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I think Palmer's name is really cool!

My U2 got her name SAMe (pronounced like Sammy) got her name from the feel good herb. When I got her I was struggling with depression and she helped me feel so much better. My macaw got his name from a baby naming book. It's an east African name meaning farmer. My father, an avid farmer, had the nick name Moke, and people used to say Yo, Moke. So I thought Jomo was fitting.

My pig, Rambo, was also a rescue. Poor little thing. The authorities shut down the place where I got him.
The story goes............Catie and I both already had pigs. I had Yoda (because of the big ears) and Catie had his sister, Josie.Catie's sister in law wanted a pet pig after she saw Yoda and Josie. We went to this farm that we saw advertising pot belly pig in the newspaper to talk a look at them. OMG! The conditions were HORRIBLE! I know, I know. You all think "Pig.........what do you expect!" But, honestly, pigs aren't dirty. They just cover themselves in mud for protection from bugs. My pigs LOVED getting their weekly bath or shower. Anyway, back to the story of how Rambo got his name. Catie and I ended up rescuing 2 little babies so we ended up with 4 pigs. She got another female and named her Nellie and I got another little boy. I didn't name him right away, I usally wait until I find a name that fits. Well, this little boy piglet was so so so sick. I took him to the vet at least once a week for the first 6 months. About 3 weeks into his life with us I thought "This is one tough little guy" and the name Rambo came to me. One tough little guy. He's still around, he'll be 13 June 30. And he's still one tough little piggy.
My dog, Sassafrass, was 2 years old when I got her. Her previous owners let the kids name her and they named her Pugsly. If you could see Sassafrass you would see how stupid a name Pugsly is for her!! She is most definatly a Sassafrass, Sassy or Sassyass for short. My husband calls her Sassamafrass.
Gloria

What neat names...I love the history of them....Poirot came with his name..which, being southern, we don't say properly...but he doesn't seem to mind...We say it more like Purr row...and not with the "w" sound...
I almost adopted a cat from Petfinders the other day...because her name was Katharine...don't know why, but felt like that was speaking to me...but never got to check it out further...

...and everyone should have a pig named Rambo...I love that...and Palmer..of course, I thought of Arnie, right away...I lived in Latrobe PA for many years...LOL..

Gloria, the kids could've named Sassafrass Pugsly after a dog Beanie Baby with that name.
(I used to collect them when I was little.)

sugarcookie wrote:Gloria, the kids could've named Sassafrass Pugsly after a dog Beanie Baby with that name.
(I used to collect them when I was little.)

Was it a Bassett Hound beanie baby?
Pugsly does not fit her though, believe me. Sassyass fits her to a T. When she walks (well, when she was younger) her little butt just wiggled so cute. Now that she's an old lady she just limps when she walks. Poor little girl.
Gloria

No, I think it was supposed to be a pug, but it didn't really look like one. It was cute though. It could be that the kids just liked it a lot. It had cute little wrinkles. lol

Kids name their pets strange things. I got my dog when I was five and named him Scamper after a penguin in a movie that I had only seen once.

My dog is an old man and limps when he walks as well. He likes to sleep a lot too. It's sad. His name used to fit him when he was young and over-active.

I have a CAG that I handfed since he was two weeks old. He started out being called the baby grey which turned into Baby G. Now we call him Gigi, or G, but he likes to refer to himself as Gbert. I also have a rescued M2 that came named Victor, he knows him name.

Oh, I like gBert.

My first husband named our first dog 'Reefer'. The dog was a runner and I was always having to yell for him. I'd be walking the neighborhood yelling "Reefer! REEFER!" There was an older couple that lived next door to us and didn't think that was at all funny.

Reefer's cool.

Gloria, that's hilarious. Did they say anything to you about it?