Line #200 Main/ADogNamedCat


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18	->''"I have a mouse named Gerbil and a gerbil named Mouse.''\
19	''The night that I named them it was dark in the house."''
20	-->-- '''Music/{{Songdrops}}''', "The Name of My Frog"
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22	Uncreative pet owners (or similarly uncreative writers) often name their animal companion (or character) [[ADogNamedDog after its own species]]. Others try to get around this by naming the animal [[ALizardNamedLiz after something else related to their species]]. Then there are ''these'' people, who try to get creative by naming the animal after a completely different species, for example: a dog named Whale. Especially [[IronicName ironic]] ones might even name the animal after [[AnimalJingoism its natural enemy]], predator or prey.
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24	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 named Hamster).
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26	A subtrope to NonIndicativeName, and may prompt a WhoNamesTheirKidDude remark from others. If the non-indicative name is a SpeciesSurname, it might be due to an InterspeciesAdoption or InterspeciesRomance.
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28	Compare InformedSpecies, where the animal doesn't resemble the species it's supposed to be.
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31	!!Examples:
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35	[[folder:Advertising]]
36	* A [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGT_AA9OYR4 2015 IAMS commercial]] follows the life of [[ABoyAndHisX a boy and his dog]] named Duck from young childhood to late teens/young adulthood. [[spoiler: In a subversion, his parents originally named the dog "Duke", acquiring the current name from the boy's [[BabyTalk attempt]] at pronouncing the latter as a toddler]].
37	[[/folder]]
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39	[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
40	* Frosch from ''Manga/FairyTail'' is an Exceed (a talking cat) named after the German word for Frog. They originally believed that they were a frog, but when they found out they weren't, they cried for three days and started wearing a frog costume.
41	* ''Manga/OnePiece'':
42	** Iceberg has a pet mouse that he named Tyrannosaurus on a whim.
43	** Kuzan has a giant pet penguin named Camel.
44	** One member of the Super Spot-Billed Duck Squad is named Kentauros, Greek for Centaur.
45	** Overlapping with APigNamedPorkchop, in ''Anime/OnePieceFilmGold'', Kent Beef Jr. is accompanied by a bull named Pork.
46	* ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'': Kodachi Kunō has a pet named Mr. Green Turtle (''Midorigame'' in Japanese). It's actually a crocodile.
47	[[/folder]]
48
49	[[folder:Asian Animation]]
50	* ''Animation/HappyHeroes'' features a person who, in at least one translation, is named ''Cockroach''.
51	[[/folder]]
52
53	[[folder:Comedy]]
54	* Stand-up comedian and ventriloquist David Strassman's character Ted E. Bare has a series of pets, such as a bird named [[WesternAnimation/FindingNemo Nemo]], a fish named Birdie, and a cat named Horsey. He also has a stuffed monkey toy called Bunny.
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57	[[folder:Comic Books]]
58	* In one issue of ''[[ComicBook/SilentHill Silent Hill: Dead/Alive]]'', Kenneth is revealed to have a dog named Bear.
59	[[/folder]]
60
61	[[folder:Comic Strips]]
62	* In ''ComicStrip/FootrotFlats'', the semi-feral cat Horse got his name from the first time Wal saw him and exclaimed "Cripes! He's as big as a horse!"
63	** And 'Irish' Murphy's three {{Angry Guard Dog}}s are named Tiger, Wolf and [[OddNameOut Creampuff]].
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65
66	[[folder:Fan Works]]
67	* In ''Fanfic/TheBlackSheepDogSeries'', Walburga mentions that her grandfather used to breed dogs, and his favourite is named Magpie. Sirius's animagus form apparently resembles Magpie.
68	* The ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' fanfic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9575384/1/Eon-Fable Eon Fable]]'' has a chapter where the protagonist, Dandelion the Jolteon, meets a Suicune named Samurott. When he asks her why she's called that, she responds by saying that he's not a dandelion either.
69	* In ''Fanfic/TheSpongeHouse'' chapter "Have You Seen This Frog?", Christopher owned a pet frog named Mr. Toadie, who he [[AccidentalMurder accidentally killed]] from overfeeding (or possibly feeding the wrong food). Apparently, [[IAmNotWeasel Christopher thought Mr. Toadie was a toad]].
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72	[[folder:Films -- Animation]]
73	* ''WesternAnimation/BarbieAsThePrincessAndThePauper'': Erika's [[AllAnimalsAreDogs dog-like cat]] is named Wolfie.
74	* One of the main characters on ''WesternAnimation/{{Bolt}}'' is a hamster named Rhino. This is {{Lampshaded}}.
75	-->'''Mittens:''' Rhino... the hamster?\
76	'''Rhino:''' Well, my ancestry isn't all hamster. I'm one-sixteenth wolf with, you know, a little wolverine in there somewhere...
77	* ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo'':
78	** Marlin is a clownfish who -- [[LampshadeHanging according to Nigel the Pelican]] -- has the name of "some kind of sport fish". Marlins are a subtype of billfish that are related to swordfish.
79	** Likewise, Dory is a blue tang rather than an actual dory fish (or John Dories).
80	* ''WesternAnimation/FoodFight'': The StarterVillain is an anthropomorphic rat named "Fat Cat".
81	* ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989'': Flounder is a colorful, blue-and-yellow tropical fish who is named after a type of bottom-dwelling flatfish.
82	* This applies as part of a plot twist in ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolfTheTigerProwess'' to one of the characters featured in it. For specifics, [[spoiler:Counselor Gecko is actually a dinosaur who intends to bring a revival to the dinosaur era]].
83	* WesternAnimation/TheSecretOfNIMH has a cat named Dragon, named this because CatsAreMean and it helps fit with the HeroicFantasy themes of the movie.
84	* Zigzagged with Dr. Hämsterviel from ''WesternAnimation/StitchTheMovie'' and later ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitchTheSeries''. He's an alien who looks like a cross between a gerbil and a rabbit, but [[IAmNotWeasel insists that he's a hamster]]. Most people call him a gerbil regardless.
85	* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory4'':
86	** Of a sort; Forky is a spork, not a fork. Possibly justified, as Bonnie (a kindergartner) may not have known the difference between the two utensils.
87	** One of Bo's [[ConjoinedTwins conjoined sheep]] is named Goat.
88	** The cat from the antique shop is named Dragon.
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90
91	[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
92	* ''Film/{{Annie\|1982}}'': Discussed when one of the girls suggests naming the dog Tiger, but Pepper vetoes it since the dog is too cowardly.
93	* ''Film/BeneathThePlanetOfTheApes'' has a BilingualBonus example with General Ursus, a gorilla whose name is Latin for 'bear'.
94	* ''Film/{{Captain Marvel\|2019}}'': Carol owns a pet cat (well, actually, a Flerken--an alien that ''looks'' like a cat) called Goose, albeit it's clearly named as a reference to ''Film/TopGun''.
95	* Subverted in ''Film/Ghostbusters2016'':
96	-->'''Kevin:''' Would it be OK if I bring my cat to work sometimes? He has major anxiety problems.\
97	'''Abby:''' You know what, I would love to let your cat live here with you, but I have a pretty severe cat allergy.\
98	'''Kevin:''' Oh, I don't have a cat. He's a dog. His name's "my cat".\
99	'''Abby:''' Your--your dog's name is "my cat"?\
100	'''Kevin:''' [[WhosOnFirst Mike. Hat.]]
101	* ''Film/IF2024'' has an extraordinarily confusing example in the form of an IF (ImaginaryFriend) who A. is supposedly a violin, B. is named "Viola", and C. looks more like a cello or a double bass than either a violin or a viola.
102	* 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 [[Film/GreystokeTheLegendOfTarzanLordOfTheApes started]] getting TruerToTheText.
103	* ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'': To Eddie's surprise, Roger's wife Jessica Rabbit is a human toon. One of the examples of a SpeciesSurname carrying over in an interspecies marriage.
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106	[[folder:Literature]]
107	* In ''Literature/AliceGirlFromTheFuture'', Alice's pet cat is called Mouse, because he is grey and was very tiny as a kitten.
108	* ''Big Goof and Little Goof'': Big Goof and Little Goof mistake a turtle for a dog and name him Doggie.
109	* ''Literature/{{Catwalk}}'' has a rabbit named Mouse, so named because of his mousey brown fur.
110	* ''Literature/ACertainMagicalIndex'' has one of the Misaka sisters finding a stray cat and naming it "dog" because she thinks it'd be funny.
111	--> '''Misaka 10032:''' A cat named "dog". Heh heh heh.
112	* In the Creator/MargaretMahy book ''The Chewing Gum Mystery and Other Stories'', one of the other stories involves a bird whose owner's nephew wants to name Fernando ''Eagle'', despite the bird being a made-up species, not an eagle. Eventually, however, this name gets dropped in favour of Norton, since the aunt wanted to honour her dead cousin Norton.
113	* ''Literature/DiaryOfAWimpyKid'': In ''Dog Days,'' Manny wants to name the new family dog after other animals, like "Zebra" ("Zeeb for short!"). Rodrick wants to name it "Turtle," though that's mostly because he wants to shorten it to "[[ToiletHumour Turd]]." However, the dog's actual name ends up being "Sweetie."
114	* ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'': In ''Literature/BloodRites'', Harry acquires a Chinese Foo dog which he names Mouse because of his quiet temperament, grey coloring, and small size. However, while the name was appropriate when he was a puppy, Mouse grows over the series into a massive shambling beast that comes up to Harry's waist (and Harry has an uncomfortable feeling that he may not have finished growing).
115	* ''Literature/{{Fudge}}'': In ''Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing'', Peter names his dog Turtle in memory of his turtle Dribble (who was [[SwallowedWhole swallowed alive]] by Fudge).
116	* ''Literature/GeronimoStilton'': Bruce Hyena is not a hyena, he's a mouse.
117	* ''Literature/HarryPotter'': Downplayed. In ''Literature/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban'', Ron gets a new pet owl, whom his sister named Pigwidgeon. Ron dislikes the name but since the bird refuses to be renamed, Ron calls him "Pig" instead.
118	* The titular character of ''Literature/JudyMoody'' has a cat named Mouse, in contrast to her brother's pet toad named Toady.
119	* 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). In a variant, Mowgli is a human RaisedByWolves, but his name means "frog," because he lacks fur and won't sit still.
120	* In ''The Land of Eternal Holidays'' by Anatoly Aleksin, there is an animal lovers' club whose owners name their pets (ordinary cats and dogs) after large carnivores. The main character calls his dachshund Lynx.
121	* The children's book ''"Let's Get a Pup!", said Kate'' has a mention of a now-dead housecat named Tiger.
122	* ''Literature/MortalEngines'': Katherine Valentine has a pet wolf named "Dog", so-called because she was too young to understand the difference between wolves and dogs when her father gifted him to her.
123	* ''Mouse and Dragon'', a Literature/LiadenUniverse novel, has a timid rescue cat called Mouse. After being befriended by the protagonist, the cat becomes more self-confident and gets renamed Scout.
124	* ''Literature/MagicalGirlRaisingProject'': In ''Restart'', the magical girl Cherna Mouse's behavior suggests that she's a mouse transformed into a human. The short story collection "Episodes" reveals that she's actually a hamster in her true form.
125	* Hippo, the rhinoceros from ''Literature/APorcupineNamedFluffy''.
126	* ''Literature/RoysBedoys'': The Bedoyses have a house cat named Panther.
127	* ''Literature/TheStupids'': Being a family of [[TheDitz fools]], they have a dog named Kitty and a tabby cat named Xylophone.
128	* In ''Literature/TheresABoyInTheGirlsBathroom'', Bradley's classmate Colleen had a dog named Chicken.
129	* ''Literature/TheTwistedOnes'':
130	** Mouse’s dog is named Bongo. She makes it clear early on that he’s named after the antelope, not the drum.
131	** Mouse herself skirts this trope, since she’s a human, although Mouse is just a nickname. Her real name is Melissa.
132	* ''Literature/WarriorCats'':
133	** Many Clan cats have animals as part of their name, such as ''Tiger''claw, ''Raven''paw, ''Jay''kit, and ''Squirrel''paw. Several rogues and kittypets take their names from animals as well, such as Cow, Fox, and Raven.
134	** In the novella ''Pebbleshine's Kits'', Pebbleshine encounters a dog whose owners named it Bunny.
135	* ''Literature/WaysideSchool'' features a story where one student has a cat named "Dog" and another has a dog named "Cat." In two other stories, one student used to have a cat named Skunks, while another has a goldfish named Shark. "It makes him feel important," the student says.
136	* This is common in ''Literature/WingsOfFire'' because most dragons are named after things in their environment. Examples include Fruit Bat the [[HollywoodChameleon RainWing]], Ostrich the [[BewareMyStingerTail SandWing]], and Orca the [[TokenAquaticRace SeaWing]]. The prequel book ''Dragonslayer'' reveals that this applies to humans as well; one of the protagonists is named Wren. Prince Undauntable also has a pet cat named Dragon, which Wren thinks is ridiculous.
137	* ''Literature/TheWitcher'': Geralt always names his horses Roach (after the fish, not the insect). In the original Polish, "Płotka" is an affectionate diminutive that could be interpreted as "Roachie" or "Small Fry".
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139
140	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
141	* In the first season of ''Series/TheBradyBunch'', the Bradys have a dog named Tiger. (The dog playing Tiger was sadly hit by a car and killed, resulting in the pet being quietly written out of the show.)
142	* ''Series/TheDayToday'': The bomb dogs segment includes a memorial to a dog called Spider.
143	* 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.”
144	* ''Series/LittleHouseOnThePrairie'': The episode "Christmas on Plum Creek" features a horse named Bunny.
145	* ''Series/OutOfJimmyHead'': One of the cartoon characters that appear in Jimmy's mind is an alligator named Crocco.
146	* ''Series/PersonOfInterest'': Reese sort of adopts an attack dog, who he names Bear.
147	* ''Series/SesameStreet'': One skit, featuring Creator/JamieFoxx, includes a dog named Fox.
148	* ''Series/{{Victorious}}'': In "Tori Tortures Teacher" Sikowitz misses his ex-girlfriend's pet Bunny and mentions how she would hop around. Assuming Bunny to be a rabbit, Tori gets him a rabbit the next day in an attempt to cheer him up, only to learn that Bunny is actually a cat. When asked about the hopping, Sikowitz explains that she's missing a leg.
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151	[[folder:Music]]
152	* The children's song "I've Got a Dog and my Dog's Name is Cat" by Music/BarryLouisPolisar. His cat's named Dog, too, and his bird and fish are respectively Fish and Bird.
153	* ''Music/{{Songdrops}}'': The song "The Name of My Frog" is about the singer's pets. While most of them follow ADogNamedDog convention, two of them are a mouse named Gerbil and a gerbil named Mouse (because it was dark when he named them).
154	* "Walking My Cat Named Dog" by Norma Tanega, which was covered by Music/TheyMightBeGiants on their 2015 kids' album ''Why?''
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157	[[folder:Radio]]
158	* [[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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161	[[folder:Theatre]]
162	* ''Theatre/{{Waitress}}'': During his introductory song "Never Ever Getting Rid Of Me," Ogie says his only friend as a child was a cat he named Sardine, because "[he] thought it was hilarious to call a cat a kind of fish."
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165	[[folder:Video Games]]
166	* ''VideoGame/TheBindingOfIsaac'': Isaac's pet cat is named Guppy. As of ''Rebirth'', there's another cat named Cricket.
167	* ''Franchise/DonkeyKong'' is a gorilla. The reason for this is that when Creator/ShigeruMiyamoto was trying to come up with a name for his gorilla character, he accidentally thought that "donkey" was another word for "stubborn". The "Kong" part was an homage to ''Franchise/KingKong''.
168	* The dog in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'' and ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'' can be named [[HelloInsertNameHere anything the player wants]]; however, according to Creator/BioWare writer Mary Kirby, his [[CanonName "official" name]] is Rabbit. (It's said to be an homage to the killer rabbit from Monty Python.)
169	* In ''VideoGame/HiddenCity'', Violet owns a dog named Alligator, which fits Violet's own aggressive and violent personality more than her pet's. WordOfGod says that she also considered naming the dog Scorpio, Dragon, or Cerberus before settling on Alligator.
170	* ''VideoGame/HollowKnight'' has Hornet, who, despite her name, is actually a [[SpiderPeople half-spider]][=/=][[DivineParentage half-Wyrm]].
171	* ''VideoGame/{{Incision}}'' has the bio-launcher, an eldritch, multi-tentacled, slug-like creature serving as a LivingWeapon who spits projectiles at your enemies while you take aim. Which you decide to name "[[FluffyTheTerrible Kitty]]" as a joke.
172	* Also overlapping with APigNamedPorkchop, the protagonist of ''VideoGame/MinecraftStoryMode'' has a [[HousepetPig pet pig]] named Reuben, but a Reuben sandwich uses corned beef for its meat, not pork.
173	* Goose from ''VideoGame/NieR'', named after nursery rhyme character Mother Goose, is a giant boar. The game also has Roc, named after the [[RocBirds legendary bird]], who is a wolf.
174	* Defied by official ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' video game competitions, where one of the rules is that Pokémon are not allowed to have a nickname that is the same as another species' name. So, for example, a player couldn't enter the national championships with their Charizard named Pikachu. [[ZigzaggingTrope There's nothing stopping players]] from doing this in a casual playthrough of the games, though.
175	** Pokémon names as-is can also be examples of this trope. For example, Sandshrew is considered a "Mouse Pokémon" by the Pokédex, Dewgong is a play on "dugong" despite the Pokémon being a seal, the "ret" in Sentret is derived from "ferret" despite being way less ferret-like than its evolution Furret, and Linoone is "line+raccoon" despite resembling a badger.
176	* Cap'n Cuttlefish from ''Franchise/{{Splatoon}}'' is an Inkling, an anthropomorphic squid.
177	* Falco Lombardi from ''Franchise/StarFox'' is a pheasant, not a falcon.
178	* [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]] and [[LampshadedTrope lampshaded]] in ''VideoGame/Yakuza1 Kiwami''. One of the conversations Kiryu and Haruka can have involves naming a dog. Kiryu mentions possibly naming a male dog something strong, like "Dragon". Haruka thinks it's a silly name for a dog.
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181	[[folder:Web Animation]]
182	* ''WebAnimation/PokemonRusty'': Rusty names his Kakuna "Pikachu", in honour of his idol Red's favourite Pokémon. When the Kakuna abandons him, Rusty replaces it with a Bidoof, whom he names "Pikatwo".
183	* ''WebAnimation/SonicForHire'': El Padrino has an Anaconda named Marmosets. Whenever somebody thinks he is talking about monkeys, he or somebody else lets them know otherwise. [[spoiler:He later reveals that he also named his harem of coke whores Marmosets and lampshades how uncreative he is with names.]]
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186	[[folder:Webcomics]]
187	* ''Webcomic/{{Housepets}}'' has a dog named Tiger, who has yet to forgive his owner for naming him after a cat.
188	* The cats Rook and Cricket in ''Webcomic/JohnnyWander'', overlapping with real life.
189	[[/folder]]
190
191	[[folder:Web Original]]
192	* ''Website/{{Neopets}}'':
193	** In one editorial of the Neopian times, somebody asks what would happen if they named their Meepit petpet "Feepit" (Feepit is a completely different petpet from a Meepit). [=TheNeopetsTeam=] responds by saying the the [[BlatantLies non-existent]] [[RunningGag Jelly World]] would become real.
194	** The Kadoaties at the Kadoatery can be named the names of other species, including Angelpuss, Dawg, and Badger.
195	* ''WebOriginal/ProtectorsOfThePlotContinuum'': Laburnum's pet hellhound is named Crow.
196	[[/folder]]
197
198	[[folder:Web Videos]]
199	* ''WebVideo/GameGrumps'': During their playthrough of ''VideoGame/PokemonFireRed'', Arin attempts to catch a Dratini. When he fails to, he compensates by nicknaming a Goldeen "Dratini".
200	* In ''Webvideo/TheNostalgiaCritic'' review of ''Film/TheAvengers1998'', when Critic gets confused that "Father" is a woman and "Mother" is a man, he asks if Mr. Cat is a dog and Mr. Dog is a cat.
201	* The Platform/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.
202	* This [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYAjwYZBMiw&ab_channel=applebox cat]] named Rabbit (that makes a sound like a pigeon).
203	[[/folder]]
204
205	[[folder:Western Animation]]
206	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'': One of the characters is named Toadie, but he is a frog rather than a toad. His name also references his status as [[MayorPain Mayor Toadstool]]'s [[YesMan snivelling assistant]].
207	* On one episode of ''WesternAnimation/AppleAndOnion'', Apple adopts a large dog he calls Horse because he originally thought it was a horse.
208	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'': Rapty, Bud's toy dinosaur and imaginary friend, is a tyrannosaur rather than a dromaeosaur or raptor.
209	* ''WesternAnimation/TheBabaloos'': One episode invokved a [[AnimateInanimateObject talking teakettle]] who, due to some [[Memes/PokemonTheSeries “jelly donut”]]-style CulturalTranslation, was consistently referred to as “Mrs. Coffeepot”.
210	* ''WesternAnimation/TheBrakShow'': Brak calls his plush lobster "Hippo".
211	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Chuggington}}'': Discussed at the end of an episode, where characters are wondering what to name a frog and one character suggests naming him Dragon, since she and several others mistook him for one earlier.
212	* ''WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog'': Courage [[DubNameChange is called Leone in the Italian dub]]. "Leone" means "lion", and Courage is a dog. This is probably to [[MeaningfulName make him an almost literal example]] of a CowardlyLion.
213	* ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'': Deedee finds a turtle and thinks it is a bird egg. Despite Dexter's repeated efforts to convince her otherwise, she names it Birdy.
214	* ''WesternAnimation/{{DuckTales\|2017}}''
215	** Lena Sabrewing, a duck [[spoiler:(or more specifically, the LivingShadow of one)]] [[InterspeciesAdoption adopted by a family of violet sabrewing hummingbirds]].
216	** Jim Starling, the actor playing the title character in the [[ShowWithinAShow in-universe]] ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'' show, is a duck rather than a starling.
217	* ''WesternAnimation/FiremanSam'': Bronwyn's housecat is named Lion.
218	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Kipper}}'': Tiger is a Scottish terrier, not a tiger.
219	* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'': Korra's pet [[MixAndMatchCritters polar bear-dog]] is named Naga, which is the Sanskrit word for snake.
220	* ''WesternAnimation/LittleBill'' has a hamster named Elephant.
221	* ''WesternAnimation/MollyOfDenali'': Tooey has a pet cat named "Mouse."
222	* Mr. Hornbill from ''WesternAnimation/MyGymPartnersAMonkey'' is a rhinoceros, not a hornbill.
223	* ''WesternAnimation/OverTheGardenWall:'' Greg [[ConstantlyChangingName goes through many names]] for his pet frog. One memorable example:
224	-->"Kitty? Kitty? Now, where did that frog named 'Kitty' go?"
225	* ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'': Heffer Wolfe is a steer, not a wolf. [[RaisedByWolves He was raised by wolves, though.]]
226	* In the ''WesternAnimation/RosiesRules'' episode "Crystal's New Bunny," Crystal adopts a bunny and names it 'Dragon.'
227	* On ''WesternAnimation/SmilingFriends'', Pim thinks Shrimpina, a human woman, is an example of this [[spoiler: until it's revealed "Shrimpina" was actually named Jennifer the whole time, and the actual Shrimpina is supposedly an example of ADogNamedDog]].
228	* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': Despite having "squid" in his name, Squidward is an octopus. This wasn't for any (obvious) irony but just so [[ALizardNamedLiz his name is similar to "Edward"]]--the show sometimes calls him a squid anyway.
229	* ''WesternAnimation/StuntDawgs'': The Stunt Dawgs, who are human, have a pet dog named Human.
230	* In ''WesternAnimation/TazMania'', Dog the Turtle is Taz's pet turtle, who acts like a dog.
231	* ''WesternAnimation/VeggieTales'': In "Pistachio: The Little Boy That Woodn't", Cricket (played by Khalil) is a caterpillar, not a cricket. By the end of the episode, Pistachio (played by Junior Asparagus) insists that Cricket be called Caterpillar.
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234	[[folder:Real Life]]
235	* It's actually very common to name pets after a similar species, like "Wolf" for a dog (especially a larger one) or "Tiger" for a cat.
236	* Writer Cleveland Amory had a white cat called Polar Bear, about whom he wrote a book ''The Cat That Came for Christmas''. Amory admitted the cat never ''fully'' accepted the name, but he hadn't come up with any better suggestions.
237	* BBC Radio 1 DJ Nick Grimshaw owns a pitbull terrier named Pig.
238	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPazm9mgK4Q&ab_channel=AnimalPlanet This]] video features a horse named Kitty.
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