Top 10 Dog names from Argos Survey

There are over 6.1 million pet dogs in the UK and Argos Insurance Services published the top dog and bitch names from its survey of over 20,000 canine names.

Not surprisingly both top dog and bitch names are popular human names. Explains dog psychologist Neil Walker of http://www.dogtherapist.co.uk/: "Dogs are very much seen as part of the family and as such owners can give as much consideration and thought to naming their dog as they do they own children."The Argos survey shows that inspiration for names came from a variety of sources; the survey reports on the top ten names inspired by alcohol and in our celebrity obsessed culture, dogs named for the rich and famous. TOP TEN DOG & BITCH

NAMES:

1 Max (m) Molly (f)

2 Charlie (m) Holly (f)

3 Ben (m) Rosie (f)

4 Jake (m) Poppy (f)

5 Barney (m) Lucy (f)

6 Jack (m) Ellie (f)

7 Buster (m) Tess (f)

8 Toby (m) Meg (f)

9 Jasper (m) Bonnie (f)

10 Oscar (m) Daisy (f)

Ten Interesting Pet Facts

Here are some interesting facts I found about pets, take a look...

1. It has been established that people who own pets live longer, have less stress, and have fewer heart attacks.

2. Every known dog except the chow has a pink tongue - the chow's tongue is jet black.

3. The phrase "raining cats and dogs" originated in 17th Century England . During heavy downpours of rain, many of these poor animals unfortunately drowned and their bodies would be seen floating in the rain torrents that raced through the streets. The situation gave the appearance that it had literally rained "cats and dogs" and led to the current expression.

4. A cat can jump as much as seven times its height.

5. A cat's tail held high means happiness. A twitching tail is a warning sign, and a tail tucked in close to the body is a sure sign of insecurity.

6. Cats have a third eyelid, called a haw, that is rarely visible. If it can be seen, it could be an indication of ill health.

7. When your cats rubs up against you, she is actually marking you as "hers" with her scent. If your cat pushes his face against your head, it is a sign of acceptance and affection.

8. Dogs can alert their owners of an epileptic seizure up to an hour before it occurs.

9. A cat sees about 6 times better than a human at night.

10. Contrary to popular belief, dogs do not sweat by salivating. They sweat through the pads of their feet.

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Cat survives post

Wouldn’t it be great to find something special in the morning post, amongst all the bills and junk mail? Well that’s exactly what happened this week as a parcel containing a cat travelled 450 miles from south to north Germany. Owner Gitti Rauch accidentally packaged her cat as she was wrapping presents for family, and did not realise her feline friend had curled up inside the packages for a cat nap. She didn’t realise the cat; Janosch, was missing until after the parcel had been posted. Remarkably, Janosch came out of the ordeal unharmed, without even a scratch.

I’d much rather receive a cat in the post than the gas bill!