All our pets have "real" names, at my mother's insistence. She never would have pets named traditional pet names like Fido, Mittens... Name the cat Carlyle or Spike. Name the dog Hugo. Give the poor thing a real name.
But I am reminded of an old Garfield comic...
LYMAN: "Yeah we had four cats when I was a kid."
JON: "What were their names?"
LYMAN: "Let's see... There was Cat, Cat, Cat and Cat."
JON: "No names?"
LYMAN: "What's the point naming an animal that won't come when you call it?"
JON: "Good point."