History Main / ADogNamedCat

* In the old ''Franchise/{{Tarzan}}'' films starring Creator/JohnnyWeissmuller, he has a chimpanzee named Cheetah, a character who appears nowhere in the original ''Literature/{{Tarzan}}'' novels by Creator/EdgarRiceBurroughs. Nevertheless, in a case of LostInImitation, Cheetah was a regular feature of ''Tarzan'' media through [[Film/TarzanTheApeMan1981 1981]], after which ''Tarzan'' adaptations started getting TruerToTheText.

* This [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYAjwYZBMiw&ab_channel=applebox cat]] named Rabbit.

* ''WesternAnimation/OverTheGardenWall:'' Greg [[ConstantlyChangingNames goes through many names]] for his pet frog. One memorable example:

* While most of the animal characters in ''Literature/TheJungleBook'' are named after their species names in Hindi, some exceptions fall under this trope instead, for example: the panther Bagheera (whose name actually meant tiger), and the tiger Shere Khan (meaning King Lion).

* On an episode of ‘’The Incredible Dr. Pol'', a young barn kitten is treated for a respiratory infection. During the end-of-show wrap-up, the announcer says “He’s now healthy and a mouser named Dog.”

* The Website/YouTube channel ''[[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEa46rlHqEP6ClWitFd2QOQ What About Bunny]]'' has a dog named Bunny who communicates with her owner by pushing buttons that say words. They have another dog named Otter.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'': Rapty, Bud's dinosaur toy, is a tyrannosaur rather than a dromaeosaur or raptor.

Due to its inherent dissonance, this trope is more likely to be found in comedic works than its {{sister|Trope}}s -- usually accompanied by some LampshadeHanging -- although serious examples do exist. One common gag is a BaitAndSwitch scenario that subverts ADogNamedDog. For example, Alice tells Bob about her new pet Kitty, and Bob naturally assumes that it's a cat, only to later find out that Kitty is actually a parrot. Bonus points if the animal is actually ''far'' more dangerous [[FluffyTheTerrible than its name implies]] (e.g. a tiger names Hamster).

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* ''Film/BeneathThePlanetOfTheApes'' has a BilingualBonus example with General Ursus, a gorilla whose name is Latin for 'bear'.

* [[CoolHorse Mr. Floofy-Whiskers]], a horse, from a Storyteller sketch in Radio/JohnFinnemoresSouvenirProgramme. His owner raised him as a cat, hence his name, and his tendency to say "meow" instead of "neigh".

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* ''Series/SesameStreet'': One skit, featuring Creator/JamieFoxx, includes a dog named Fox.
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Due to its inherent dissonance, this trope is more likely to be found in comedic works than its {{sister|Trope}}s -- usually accompanied by some LampshadeHanging -- although serious examples do exist. One common gag is a BaitAndSwitch scenario that subverts ADogNamedDog. For example, Alice tells Bob about her new pet Kitty, and Bob naturally assumes that it's a cat, only to later find out that Kitty is actually a parrot. Bonus points if the animal is actually ''far'' more dangerous [[FluffyTheTerrible than its name implies]].

* ''Music/{{Songdrops}}'': The song "The Name of My Frog" is about the singer's pets. Two of them are a mouse named Gerbil and a gerbil named Mouse (because it was dark when he named them).

* In ''Literature/TheresABoyInTheGirlsBathroom'', Bradley's classmate Colleen had a dog named Chicken.
* ''Literature/TheTwistedOnes'':
** Mouse’s dog is named Bongo. She makes it clear early on that he’s named after the antelope, not the drum.
** Mouse herself skirts this trope, since she’s a human, although Mouse is just a nickname. Her real name is Melissa.