| We were driving home the other night when I noticed a man walking a little dog. I don't know what kind of dog it was, but it was tiny, furry... one of those dogs that sounds like an Ewok when they make their little growling noises. A Pomeranian, maybe? So I asked my wife, "What kind of dog is that?" Her answer: a Breakfast Dog. ??? Apparently *I* made up the term as a descriptor for any dog small enough that it might be eaten by our family Akita while she was out checking her pee-mail. I plead the fifth. Regardless, it struck me as funny largely because I'm working on the revisions for my second Void City book and one of the new characters would have certainly thought the same thing about a dog that size. In any case, when we met back up with the Friday Night Group at the house, I did a quick survey for animal nicknames... For little dogs, there were plenty. Snack Dogs, Arfie Dogs, Yip Dogs, and of course, the universal... wiener dog. One friend even calls Chihuahuas 'Land Piranha'. Cats bore such names as Great American Fur Bearing Slugs, snats (snail cats)... Armadillos are possum on the half shell... Possums are rats on steroids... Squirrels became tree rats... And perhaps most embarrassingly, cows have been known to some of my friends as Tippers. It goes on and on. I'd like to believe that my friends are not the weirdest bunch on the planet and surely this is not just a Southern thing. So fess up, what are some weird nicknames you have for animals? |
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I was once treed by an ankle eater for nearly two hours. Those are also known as the mac-trucks of the dog world: pekingese. I was, in my defense, only about 10 at the time.
My honey says he calls small dogs shark bait...he likes to deep-sea fish. (I don't think he's ever done that...)
Don't forget that raccoons are bandits or banditos.
My sister-in-law calls her cats her fur-children. Which frankly, might be insulting to the cats.
Can anybody explain why hedge hogs or ground hogs (aka wood-chuck) have the 'hogs' part? They don't look anything like swine???
I have Rottweilers and once had a pizza delivery guy accuse me of having a Doberman on steroids. Then again, I guess it was a little uncomfortable for him to see a 150 pound dog coming flying out the door and headed right for him. What can I say though...Bullwinkle really loved his pizza.
As for any dog that doesn't hit me at knee level...those are just yappy fru-fru dogs are our house. Or in appetizers for the Rotts. (Not that I would let them eat them though.)Cats are just fuzzy chase toys with claws for them.
I have a load of nicknames for my cats because they deserve it. Let's see, there is Slugbutt, Pukey, Tripod, Leadbelly, Mook. Oh wait, these are personal nicknames.
We've called palmeranians Dust Mops and if, God forbid, you had two of them then they'd be a Pair of Slippers.
armadildos
Ack! I read Brooke's statement and now I'm blind. :)
I call ferrets "Slinky rats". :)
Hmm. The only one I can think of isn't really a nickname or pet name but a deeply held belief; guinea pigs, gerbils, etc. are all vermin, not pets.
Hmm... small dogs are yappy terrors. Chiuauas (my spelling skills have not woken up yet) are Mexican rats, found in most Mexican cuisine disguised as 'beef'.
Those little dogs like Paris Hilton always carries around are 'Rats'.
:)
Thanks to a friends mom, we always refer to ground hogs as ground chucks. :)
And all those little squished furry bits (i.e. skunks, possum, raccoons, etc) by the side of the road are macadam munchers.
Though porcupines have the distinction of being pin cushions (I know, not very original).
Also, horses = hornless unicorns
:)
Jeremy - Keep away from those armadildos or you'll do more than go blind. :)
Rabbits are just "rodents" to me, since one of them used those rat teeth on my hand. I don't fall for the cute thing anymore.
I have a friend with 2 pekenges and they are fondly called fuzzy slippers LOL.
Yappy dogs and ankle bitters sigh. Im used to having big dogs (rottie, bernese mountain dog etc) I now that what I consider small dogs 20 lbs (2 shelties and 1 terror mix). Cant wait until I can have a rottie again LOL