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  • dmcartyD

    Actually I have a phrase that I seemed to use a lot with these guys in general SOOOOOO when I named one of my girls many years ago I added the initials to her name. You would be shocked at how many people think it's a title - and in some ways it is.

    So this bitchs name is MIJOKR's Fancy Foot Work SFB ( S–t for Brains.)

    Of course I have a lot of dumb names for my dogs in general anyway: Tex Critter, Tribbles n' Bits, GI MO to name a few.

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  • basenjibratzB

    My husband is CONSTANTLY giving Savannah new names. She is:
    Savannah
    Banners
    banban
    Pumpkin Noodles
    Pumpkin Pie
    Precious Pumpkin Pie
    Baby Girl
    G Force
    Pretty Girl
    Baby Girl
    Princess in a Pie

    Geeze, the list goes on. He actually comes home and announces that he's thought of her ALL DAY and tells her the new name he's come up with. Talk about feeling left out!

    Basenjibratz Talker & Savannah

    and Mom – Pasadena, CA

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  • JazzysMomJ

    Does "That Damned Dog!!" count as a nickname? LOL

    It is usually exclaimed by Dh after Keoki has stolen someone's food from the dinner table.

    LOL

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  • nala121498N

    Funny. My DH has the same nickname for Nala! LOL! Also, "PITA"!!

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  • JazzysMomJ

    Love it. Yeah, I'm sure if Dh had thought it through he'd have named Keoki 'PITA' instead.

    He's {dh} is so funny –in that irritating way -- in that he keeps insisting that "Jazz didn't do this" -- or didn't do it this long, or learned this faster, etc.
    Honestly, did he live in the same house when Jazz was a puppy? Sure, she's always been very good, esp for a Basenji, but does he not remember the stolen food? The torn to bits Santa Clause, the slippers I used to own, the neighbor girls' flip-flop? Come on!!! Keoki is only six months old; of course he is a PITA; it's his job! LOL

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  • nala121498N

    Hee Hee…tell him that Keoki will be fine, just like Jazzy is! Don't tell him that Nala is going to be 9 in December....LOL! We've just given up on trying to stop the food snatching!! At least it's taught the kids to not leave the table (with food they still want on it) and to clean up their plates afterwards!! Ah, the benefits of a poorly trained dog!! ((wink wink))

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  • C

    here may be some you have not heard

    pigglett (always to fat looks like pot belly pig)
    ms piggy ( hogs all the food if allowed)
    mouth of south ( yodles for the fun of it)
    Princess ( now this is for the male who hates to get his paws dirty)
    Ding-a-ling ( the other male that is not always the most corrdinated)
    Chilinator (chili is her name but she is defintley the boss)

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  • Capt_Jack_our_BasenjiC

    Capt. Jack Sparrow…is also called

    Jack
    Jackers
    Jackawaka
    GEEack

    OH and he responds well to "no" even if its not him....WONDER WHY??!! LoL

    Kira, Aiden & Baby Bean on the Way!! & Our Perfect Basenji Boy, "Maverick" I Play for Keeps!!!![](images/smilies/biggrin.png "Big Grin")

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  • D

    Captain Jack de La Flour
    simply jack most the time
    jackie boy
    didnt mean to intrude on the capt jack name lol

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  • luzmery928L

    I call Champ…Champster or when he's not behaving Champion and when I'm really glad to see him after a long day at work I'll call him by his full name....Champion Murrieta Gershonowitz Rodriguez..lol...we are all insane

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  • ?

    Garrett goes by…
    Hey a--hole
    Lazy
    G-man
    Pumpkin
    Angel boy
    Good Boy
    Mr. Ugly
    Poo Poo face
    Baby
    Lady Killer
    Girl Magnet
    Our dog walker called him Devo (like Diva but he's a boy)
    Our company calls him "dude"
    And sometimes my parents call him Garretto' (they speak spanish)

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  • cleopatraC

    Zuri gets a few…
    Zuri monster (Zuri means beautiful in Swahili so it means Beautiful Monster and i am certain some of you can relate to that one)
    MizZuri (misery) a personal fav of my hubby
    Zuchini (by those who can't remember her name)
    ZurZur just for fun

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  • abby_basenjiA

    Abby is:
    Abs
    Abbers
    Poopie
    Pooper
    Pooper Scooper
    Rupie
    Rupers
    Abber McDoodle
    Ruby
    Roovie
    Bad Abby
    and last but not least…........Damn it Abby!

    Missy is:
    Miss
    Misser
    Misser Pisser
    Baby
    Vave
    VeeVee
    Lou
    Loula
    Missy Lou
    Lou Hoo
    Miss thing
    and Fat dog

    And I have a cat whose original name was Jeremy but now only answers to Fat Fat or Fiddle Fee

    Michelle, Abby B, Cooper B, Missy mut, and FatFat the cat!

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  • MacPackM

    Oh my, there are so many nicknames…..here are a few..

    Topper :
    Bopper
    Bee-Bop
    Goat-boy
    Tops
    T-man
    Mamma's heart-dog

    Nicky :
    Nickers
    Snickers
    Petunia
    QBU (Queen Bi*ch of the Universe)
    Muffin

    Fast Eddie:
    Fat Eddie
    Ed
    Ed-head
    Yeti
    Edward (when in trouble)

    MacPack in Tampa

    Anne in Tampa

    Chipley, Missy & Lucky

    Topper, Nicky & Eddie in the clouds

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  • ZenGrrrlZ

    I'll chime in on the nickname thread. Ziggy gets called "Zig" and "Zig Newton." And the B-girl named Kudos I had many years ago? Her nickname spoke to the pesky, mischievous, "nope, it wasn't me that tore your pillow/newspaper/shoe/laundry to shreds" antics of the Basenji. I called her Shiva the Destroyer.

    The Z-Pack: Zen and Ziggy

    In memory of Zoe and Zhara Baroo

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  • T

    Must chime in here too…

    Arrow
    Airhead
    Arrie

    Dude
    The dudester
    Dudimus Maximus
    Doodle bug
    Horn dog

    Tex
    Texican
    Texster
    Texman

    Fiber
    Fi-Guy

    Dinger
    Ding-man
    Ding a ling
    Ding dong

    Amina
    Me-Me
    Meeners
    Bratlet

    Lela
    Girly-girl
    Le Butt

    Kate
    Katelet
    Pretty Girl

    Kivu
    Keev
    Butt-head

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  • DukeD

    @Terry:

    Must chime in here too…

    Arrow
    Airhead
    Arrie

    Dude
    The dudester
    Dudimus Maximus
    Doodle bug
    Horn dog

    Tex
    Texican
    Texster
    Texman

    Fiber
    Fi-Guy

    Dinger
    Ding-man
    Ding a ling
    Ding dong

    Amina
    Me-Me
    Meeners
    Bratlet

    Lela
    Girly-girl
    Le Butt

    Kate
    Katelet
    Pretty Girl

    Kivu
    Keev
    Butt-head

    WOWEE!!! You have nine (9) furkids? My hat's off to you . . . I'm amazed and confused! :confused:

    Jill

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  • BDawgB

    Can't remember if I've already replied to this thread or not… but...

    Miles's nicknames are:
    Ham
    Floppy Ham Man
    HamSteak (when he's in trouble)
    Milesy

    Lexi's nicknames are:
    Lesty
    Poo Poo
    The Poo
    Pooper
    Lezzi

    Miles & Lexi's Mom

    www.stelladot.com/barrick

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  • JalaJ

    Jala is sometimes Jalabanana or Pookie. :D

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  • E

    Senji's nicknames are:
    Senjell
    Senjeloo
    Senjel loo loo
    Senjel-poo poo
    poopy head
    super pooper
    pooparoo
    pupparoo
    Boo Boo
    Stinky

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