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Petfinder.com's Top 10 Most Popular Pet Names in 2007
Petfinder.com reports:
Topping the charts as the No. 1 names for our country’s 260,000 adoptable pets on Petfinder.com in 2007 are Buddy for pooches and Smokey for felines, with traditional pet (and people) names following close behind.
Top 10 Dog Names 
Buddy (712)
Max (552)
Sadie (445)
Jack (428)
Daisy (416)
Lucy (406)
Lady (385)
Charlie (382)
Rocky (369)
Duke (358)
Top 10 Cat Names
Smokey (291) 
Lucy (284)
Angel (265)
Oreo (260)
Midnight (260)
Shadow (260)
Patches (256)
Princess (248)
Tigger (243)
Molly (239)
“Pet parents find special comfort and companionship in their pets that cannot compete with anything else,” said Betsy Saul, co-founder of Petfinder.com. “The name Buddy shows how dogs are truly ‘man’s best friend,’ while people also love tough, powerful names like Rocky and Duke.”
With names such as Smokey, Midnight, Angel and Princess, the top 10 cat names prove that animal lovers envision their felines as no-less-than-perfect, mysterious creatures. “People put their animals on pedestals,” Saul said. “They put as much thought into naming their pets as they would their children.”
While the most popular names for 2007 remain similar to years past, some individuals decide creativity is key when naming their animal companions. 2007’s Top 10 Most Unusual Pet Names leave some things to the imagination:
2007’s Top 10 Most Unusual Pet Names
Not Pants
Zhivago
Fat Alice
Barney Google
Cinderella Cookiedough
Ditto Dippin’ Dots
Fizzleboom
Miss booty-q
Bubba Big Foot
Partly Cloudy
Oreo (260)
Midnight (260)
Shadow (260)
Patches (256)
Princess (248)
Tigger (243)
Molly (239)
“Pet parents find special comfort and companionship in their pets that cannot compete with anything else,” said Betsy Saul, co-founder of Petfinder.com. “The name Buddy shows how dogs are truly ‘man’s best friend,’ while people also love tough, powerful names like Rocky and Duke.”
With names such as Smokey, Midnight, Angel and Princess, the top 10 cat names prove that animal lovers envision their felines as no-less-than-perfect, mysterious creatures. “People put their animals on pedestals,” Saul said. “They put as much thought into naming their pets as they would their children.”
While the most popular names for 2007 remain similar to years past, some individuals decide creativity is key when naming their animal companions. 2007’s Top 10 Most Unusual Pet Names leave some things to the imagination:
2007’s Top 10 Most Unusual Pet Names
Not Pants
Zhivago
Fat Alice
Barney Google
Cinderella Cookiedough
Ditto Dippin’ Dots
Fizzleboom
Miss booty-q
Bubba Big Foot
Partly Cloudy
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