Although "NO" became what Shaye most heard, along with " drop it" (she's too quick for "leave it," so "drop it" has replaced that) and "get off the table" and "stop digging the screens" (on the porch), lately we have been firmly saying her name, then squirting her in the face with a squirt bottle. Amazing how well that works - of course the entire house is getting wet but she's getting the picture that when we pick up the squirt bottle and show it to her, she'd best stop whatever it is she's doing. Gemma, of course, responds to "stop" and "leave it." Must be the "other" kind of dog in her….
Nick names
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Oh my, there are so many nicknames…..here are a few..
Topper :
Bopper
Bee-Bop
Goat-boy
Tops
T-man
Mamma's heart-dogNicky :
Nickers
Snickers
Petunia
QBU (Queen Bi*ch of the Universe)
MuffinFast Eddie:
Fat Eddie
Ed
Ed-head
Yeti
Edward (when in trouble)MacPack in Tampa
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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.
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Must chime in here too…
Arrow
Airhead
ArrieDude
The dudester
Dudimus Maximus
Doodle bug
Horn dogTex
Texican
Texster
TexmanFiber
Fi-GuyDinger
Ding-man
Ding a ling
Ding dongAmina
Me-Me
Meeners
BratletLela
Girly-girl
Le ButtKate
Katelet
Pretty GirlKivu
Keev
Butt-head -
Must chime in here too…
Arrow
Airhead
ArrieDude
The dudester
Dudimus Maximus
Doodle bug
Horn dogTex
Texican
Texster
TexmanFiber
Fi-GuyDinger
Ding-man
Ding a ling
Ding dongAmina
Me-Me
Meeners
BratletLela
Girly-girl
Le ButtKate
Katelet
Pretty GirlKivu
Keev
Butt-headWOWEE!!! You have nine (9) furkids? My hat's off to you . . . I'm amazed and confused!
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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)
MilesyLexi's nicknames are:
Lesty
Poo Poo
The Poo
Pooper
Lezzi -
Jala is sometimes Jalabanana or Pookie.
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Senji's nicknames are:
Senjell
Senjeloo
Senjel loo loo
Senjel-poo poo
poopy head
super pooper
pooparoo
pupparoo
Boo Boo
Stinky -
Yes, we have 9… yes, we're a bit crazy...
But it just seems to happen. Tex was from our first (co-bred) litter, we kept him and his sister. Fiber and Lela are his children, both are at least carriers for Fanconi as their dam had it, so we kept them to keep a close eye on them. (our daughter has one of the others, and friends in AZ have the other 2) Kate was our 'lease fee' when another friend leased Tex's sister BG. Amina was the only puppy to survive from BG's second litter. BG developed Fanconi and we lost her last year. When we bred the litter that Dude and Arrow were in, we were only keeping one, but my husband fell for Dude, the only red and the only male. Same thing with Dinger and Kivu, I had Kivu picked out, but my husband said, "Oh, but look at him! We can't turn down that face!!" so we had two... They are Tex's grandsons. -
I'm not sure if I have already replied, but here are ours:
Jack's nicknames:
Jackarooter-hooter
Pumpkin
Jack attack
Stinker
Poophead (that's for when it is raining outside, and he won't poop)
The One-Eared Wondermutt
Jack-off (the command for getting off something is off, and well, my husband thinks it is funny)
Buzzbaum (my parents nicknamed him that for some inexplicable reason) -
Zip:
Zipzip (I say this in a high sing songy voice that drives Liz crazy. Sometimes I think Zip might think this is actually her name)
Zippy Girl
Zippers
Zipo
SweetheartRiley:
Big Boy
Little Man
Riley Boy
RiRi
Doofy
Devil Dog
Pups
Puppers -
I never replied to this. I don't have many compared to everyone else…
Ruby:
ru
ru-ru
rubu
boo
boo hound
the kidBrando:
bran
butter - evidently I call him this enough because he answers to both Brando and butter
bubba
handsome
the town crier - (which happened because when he first came here he would cry sometimes at 4:30 in the morning on weekends - weekdays I get up at 4:30, not on weekends). He doesn't do it anymore so rarely does that one get pulled out now.Aaliyah:
Liyah
Li-Li
Liyah peeah - mostly when she was first here and seemed like she pee'd a lot
skink
peeper -
Charlie:
Cha-boo
Bone
Bean
and from when he was a pup:Poostepper-PeepawZaire:
Face
Zai-Zai
Baby-Girl -
Dallas:
Dee
Baby boy
Brat
Little Man
Buddy
Kujo
& I even call him Basenji. Haha. -
Name: Indiana (Indi)
Paws
Little Paws
Dr. Paws
Dr. Jones
The Doctor
Deamon
Poo Beastie (This comes from when he was very little)
Little Man -
Cheyenne:
Chey
Chey Chey
Baby Girl
Little Bear
Sweet Pea
Pretty GirlApache:
Patch
Lil A..which doesn't stand for Apache
Little Man
Psycho Pup
and lately..ChampMarlowe:
Monkey Man
Monk
Big Guy
Handsome Man -
we call Daphne "Cap'N Crunch" because, for some reason, that's what she smells like when she wakes up in the mornings.
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Mick:
Mickey
Dingo
Lil Boy
Pissy Boy
Corn Chip (because his feet smell like corn chips) -
Ours are "Frito Dog" cuz of the feet smell.
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I must be strange - mostly I have always just called my dogs by their call name. Once in a blue moon I might call (doesn't matter who) "pooky" .
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Cory: aka
The princess
stinky butt
and if she is being mean to Jayden, she is "little bitch"Jayden: aka
Jay
Big poopCollectively: The Brats
