They will respond to anything through training, so numbers would do, surely? First pet, refer to it as "1", it will learn. Second pet "2" etc.
Why do pets need names?
Yes you could call them 1 and 2 etc but then that would just be their name surely so you haven't achieved much just called them by another name 
It's nice to give them a name - although we never, ever call out kitty by her actual name and all she answers to is food (sometimes even food doesn't work actually 
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Originally Posted by RAINBOWGIRL22:
“It's nice to give them a name - although we never, ever call out kitty by her actual name and all she answers to is food (sometimes even food doesn't work actually)”
“It's nice to give them a name - although we never, ever call out kitty by her actual name and all she answers to is food (sometimes even food doesn't work actually
)”
That's usually the case. Cody thinks her name is 'Sis' as in 'what's this'
And Paul is always called Polly or Princess
Ours already had a name when we got her, and kind of responded to it, so we thought it was best for her to just continue it
She does end up getting called all sorts, though, and responds quite happily to all of those - stinkerton, gorgeous and stinkerbell being the main three ( I sense a theme...)
She does end up getting called all sorts, though, and responds quite happily to all of those - stinkerton, gorgeous and stinkerbell being the main three ( I sense a theme...
)
I bought a tortoise when I was 12, and it was the week of the launch of Apollo13, so he was called 'Apollo'.
Somehow the name didn't seem right, and after a while he was just referred to as ' the tortoise' and that is the way it has stayed.
He's still going strong, and we'll have had him 40 years next April.
Somehow the name didn't seem right, and after a while he was just referred to as ' the tortoise' and that is the way it has stayed.
He's still going strong, and we'll have had him 40 years next April.
Originally Posted by Spot:
“I bought a tortoise when I was 12, and it was the week of the launch of Apollo13, so he was called 'Apollo'.
Somehow the name didn't seem right, and after a while he was just referred to as ' the tortoise' and that is the way it has stayed.
He's still going strong, and we'll have had him 40 years next April.”
“I bought a tortoise when I was 12, and it was the week of the launch of Apollo13, so he was called 'Apollo'.
Somehow the name didn't seem right, and after a while he was just referred to as ' the tortoise' and that is the way it has stayed.
He's still going strong, and we'll have had him 40 years next April.”
Wow that's brilliant. A friend of mine had one that was about 35 and I know they can live to a great age, I used to have a couple called Yogi and Boo Boo when I was a kid. I know I gave Yogi away because he was vicious, used to bite me, but can't remember what happened to Boo Boo.
OP: did you watch Neighbours by any chance?
"Cat! Cat! Come here Cat!".
I genuinely think 'Cat' and 'Kitty' are two lovely names for cats but '1' and '2' would be pushing it a bit far.
If you wanted, you could give an animal an inappropriate number as a name, similar to the episode of Seinfeld where George suggested 'Seven' would be a good name for his first-born child if he ever had children.
"Cat! Cat! Come here Cat!".
I genuinely think 'Cat' and 'Kitty' are two lovely names for cats but '1' and '2' would be pushing it a bit far.
If you wanted, you could give an animal an inappropriate number as a name, similar to the episode of Seinfeld where George suggested 'Seven' would be a good name for his first-born child if he ever had children.
Originally Posted by Potholderz:
“OP: did you watch Neighbours by any chance?
"Cat! Cat! Come here Cat!".
I genuinely think 'Cat' and 'Kitty' are two lovely names for cats but '1' and '2' would be pushing it a bit far.
If you wanted, you could give an animal an inappropriate number as a name, similar to the episode of Seinfeld where George suggested 'Seven' would be a good name for his first-born child if he ever had children.”
“OP: did you watch Neighbours by any chance?
"Cat! Cat! Come here Cat!".
I genuinely think 'Cat' and 'Kitty' are two lovely names for cats but '1' and '2' would be pushing it a bit far.
If you wanted, you could give an animal an inappropriate number as a name, similar to the episode of Seinfeld where George suggested 'Seven' would be a good name for his first-born child if he ever had children.”
My old cat was called Cat
Ceefer and Deefer seem to popular names for cats and dogs.
