What iz it with our hoominz an’niknamez fer us? We Beaglebratz haf enkwirin’ mindz an’we want tu no! We thought we red where anuther 1 of us 4-leggerz asked ‘bout this tu.
Fer example, me – Shiloh – sumtimez mom will call me Shi-boy. Now I object tu this – there iz nuthin ‘bout me that sez I am shi. Anuther name mom uzez sumtimez iz SnuggleBuddy. Ok – so may-b that 1 iz tru – SUMTIMEZ. But tu say it outloud – I’ve got a reputatshun tu uphold. What kind of fear duz that put in them little furry kritterz if they hear that, huh? An then I will also talk about anuther that mom uzez fer both me’n Shasta – Dooglez. She sez she made that up meaning a mix of dogz an’Beaglez. Now I, Shiloh, must STRONGLY OBJECT tu this nickname ‘cuz there is absolutely nuthin that iz mixed with me or Shasta Don’t git me wrong, mixez r a really grate thing – my best bud b-4 Shasta wuz a mix – my little “big” bruther Oreo who mom had when I moved in. But me’n Shasta r not mixez an’we haf paperz that say we ain’t, so there!
Shasta: Ok Shiloh, my turn now. How wood u like tu b called baby girl when u r 3 yearz old. Or niknamez like squirtbutt or wigglebutt? Ok – may-b my butt duz wiggle a little – OK, A LOT sumtimez! But kin I help it if I git really happy, hmmm? That’z like tellin’ a hound not tu howl when she seez a wabbit. But squirtbutt – where’d that come frum – my butt don’t squirt – never haz.
So u all kin see what we haft u endure sumtimez – what’s a poor doggy to du?
5 comments:
Those are not bad nicknames at all!! The tall guy has a name he calls me, but I'm not allowed to say such words! :)
Well I can tell you that you are NOT alone in this. I don't know why "they" do this either, butt it is a bit off putting, I must say.
The only thingy I can say in "their" behalf is... have you ever heard some of the thingys that they call their 4-legger pups???? I'm just sayin'.
Those names aren't too bad. I get Riverdog which is okay but it would be a lot worse. My brother is Bite-Bite. He always answers though because it usually means food. In that case humans can call me anything!
love & wags,
River
Sigh - we know exactly what you mean. Well, at least Max does - he's been called every Max derivative under the sun - Maximillion, Maxidian Order (his sci-fi name!), Mad Max - well, you get the idea! JD on the other hand is only ever JD. Well - it DOES stand for 'Just Dog' after all (as JD is just SOOO laid back!) that no nicknames are required! We like your nicknames though - they're really cute! Schnauzer snuggles - JD and Max.
My humans also call me using discriminatory nicknames, such as Wasa-wasa (a mimetic word for "being fidgety") and Gubu-Gubu (an onomatopoeic word for a sound like something's bubbling)!
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