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    Kate Middleton Finally Reveals Her Dog's Name. It's Lupo

    By Piper Weiss, Shine Staff | Pets – Wed, Feb 22, 2012 9:55 AM EST

    Kate Will and Lupo: one big happy family. (US Weekly)Kate Will and Lupo: one big happy family. (US Weekly)The newest member of the royal family has been named. All hail Lupo, the 3-month-old Cocker Spaniel, Kate Middleton and her husband Prince William adopted a few months back. The puppy was part of a litter bred by Middleton's mom, Carole.

    Read more about Kate and Will's favorite breed.

    Like much of Kate and Will's personal life, the puppy's name remained under wraps for some time.

    "He is a private pet and they do not want his name to be made public although the couple are happy to confirm that they do, indeed, have a new dog," a spokesman at St. James's Palace told the Daily Mail.

    But during a visit to an Oxford elementary school this week, Middleton let Lupo's name slip to a classroom full of kids. Before you could say "doggy steps," the pet was making international headlines.

    It's not exactly royal baby news, but with the couple reportedly taking their time on the road to parenthood, Lupo's introduction is like a soft launch. If the dog's name makes worldwide news, the announcement about Kate and Will's future child will shut down the internet.

    Check out more on Kate and her latest look

    So why the name Lupo? The name means "wolf" in Italian. Like his fellow royal family members, the dog is named after a hallowed relative. Lupo also comes from a long line of hunters, just like William, so the little guy will fit right in with his new family.

    Well, sort of. The Queen probably would have preferred her grandson stick with another breed. Corgis are Elizabeth's favorite, ever since her dad brought one home named Dookie (I kid you not). She adopted her own Corgi, named Susan (another genius name!) at 18 and has had up to seven at a time following her around the palace and accompanying her on various royal expeditions.

    Royal pets share some of the same duties and luxuries as their owners, posing for oil-painted portraits, getting carted around by personal aides from limo to luxury liner. But things can also get weird on the Palace grounds. Elizabeth used to make her own "Dorgis" breeding her Corgis with a dash of the late Princess Margaret's own Dachshund. Meanwhile, Princess Anne's English Bull Terrier became a Palace public enemy in 2004, after he mauled one of the Queen's beloved pets. Lesson one for Lupo: Not every member of the royal family plays nice.

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    • April
      April  •  Chino, California  •  2 months ago
      Dogs are the friendliest when they are all wet!
    • Deborah D
      Deborah D  •  Miami, Florida  •  2 months ago
      Maybe if Diana and Charles got a pup they would of not had problems!!!!
      Well, maybe not just a thought. Good luck. Don't push into popping kids out cause of the Queen's sake of having heirs!!!! Enjoy your peace!!!

      Deborah D
    • Amy
      Amy  •  Terrell, Texas  •  2 months ago
      Yahoo is pathetic. They ran this same story a month ago.
    • anonymous
      anonymous  •  2 months ago
      Enough with the Middleton already. It's time to address her correctly as the the Duchess.
      • MF L
        MF L 2 months ago
        Who's addressing her? Is she in the room? As to speaking of her - it's time for Americans to stop doing so.
    • Neva
      Neva  •  Portland, Oregon  •  3 months ago
      BowWOW! Big news.
    • patti g
      patti g  •  Surfside, California  •  3 months ago
      BUT YOU HAVE TO ADMIT THIS IS BETTER THAN HEARING ABOUT ALL THE CELEB BULL(^%$ I MEAN, IM SO TIRED OF HEARING WHO IS PREGNENT, AND WHO IS GETTING BEAT UP AND WHO IS A DRUG ADDICT AND WHO IS SLEEPING WITH WHO AND WHOS KID IS DOING WHAT AND IT JUST GOES ON AND ON AND ON.......
    • Willow Tree
      Willow Tree  •  2 months ago
      I though they called it Bill@Effer cause that's what Billy likes.
    • Kabukey Kid
      Kabukey Kid  •  Mt Prospect, Illinois  •  3 months ago
      I love it when they post crap like this, WHO GIVES A #$%$ this is not NEWS YAHOO
    • Jerid G
      Jerid G  •  Wentzville, Missouri  •  3 months ago
      First the dog, then a baby, hide and watch.
      • Serendipity
        Serendipity 3 months ago
        We'll know for sure when they chuck the dog out, like so many other people do when they "practice" having a baby, and then conceive. IMHO, if people can't take care of a dog, they sure as heck don't need a kid.
      • Volley4Serve
        Volley4Serve 3 months ago
        Jerid...LOL...very funny, well said.
      • Volley4Serve
        Volley4Serve 3 months ago
        Serendipity....this is the wrong comment for this story. Cheer up or get help.
    • luvakgal
      luvakgal  •  3 months ago
      As an animal lover, I'm happy to see others who share my love. However--it would really have been great if they had opened their royal hearts and home to a shelter baby.
    • chinook14
      chinook14  •  Portland, Oregon  •  3 months ago
      Is her name really still Middleton? I think NOT!
      • southernfried
        southernfried 3 months ago
        you have bad sentence structure
      • Lisa Leyser
        Lisa Leyser 3 months ago
        I agree!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
      • Kat
        Kat 3 months ago
        It's like their scared that we are going to get confused if they call her something else...like Catherine William or something...but that would be nonsense right?
    • ME
      ME  •  Leawood, Kansas  •  3 months ago
      I find it annoying that people come on here to bash the article. Why come in the first place if it gets to you so much?

      Anyway, cute dog.
      • cynical1
        cynical1 2 months ago
        It is a cute dog until it takes a royal dump on the carpet.
    • CherryBerry
      CherryBerry  •  3 months ago
      To those of you out here complaining about this article - what, did the title steer you in the wrong direction? Can you not read? "Kate Middleton Finally Reveals Her Dog's Name..." What the eff else were you expecting. If you're going to get mad about it, start with yourself and ask why you clearly clicked on the link, read the article and then commented on it. Take accountability for yourself, this isnt kindergarten.
      • Jamie
        Jamie 3 months ago
        AMEN!
      • East
        East 3 months ago
        I did click the link, but not to read the article, which I did not, and my reason was specifically to effing rant about the total waste of media space that Yahoo consistently displays. There are important issues to address and alert on, and this is NOT one of them. Want behaviors to change? Effing rant!
      • Tfly62
        Tfly62 3 months ago
        I agree you are not forced to read stories...people amaze me
    • Krissy
      Krissy  •  3 months ago
      I don't know what's more pathetic. People actually coming to Yahoo for news, or people complaining that there is a lack of news on Yahoo. Hey! Idiots!! Guess what!? These are little blog articles and not news. If you want news, I highly recommend CNN, MSNBC, FOX NEWS, WASHINGTON POST, USA TODAY, BBC NEWS or something equal to those. If you come to Yahoo to get your world NEWS, you're the idiot...not anyone else!! Congrats on continually being stupid and coming on here making comments like, "Who cares!?" "This is news!?" "With all of the stuff going on in the world, this is what they talk about!?" I mean, seriously...get a grip, and maybe a life while you're at it. Ahhhh you all make me CRINGGGE!!!
    • J
      J  •  3 months ago
      strange thing..all of you making disparaging remarks concerning the value of this as news... so you read it why exactly? confused the puppy might have found a cure for cancer, color you amazed that wasnt the case?
    • kurt b
      kurt b  •  Cypress, California  •  3 months ago
      I have been all a twitter with anticipation......meanwhile in other news, the sky is blue
    • T.J.
      T.J.  •  3 months ago
      Is there a royal dog walker? In proper coat & tails?
    • 2Phat4u
      2Phat4u  •  3 months ago
      Got a quarter?
    • alex
      alex  •  Houston, Texas  •  2 months ago
      when I was a child our family dog name was "Daisy" like the flower, so when I moved to Houston to attend High school I met this girl named Daisy, and I told her so excited "I had a Dog named Daisy" obviously, as I was saying Her name I felt instantly awkward in a slow tone, like knowing that I was messing up...lol! Daisy and I were never good friends, we just hung around the same people. sorry!
    • Bored Housewife
      Bored Housewife  •  3 months ago
      My dogs name is Ruben....stop the world!
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