I call my boxer "pookey" only because my wife started calling him that. Usually it is in conjunction with bear or head like "pookey bear" or "pookey head"
Nico's actual name is Nicodaemus, but that is just a little too much moniker. Other nicknames he gets from the whole family are wolf-man, Neck-o, baby, sweet boy, blue eyes, fuzzbutt, little mister, and if he is being bad, butthead.
We actually call our whole dog pack "pookies" ^.^ Well Pookies when they are cute, "the horde" when they are running through the house and up the stairs.
Almost all our furbabies have nicknames.
The cat is named Luchia, or was, she is usually called chia or more often chi chi puff or just chi chi. Long story ;)
My alpha dog, Kukai, is called: Ku Ku, Kupa, Ku, KuKukachu, and the hellion (as a puppy ;)
One dog actually lost his name to the nickname. He is just Ra Ra or Ra now. Which btw he become a UKC Champion this weekend at the age of 6 months!
Alyeska is Aly, Aly-oops, aly-poo-poo (another long story), Tubbawubba dog, pregasausus (on occasion), sausage dog, and Al.
Duncan- (small old rescue pom) lint creature and dunky.
My mom's pom is named Dante but everyone calls him Fuzzybutt.