Pet Names

These are the most common pet names in the US, according to the ASPCA:

* 1. Max
* 2. Sam
* 3. Lady
* 4. Bear
* 5. Smokey
* 6. Shadow
* 7. Kitty
* 8. Molly
* 9. Buddy
* 10. Brandy
* 11. Ginger
* 12. Baby
* 13. Misty
* 14. Missy
* 15. Pepper

Here are some of the inventive names PSP staffers and clients have for their pets:

King Leonard (the big Bearded Dragon)
Danger (Betta fish)
Enlil (Bengal cat)
Lord Scrambles the Destroyer (another Bengal)
Maliska (the kiss-loving Yorkie)
Paisley and Lavender (sister leopard geckos)
Snuggly-Wolverine (a sweet mixed breed kitty we were sad to lose)
Chainsaw (the Betta)
Hamlet (the hairless Dumbo Rat)
Lovey (the tiny Pug)

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