
|Articles|August 13, 2013
10 wackiest dog names of 2013
Pet insurance provider VPI reveals this year's quirkiest names for canine policyholders.
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Each year, VPI selects the most clever, creative and quirky names that pet insurance policyholders picked that year. This year, they culled it down to 50 unusual dog names and 50 unusual cat names out of a database of more than 500,000 insured pets. They then narrowed the lists down to the 10 most unusual names in each category.
Here are the 10 wackiest dog names of 2013:
1. Sir Knuckles da Dragon
2. Hot Rod Whoofington
3. Captain Underpants
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