are more likely to respond to certain sounds, and veterinary behaviorists have found that pets rely more on what words \u201csound like\u201d rather than \u201cmean\u201d when they\u2019re trying to understand what you\u2019re communicating to them. For example, veterinary behaviorists say \u201cshort\u201d and \u201cchoppy\u201d sounds get dogs to respond quickly, while \u201clong, slow, soothing tones\u201d don\u2019t. That\u2019s why several behaviorists and trainers suggest a name with a hard consonant sound, such as \u201cc\u201d or \u201ck,\u201d to help dogs distinguish their names from other sounds.<\/p>\n

Cats, on the other hand, tend to respond better to high-pitched human voices and seem to prefer women\u2019s voices to men\u2019s. They also respond to names that contain the long \u201ce,\u201d or \u201cee,\u201d sound.<\/p>\n

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Online resources are plentiful and helpful<\/h3>\n

If you\u2019re struggling to find just the right moniker for your four-legged furry companion, don\u2019t worry. Your favorite search engine can serve up lots of websites and blog articles that can help you select a special name. American Kennel Club<\/a>, Bow Wow Meow, Nationwide Pet Insurance<\/a>, Rover.com<\/a> and Trupanion (pet insurance) are just a few of the websites that provide lists of popular pet names and even some of the wackiest ones. Pet Names boasts more than 20,000 names<\/a> for you to choose from. There are even websites like New Pet Name<\/a> that will randomly generate a pet name for you.<\/p>\n

Choosing a name for your pet can be fun \u2014 or it can be stressful. The good news is that there really isn\u2019t a right or wrong way to do it. So find one that you \u2014 and your pet \u2014 like!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Pet names can be as simple as \u201cFido\u201d and \u201cMittens,\u201d as obscure as \u201cProfessor Walter Beans, Sr., Esquire\u201d and \u201cSeven of K9,\u201d as cute as \u201cIsaac Mewton\u201d and as wacky as \u201cYeti Spaghetti.\u201d So how do you find potential pet names that are as unique as your pet? And how do you know you\u2019re choosing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11116,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"Naming Your Pet Can Be Fun and Challenging | Diamond Pet Foods","_seopress_titles_desc":"Pet names can be as simple as "Fido" and "Mittens" or as obscure as "Professor Walter Beans, Sr., Esquire." So how do you find names that are as unique as your pet? Learn more here!","_seopress_robots_index":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_searchwp_excluded":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[29,261],"tags":[161,100,134,10,184,620,621],"class_list":["post-3393","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-adoption","category-family","tag-adoption","tag-cat","tag-diamond-pet-foods","tag-dog","tag-family","tag-names","tag-naming-a-pet"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diamondpet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3393","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diamondpet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diamondpet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diamondpet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diamondpet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3393"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.diamondpet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3393\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diamondpet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diamondpet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3393"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diamondpet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3393"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diamondpet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}