Name of Prince William, Kate Middleton's Royal Puppy Revealed!
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Forget Fifi or Fido!
When it came to naming their brand new cocker spaniel puppy, royal newlyweds Prince William and Kate Middleton went a much more sophisticated route.
After Middleton, 30, let the closely guarded secret slip when talking to a group of school children at Rose Hill Primary School Tuesday, a Palace source confirmed to Us Weekly that the couple calls their new addition Lupo, which means 'wolf' in Italian.
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Why the moniker? "There is no significance in it apart from they liked the name," a royal aide told the U.K. Daily Mail shortly after Middleton spilled the beans.
Adopting the puppy in January, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge first met the canine over the Christmas holiday in Bucklebury, where Middleton grew up and where her parents Michael and Carole still live.
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"He belongs to a litter of cocker spaniels from one of Carole Middleton's friends near home," a Palace aide told Us at the time, adding that the couple took the pup home for a brief fostering period before making the adoption official.
"William and Catherine fell in love with the pup instantly and it wasn't long before they decided to keep him," the source says.
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20THAT IS NOT A COCKER SPANIEL THAT IS AN ENGLISH SPANIEL HE IS AN UGLY DOG WITH A DUMB NAME THEY SHOULD HAVE PICKED A MORE HIGHER END DOG LIKE A CAVALIER KING CHARLES SPANIEL
Such a cute pup! Kudos to Will & Kate for getting a dog from a family friend and not from a puppy mill. (Though getting a shelter/rescue dog would have been WAY more awesome.)
Why is every complaining that this is not "news worthy"? Since when is US Magazine news? It is a gossip mag and this is gossip. Quit whining.
And one other thing, I always love the people that post-This is News worthy-I think not! Or whatever.........yet you read it didn't you?
Can I just say something-While I am grateful to shelters for the work they do in saving animals everyday, you all have to understand something as well. I am a Vet Tech and have seen this happen to countless clients, fellow Technicians, Veterinarians and myself. A lot of time, the shelters make it EXTREMELY hard to adopt a pet. And I mean extremely hard. I have seen very good and caring clients, fellow technicians and Veterinarians even get turned down by shelters over such foolish things as square footage in their yards (not having enough room for a dog that let's keep in mind is sitting in a cage all day in the shelter), not owning their own home, what kinds of pets they've had before-not what kind of other pets they own currently-but before-the list goes on and on. A lot of times, I've had the experience of Shelters playing "God" with these animals and almost never adopting them out to good loving homes-unless it's to themselves or people they know personally. This is not the case with all shelters, I know that. I know that there are a lot of shelters out there that are not like this at all, and run on the true ideal that they are there to help place the animals in home, not be so ridiculously fussy that the pets never get adopted. I used to feel the same way when I started working as a Vet Tech-how could these people go to a breeder-pet store etc to get their pet. After seeing Shelters deny what would have been a great home for a pet to good caring people again and again and again, I now get why they do this. This may not be the case here-but it does happen.
Why do people have to get so polictical.who cares where they got their new puppy,There is one that WILL NOT END UP IN THE POUND..Yeah it would have been nice to a dog or puppy from the ASPCA , but they didnt .. It is an unusual name .. But nice.. If they love the dog and treat it well WHO CARES. There are alot more important things happenibg in the world right now to spend too much time on the ROYAL NEW PUPPY>>
I don't like the name at all OR the fact that apparently Carole Middleton has a friend that breeds dogs, while shelter dogs die.
I think it is a odd but nice name. Also think it was nice of them to get a puppy, but agree it would have been nice to adopt from the ASPCA, but so many people won't do this. Let's face it, no matter what this couple do, there are those who are going to find fault with them you know. When in the spotlight you just never please folkes. I give credit to them to do what "they want."
It was given to them. Regardless of where the puppy comes from, he needs a home. He is going to end up somewhere, so why not if William and Catherine want him. Good for them. Lupo is definitely different from what I had in mine, but I like it.
erin,you have no life then. plus,that pup is going to have a hell of a life!!!!!!!!
@Tiffany Guilmartin All dogs can improve with training, I understand that some people just prefer to have a new puppy and that's fine but saying that shelter dogs are just bad dogs with bad attitudes is completely close minded. ANY dog can benefit from training, it just takes dedication from the owner. Also to the person you replied to the queen just adopted a shelter puppy and numerous celebs adopt, Yes it's sad they didn't adopt a homeless pet but in the article it said it was a friends litter, maybe it was given to them?
dumb
WTF where's the Corgi!?!?!?!
@tammatha Adopting and rescuing an animal is great but sometimes animals with previous homes come with terrible attitudes. and when you buy from a breeder, the dog is going to be raised the way you want to raise him. i have three dogs: 2 adopted from shelters and one bought from a breeder. the 2 I adopted have been beaten so they bite and have terrible anxiety but my puppy, that I bought, is happy and playful: he doesnt bite besides playing and he isn't scared of anything. sometimes buying (from a breeder) is better
Of course they don't set a good example and adopt or rescue, they have to buy from a breeder, how sad!
I think this is referred to as a slow news day.
Nice couple,nice puppy ,good name.Glad to see they didn't have puppies tail docked!!!!!
WOOF!!!!!!
They gave him a basic Italian name. What if they named him Bellini or Zorba? Ha Ha this is news?
Seriously, this is newsworthy? Who freakin cares?