Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Current Events Thread 2: 1 December 2011 - 1 April 2012

[EIIR]

Originally Posted by XeniaCasaraghi

I'm sorry but who said they ever refused to give the dogs name?! It's not like they had an hour long tv special announcing they have a dog and then refused to give the name! A picture of them with the dog was taken and printed, no one could find out the name of the dog but William and Kate, not be idiots, just didn't care to tell. It's not like this was some huge secret, the owners just didn't run out and inform the media the name of a freakin dog. Why are people acting like this was some kind of conspiracy?

Richard Palmer, the royal correspondent of the Daily Express, has tweeted about this on many occasions since the photo of Will and Kate with the puppy was published. Journalists have asked Clarence House / St James's Palace for the name of the puppy on numerous occasions and been told that Will and Kate wanted to keep the information private. At first they wouldn't even confirm the breed of the dog, although they eventually caved on that one.

My point it, this became a bigger issue due to William and Kate's intransigence over what is a pretty trifling issue. I mean, the story about the name finally being revealed dominated the front page of The Times website yesterday! It became a big mystery because they, stupidly in my view, refused to confirm the dog's name to start with.

[Kataryn]

There have been many changes within their environment after they married. Knowing how private a person William is I wouldn't wonder if they took the opportunity to test some of their new staff etc. And when it turned out they all keep quiet, (which is great, for of course anybody who met Catherine and her dog has known the name for young puppies are constantly called by it!) Catherine revealed it herself. IMHO that is the most logical explanation I see for not telling the name straight away.

[Patra]

I think this is merely William and Kate doing things on their OWN terms, in their OWN time, with their OWN choosing. Their refusal to provide information just because the public wants it seems mature and responsible to me. It seems to work for them!

[Lumutqueen]

It's not the public that wants to know the name of their dog, it's the press. They just can't handle someone having a secret from them.

[Grandduchess24]

I just find it strange to name their dog " lupo" and people are sort of thinking that that's a name that they think is in bad taste. I just don't see the problem in the name?

[KittyAtlanta]

I think Lupo is a great dog name. When I was growing up, we had Wolfie I and Wolfie II. Dog origins are domesticated wolves, so why not name the dog Lupo.

BTW, I wanted to know their dog's name and I'm not the press.

[cmbruno]

I like the name Lupo as well. But if the dog was to be raised in Brazil it would not be that nice. Lupo is a big brand of socks, stockings and underwear here. They even have an advertising saying that it is the brand of the Loba *feamale form of Lobo - wolf), Loba means here the same asr Cougar in American English! Same meaning, different animals! LOL

[KittyAtlanta]

Interesting. Cross-species language usage. Lupos are not felines, but I think I get it, but I won't translate Lupa to English here. Not a nice thing to be called.

Cute name for a puppy, since he's a boy dog.

[PrincessKaimi]

And he's a cocker spaniel, a dog most prone to happily running in circles (loops) around a person. Lupo is a great name. I don't know about the Duke and Duchess, but when we first name a pet, sometimes we change it again, if it doesn't stick. It would be silly btw to hold anything like an official press conference or talk directly to a few reporters about a dog's name - it had to come out casually, as it did. That's just normal, to me.

Anyway, I bet Lupo is good company for Kate while William is gone.

[Baroness of Books]

I like the name; I think it's unusual, short and to the point. And I like the allusion to running around in loops, PrincessKaimi. And if they get a female dog, my suggestion would be to name it Lulu.

[Princess of Durham]

Personally, I think they should have named him "Fido", it's so very original. :)

[defalco]

Lupo is unique. I, for one, have always given my pups names from lyrics of The Beatles. (Molly is my current 100lbs Black Labrador.) I love that they got creative! Dogs can be such a special part of the family and I love the he's keeping her company while her husband is away.

[Kataryn]

I only hope they didn't settle on "Lupo" because the little puppy is howling like a little woolf... Some puppys do that, unfortunately.

[defalco]

Originally Posted by Kataryn

I only hope they didn't settle on "Lupo" because the little puppy is howling like a little woolf... Some puppys do that, unfortunately.

Yes, I hope he is only wolf-like in name and not howl!

[XeniaCasaraghi]

Originally Posted by EIIR

Richard Palmer, the royal correspondent of the Daily Express, has tweeted about this on many occasions since the photo of Will and Kate with the puppy was published. Journalists have asked Clarence House / St James's Palace for the name of the puppy on numerous occasions and been told that Will and Kate wanted to keep the information private. At first they wouldn't even confirm the breed of the dog, although they eventually caved on that one.

My point it, this became a bigger issue due to William and Kate's intransigence over what is a pretty trifling issue. I mean, the story about the name finally being revealed dominated the front page of The Times website yesterday! It became a big mystery because they, stupidly in my view, refused to confirm the dog's name to start with.

It's a freakin dog! For crying out loud if people, as Lumutqueen said the press, are getting obsessed over the name of a dog then that is their problem! It's a freakin dog for crying out loud! What's next are they going to want to know what kind of underwear Kate wears? What William eats for breakfast before work? How many times they call each other while he is in the Falklands? This crap is freakin trivial! My gawd the Kardashian's have more substance than this crap! I still say Kate and William recognized how stupid the whole thing was in the first place. "OMG! They got a dog! Let's make it front page news and make a conspiracy theory about the lack of a name given for the dog."

[Lumutqueen]

Originally Posted by XeniaCasaraghi

What's next are they going to want to know what kind of underwear Kate wears?

Imagine if they discovered it was La Perla or Ann Summers? Or perhaps the opposite and Catherine favours the more comfortable "granny pant" style like in Bridget Jones.

[KittyAtlanta]

I can't stop laughing!!! I'll bet Kate does prefer grannies.

[Lumutqueen]

Might tip off the press, tell them I know a secret about Catherine's underway and ask how much they'll pay.

[Osipi]

Originally Posted by Lumutqueen

Might tip off the press, tell them I know a secret about Catherine's underway and ask how much they'll pay.

OOOH what if we throw out the hint that William goes "commando"?

[XeniaCasaraghi]

They might smell a rat if you go for both Kate and William at the same time. Also Bridgette had to hold in her stomach, I don't even know if they make granny panties in Kate's size.