diff --git a/include/extern.h b/include/extern.h
index a2ff304da..ade96f43c 100644
--- a/include/extern.h
+++ b/include/extern.h
@@ -707,9 +707,11 @@ extern char *x_monnam(struct monst *, int, const char *, int, boolean) NONNULLAR
 extern char *l_monnam(struct monst *) NONNULLARG1;
 extern char *mon_nam(struct monst *) NONNULLARG1;
 extern char *noit_mon_nam(struct monst *) NONNULLARG1;
+extern char *noit_or_your_mon_nam(struct monst *) NONNULLARG1;
 extern char *some_mon_nam(struct monst *) NONNULLARG1;
 extern char *Monnam(struct monst *) NONNULLARG1;
 extern char *noit_Monnam(struct monst *) NONNULLARG1;
+extern char *noit_or_your_Monnam(struct monst *) NONNULLARG1;
 extern char *Some_Monnam(struct monst *) NONNULLARG1;
 extern char *noname_monnam(struct monst *, int) NONNULLARG1;
 extern char *m_monnam(struct monst *) NONNULLARG1;
diff --git a/src/do_name.c b/src/do_name.c
index d3943b7cf..76dbae9bc 100644
--- a/src/do_name.c
+++ b/src/do_name.c
@@ -1059,6 +1059,15 @@ noit_mon_nam(struct monst *mtmp)
                     FALSE);
 }
 
+char *
+noit_or_your_mon_nam(struct monst *mtmp)
+{
+    return x_monnam(mtmp, ARTICLE_THE, (char *) 0,
+                    (has_mgivenname(mtmp) ? (SUPPRESS_SADDLE | SUPPRESS_IT)
+                                          : SUPPRESS_IT),
+                    FALSE);
+}
+
 /* in between noit_mon_nam() and mon_nam(); if the latter would pick "it",
    use "someone" (for humanoids) or "something" (for others) instead */
 char *
@@ -1088,6 +1097,15 @@ noit_Monnam(struct monst *mtmp)
     return bp;
 }
 
+char *
+noit_or_your_Monnam(struct monst *mtmp)
+{
+    char *bp = noit_or_your_mon_nam(mtmp);
+
+    *bp = highc(*bp);
+    return bp;
+}
+
 char *
 Some_Monnam(struct monst *mtmp)
 {
diff --git a/src/dogmove.c b/src/dogmove.c
index ad499b7f4..9c18b93ff 100644
--- a/src/dogmove.c
+++ b/src/dogmove.c
@@ -286,8 +286,10 @@ dog_eat(struct monst *mtmp,
             if (tunnels(mtmp->data))
                 pline_mon(mtmp, "%s digs in.", noit_Monnam(mtmp));
             else
-                pline_mon(mtmp, "%s %s %s.", noit_Monnam(mtmp),
-                      devour ? "devours" : "eats", obj_name);
+                pline_mon(mtmp, "%s %s %s.",
+                          devour ? noit_or_your_Monnam(mtmp)
+                                 : noit_Monnam(mtmp),
+                          devour ? "devours" : "eats", obj_name);
         } else if (seeobj) {
             obj_name = distant_name(obj, doname);
             pline("It %s %s.", devour ? "devours" : "eats", obj_name);
diff --git a/src/zap.c b/src/zap.c
index dca9a97c0..261fd3914 100644
--- a/src/zap.c
+++ b/src/zap.c
@@ -3586,7 +3586,7 @@ miss(const char *str, struct monst *mtmp)
 {
     pline("%s %s %s.", The(str), vtense(str, "miss"),
           ((cansee(gb.bhitpos.x, gb.bhitpos.y) || canspotmon(mtmp))
-           && flags.verbose) ? mon_nam(mtmp) : "it");
+           && flags.verbose) ? ((mtmp->mtame) ? noit_mon_nam(mtmp) : mon_nam(mtmp)) : "it");
 }
 
 staticfn void