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| Your Precious Pet's Names |
| Racer | Rachel | Racoon | Radar | Rafferty | Raffles | Rafi |
| Ragamuffin | Rainbow | Rainer | Raisin | Raja | Ralph | Rama |
| Rambo | Ramius | Ramona | Ramses | Randolph | Ranger | Rani |
| Rapunzel | Raquel | Rascal | Rasputin | Rastus | Rat | Ratter |
| Razor | Razzle | Reagan | Reba | Rebecca | Rebel | Red |
| Reesee | Regal | Reggie | Rei | Reiko | Rembrandt | Remy |
| Renata | Reno | Reuben | Reverend | Revlon | Reward | Rex |
| Rhett | Rhiannon | Rhubarb | Ribby | Ribeye | Richard | Richochet |
| Ricochet | Ridge | Ridley | Righty | Rikki | Riley | Rin Tin Tin |
| Rio | Ripley | Ritalin | River | Rizzo | Roam | Roary |
| Robert | Robin | Rocket | Rocky | Rodman | Roger | Rojo |
| Rolls | Rolly | Roly Poly | Roman | Romeo | Rommel | Romper |
| Rookie | Rory | Rosabella | Rosalinda | Roscoe | Rosemary | Rosie |
| Rowan | Rowdy | Roxanne | Roxy | Roy | Royce | Ruby |
| Rudy | Ruff | Ruffles | Ruffy | Rufus | Rum | Rumba |
| Ruski | Russell | Rusty | ||||