As you all may know by now, I love to read about celebrities. It's my vice! It has NO affect on my life, whatsoever, but I enjoy reading the outrageous things celebrities do and say.
I thought it might be fun to take a look at what some celebrities have named their pets. We hear about the crazy things they name their children (Apple, Zuma, Peanut, anyone?) but we don't often hear about their pet names. Do they go as crazy there as they do with children?! Here are a few to think about...
Jennifer Hudson has three pomeranians. They are called Oscar, Grammy, and Dreamgirl. I guess that's fairly appropriate. She won the Oscar for her role in Dreamgirls!
Mariah Carey has a Jack Russell called Jackson P. Muttley. Pretty cute name!
Adam Sandler has an English Bulldog named Matzoball. His last dog, who died in 2006, was Meatball.
Selma Blair has a one-eyed rescued Jack Russell, called Wink. (I love to hear about celebrities who have rescued dogs! And dogs with "issues"!)
Sandra Bullock also has rescue and special needs dogs. They have Poppy, a three legged dog and Ruby, a dog born with only two legs.
The list could go on and on! It seems that pet names aren't quite as weird as baby names in the world of celebrities though. Or maybe, it's just more acceptable to name your pet something "weird"!
Joss Stone has Dusty Springfield.
Kelly Osbourne has Piglet and Boris.
Minnie Driver has Bubba (a more common pet name!)
Sienna Miller has Porgy and Bess.
Tom Cruise has Joseph. (an odd choice for a pet name I think...)
Halle Berry has Bumper and Petey.
I LOVE names. I always have - when I was a girl, I'd play school, and my favorite part was making up the names of my make-believe students. (First, middle, and last names for all!) I've had quite a menagerie of pets too. Beau-Beau was a French poodle (I didn't name him though - he was my childhood pet!), Melvin was a stray tom cat who attached himself to me. I called him Melvin because he wouldn't let anyone touch him like Jack Nicholson's character in As Good As It Gets (Melvin.) Lissy - aptly named after a mischievious little girl in a book I'd read. And now we have Henry, Oscar, and Ben. All fitting somehow! (I think I pre-destined Oscar to be a grouch though!)
What's the craziest pet name you've heard? Or have you named your pet something weird? (photo of Sandra Bullock from People.com)