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Many of us give our pets human names

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The Associated Press

Published: June 24, 2009

NEW YORK - Fido and Rover, move over. Almost half of American pet owners gave their animal companions a humanlike name, such as Jack or Sophie, according to an Associated Press-Petside.com poll of more than 1,000 pet owners released Tuesday.

Some of the more unusual names: Hollywood and Chichi Mittens, both cats; Vegas the Labrador retriever; Jibber Jack the dog; the beagle named Talulublue, and Louis XIV, the Yorkie.

In all, 51 percent of dog owners and 50 percent of cat owners had given at least one of their pets a humanlike name.

The most popular? Max got more mentions than other names in the poll, but less than 2 percent of all mentions.

Owners who give their pets human names are more likely to see them as full members of the family, said Wayne Eldridge, veterinarian and author of "The Best Pet Name Book Ever!"

The Associated Press

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