How to Say Pet Words in Spanish

When reading, writing, listening to, or speaking Spanish, you will eventually encounter the subject of Pets. Knowing various pet animal names and pet related words will certainly come in handy. Also, familiarity with the various pet words in Spanish may particularly help when you are discussing your pet or someone else's pet with a friend, colleague or acquaintance. As Spanish is increasingly becoming a very marketable skill, knowing these words should become a valuable addition to your Spanish vocabulary.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. Dog: el perro
   Popular breeds include el dogo argentino (Argentine dogo), el basset (basset hound), el sabueso (bloodhound or beagle), el bóxer (boxer), el bulldog, el collie, el perro salchicha (dachshund), el dálmata (Dalmatian), el pastor alemán (German shepherd), el galgo/la galga (greyhound), el gran danés (great Dane), el perro esquimal (husky), el mastín (mastiff), el xoloitzcuintle (Mexican hairless), el caniche (poodle), el perro San Bernardo (St. Bernard) and el terrier. A mutt is un chucho.

2. Cat: el gato
   Popular types include el bobtail, el gato de pelo largo (long-hair), el gato persa (Persian), el gato de pelo corto (short-hair) and el gato siamés (Siamese).

3. Other types of pets:
   Canary: el canario
   Fish: el pez. A tropical fish is un pez tropical.
   Frog: la rana
   Gerbil: el jerbo, el gerbo
   Guinea pig: la cobaya
   Hamster: el hámster (usually pronounced as jámster would be; plural can be either hámsters or hámsteres).
   Horse: el caballo
   Iguana: la iguana
   Lizard: el lagarto, la lagartija
   Mouse: el ratón
   Parakeet: el perico
   Parrot: el papagayo, el loro
   Rabbit: el conejo
   Rat: la rata
   Salamander: la salamandra
   Snake: la serpiente
   Spider: la araña
   Tortoise: la tortuga
   Turtle: la tortuga