after almost a year in my new abode i've finally bonded with a neighbor. our kids get along, our dogs don't fight and we both share an ardent connection with italy, tuscany and venice. we've already made a giggly girl pack to re-visit Venice together....someday.
but what i can't keep straight are the names of her daughter and her dog. one's Bella- one's Gigi. i grew up knowing a girl named Gigi and a once-upon-a-time family member had a dog named Belle. i have to say, i'm a bit afraid of offending her by calling her daughter by the dog's name - and *poof* there goes my newly formed friendship.
i know that there's a trendy trend to name one's pet with a 'people' name - Eric, Elizabeth, Roger, etc... in fact, i once had a cat named Sam. but doncha think it gets confusing for the general public? it used to be Fido, Spot and Rex. now it's Ashley, Bob and Paul.
it gets sillier. i had a dog named Cheyenne. there's a little girl named Cheyenne at my son's school.
when did names get so interchangeable? personally i find it very confusing.
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( as Homer Simpson ) Mmmmmm Kate Winslet ....
~Jef
That's pretty funny. My cats' names are Ariel and Jasmine, after the Disney characters, of course. But, there are a lot of young girls with those names. I guess I figured I didn't want to name a child after a cartoon character.
The new trend in giving animals the names of people: I read a study on it recently, alleging that it's an outgrowth of the increased sense of loneliness/disconnection that many people now have. They have no kids, or the kids are grown up, and their pets are "little people", the next best thing.
My dog's name is Kage.
No animals here.... but I do have pet names for hubby and son.
Does this mean I shouldn't refer to the Janitor as Fido either?
The dog in that last picture must be Paris, right?
No human names for pets here except for Charlie the cat - who HAD to be named that on account of her Chaplin moustache.
my cat cleo is offended by this thread
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