A Challenge from Twix: The Name Game

Twix gave a challenge to all her friends to post about their name/s and how they got those names. This is what she had to say: I am always curious as to how our parents come up with the names they give us. I would love it if all my furiends did a post talking about how they got their name, so, I decided to start The Name Game. I am tagging each and every one of you to post about your name and you can tag who ever you would like.

Well, we’ve decided to take her up on that, but we’ve got so many names, it’s hard to know where to start! You asked for it Twix!

Since I’m the oldest, and head Matriarch of the Corgi Crew, I get to go first. Most of you already know that OC is short for Ornery Cuss, or sometimes Ornery Critter. Mom named me that because even when I was a tiny pup I used to tear into my brother’s ears and make him cry. (I'm the one on the left)

Other nicknames I am called include, but are not limited to: Ocsss (Long O sound and ess sound run together), OC Myers, Ocsss-moses (Sort of like osmosis only with a long O sound), My “O” Dog, Pretty Girl, Beautiful Girl, Love “O,” OC-Mo, Noisy Dog and “SHUT UP!”

I also am sometimes called OC Nose because I move so much that sometimes my nose does weird things in pictures.

BG got his name because it is short for Bud’s Grandson. He was named by Mom’s son that was going to take him when he was a pup, and Buddy had made that son his person. They had been very close and so he wanted to name BG after Buddy.

He is also called Beeg (j sound), Beeger, BG-BG Boy, Boy Boy, and Chunky Butt (Bud was Butter Butt, so his grandson is Chunky Butt) by Mom. Dad calls him Little Man or Cute Little Man as well, and Robert calls him Goofy, Dawg, Butt Mutt, and Fat Butt.

Dott has a million names! She was called Dott right from the time she was a tiny pup because she had a little “dot” on the back of her neck. She was little, and when her book got written, she was called Little Dott. That morphed into Dorothy Joy Wigglebottom because people that are nicknamed “Dot” (including a very dear friend of ours) are usually “Dorothy’s.” The Joy was because she brings her Master, Robert such joy, and the Wigglebottom is the “Lady-like” form of Wigglebutt since she is from the “Butt” family. Her Daddy is a nutcase when it comes to his “Dotter.”

He is a Star Trek and Sci-Fi nut as well… Uh… Mom says I should say “Fan” so he won’t get upset with me… so some of her nicknames come from those sources, like: The Precious (in best “Golem” – from “Lord of the Rings”- impersonation), Low Cutest of Corg (Like in Star Trek Locutus of Borg), Dottie of Mine (From Seven of Nine… also Star Trek), and Wonder Dott. (Personally, I think HE is the one that is a little dottie!!... but I have NO doubt that he loves her!)

He also calls her: Sugars, Sweetness, Wiggle Butt, Baby Face, Sweetums, Cuddly Muffin, Sugar Dumplin,’and Big ole Slice of Sweetie Pie. Rather sickening sweet if you ask me! She says she can’t be blamed if she doesn’t come sometimes if she is busy because she can’t remember all those different names… That’s HER story and she’s sticking to it!

Grammy calls her Dott, Dottie, Grand-Dotter, Precious, Monkey Nose (Which drives Robert up a wall!) and Turkey Tush, while Papa calls her Dott, Dottie, Dott-tore, Pest, and Spoiled Rotten.

Ok… OK! MOM says I HAVE to put in Sadie’s names, too. (Grumble, mumble) I DON’T KNOW WHY!!! SHE isn’t a Corgi!!! OK, MOM!!!! I’m doing it!

The pups call her Auntie Sadie, but she is also called: Silly Sadie, Sadie Lady, and Shady Sadie Lady. She also gets called, Slap Dog, Nut Case Dog, Slap-Happy Sadie, and Super Silly Sadie (She is such a kiss-up and gets all goofy if I’m not around to keep her in line – like I’m outside or something - and Mom pets her).

Whenever Robert is trying to take a picture of her, she is called Shady or Absence of Light, and when she comes in covered in Horehound, she is usually called Horehound or Spike Tail… as in “Quit waving that ole’ Spike Tail of your’s dog! You’re getting Horehounds all over the place!!!”