English citations of Fido

Noun: a representative name for a dog edit

  • 1986, David E. Rumelhart, James L. McClelland, Parallel distributed processing: Psychological and biological models, →ISBN, page 190:
    Let us say that our little boy knows a dog next door named Rover and a dog at his gradma's house named Fido.

Noun: a stereotypical dog or pet edit

  • 2012 March 12, Matthew Boyle, “Fido learning to live without as a result of the recession”, in The Seattle Times[1], archived from the original on June 16, 2020, page 1:
    Fido learning to live without as a result of the recession: The $87 billion pet-product market, once deemed recession-proof, is starting to show cracks as owners struggle to make ends meet.
  • 2012 March 12, Anica Wong, “Potential pet owners should ponder pocketbook issues, too”, in The Seattle Times[2], archived from the original on June 16, 2020, page 1:
    According to the Humane Society for Seattle/King County, a person should budget between $300 and $1,000 per year of a dog's life and $700 per year of a cat's life. This would include food, toys, treats, vet bills, pet care and other random costs that Fido may incur.