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[[File:Spots_first_walk.png|link=Spot the Dog|frame|Are you related to that other dog named Spot? Or that other one?]]

{{quote|"If there must be a cat, do not, for the love of God, name it: [[A Worldwide Punomenon|Magnifi-cat or similar pun]]; Mr. Adjective-Anatomical-feature; with two or more words [[~~Added Alliterative Appeal~~|all starting with the same letter]]; or with any name plus the surname of the cat's owner."|'''''[[How Not to Write A Novel]]'''''}}

{{quote|"If there must be a cat, do not, for the love of God, name it: [[A Worldwide Punomenon|Magnifi-cat or similar pun]]; Mr. Adjective-Anatomical-feature; with two or more words [[Alliteration|all starting with the same letter]]; or with any name plus the surname of the cat's owner."|'''''[[How Not to Write A Novel]]'''''}}

Sometimes it's just not worth making up original names for animals. These are names that have been used forever in real life for (usually domesticated) animals, and carry over well for animal characters in fiction. Sometimes its an [[A Worldwide Punomenon|obvious pun]] or [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|description of the animal's appearance]].

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* '''Turtles:''' [[A Worldwide Punomenon|Sheldon or Shelly]], [[Ironic Nickname|Speedy]].

** In France: Caroline

* '''Raccoons:''' [[~~Added Alliterative Appeal~~|Rascal]]. See also [[Rascally Raccoon]].

* '''Raccoons:''' [[Alliteration|Rascal]]. See also [[Rascally Raccoon]].

* '''Generic:'''

** Whiskers for anything with whiskers.