Food.
My dog is called meatball, my cats tofu and sushi.
Typically we name them after characters in media we are into at the time.
They come with a name from the shelter and they tell us we’re not allowed to change it (even though they did!) so we always just kept whatever the shelter picked
they tell us we’re not allowed to change it
I’d just smile and nod, and then give my new family member whatever name I wanted later that same day. Shelter tryin’ to tell me I can’t name my own pets?? They can get outta here with that noise…
I usually adopt. Call them by the name they were given (unless it’s really stupid then I’ll try to think of one) wait a few weeks, a nickname usually presents itself aaaaand that’s the new name. They’re not always winners but, when the damn dog only response to “Ass Clown” you’re kinda locked in =\
We’ve had three pets so far, and they’ve all had real but uncommon human names.
