“That’s my dogs name”

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Anonymous wrote:It’s like saying, “you named your child a dog’s name.”

Only if you are looking for an insult. Why can’t it be like saying, “I gave my dog a human name?” Or, more accurately “Sometimes humans and dogs share the same name.”

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I knew a dog named Johnny Cash. He once shot a man just to watch him die. Cool dog.

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I love the dog named Keith and the cat named Paul 😂 I’m typically a fan of dogs and cats having dog and cat names, but those are funny.

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It means you like the name and presumably love your dog. I know two people who’s dogs share the name of DD. We don’t own the name.

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My daughter, 80% of black labs/golden retrievers, and a few cats are all named Molly. I've lost track of the number of people who say, "Molly? Oh I love the name Molly! I had a dog named Molly!" or cat, or cow, whatever.

That said, it would be nice if they brag "my adorable niece is Molly" or "my amazing boss is Molly" instead of an animal.

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2 of my kids have names that are often given to pets. I don’t take offense to it because I like animals. However, to a lot of people, it would be offensive because they don’t consider animals at the same level as humans, especially their precious children.

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My son has a friend that shares our dog’s name. Our old building manager shared our other dog’s name. A good friend shared a name with my old dog. It’s sometimes confusing and also caused some very funny moments and no one has ever been offended. And I’ve had my dogs before knowing any of these humans.

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Anonymous wrote:I can't lie, I'm irritated at a friend who named her dog my son's name several years after I'd had my son. We are part of a bigger friend group, so it's not like my kid will see this dog a lot. But it's still really irritating to me. I'd rather have a friend name their kid the same name, but a dog feels insulting.

I actually sort of hate it when people use common names for their animals in general. Lets keep it to Sparky and Snowflake.

Imagine bring so entitled that you police what other people name their pets.

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Look, if your kid is named Ozymandreabernathy, I can understand thinking it's weird that someone copied that name for their own kid or dog. (Although I'd still think it was flattering). If you kid is named Chloe, there are going to be (1) other kids named Chloe and (2) pets named Chloe. You don't own the name, it's flattering that others like the name enough to want to call it out multiple times a day for at least 10 years if not longer (per versus kid), and again, you don't own the name. I truly can't imagine anyone getting worked up about this. OP, if this person did, consider it a blessing that you learned at this point how petty they are.

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Dog name trends usually come right before they catch on with kids. So, Sophie and Bella were dog names before they hit with girls. If you want to avoid participating, don’t name your kid a trendy name. I am willing to guess OP’s daughter has a popular name that hit within the last few years.

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Anonymous wrote:
This is a very minor thing, but I have been wondering if I offended an acquaintance in a recent conversation. She shared the name of her youngest child to me and I casually mentioned that I love that name and that it is also our dogs name.

It felt like the tone of the conversation immediately changed and that I may have offended her? It is rude to tell someone that their child and your dog share a name? Ordinarily, I would never think twice about this because it seems like no big deal... but her response made me think of twice. She is the mom of my DDs classmate. I know this is nothing to apologize for, but I’m curious what others think about this?

It's funny but I also get how she might be offended slightly...I would just gush on about how much I love the name.

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Maybe she hears that a lot. Maybe she shouldn’t have named her kid something that is a popular dog name - Bailey, Hudson, Scout, etc.

If she is just an acquaintance, I’d ignore it and move on.

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Anonymous wrote:A friend of mine named his son Jake because he'd had a horse and two dogs named Jake & they were great.

I have had a horse named John, ponies called Buffy and Sally, dogs called Thelma and Maynard, and cats called Ruby, Ming, Angus, and Daisy.

I obviously don't have any problems with overlap, but if your friend does, then apologise.

What exactly would OP be apologizing for? That her dog has the same name? That she noted her dog has the same name? Once you drill down, it’s ridiculous and quite apparent there’s nothing to apologize for.

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Just recently I mentioned my daughter's name to an acquaintance, an old lady. She said she loves the name, and it was her mother's name. I felt good because we have something in common, a name that links to our loved one. Our conversation became more enjoyable after that.

If she had said, "It's my dog's name," I would not be offended but would think "well, what a conversation killer!"

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can't lie, I'm irritated at a friend who named her dog my son's name several years after I'd had my son. We are part of a bigger friend group, so it's not like my kid will see this dog a lot. But it's still really irritating to me. I'd rather have a friend name their kid the same name, but a dog feels insulting.

I actually sort of hate it when people use common names for their animals in general. Lets keep it to Sparky and Snowflake.

I wouldn’t like you I think. My dogs have been Keith, John, and Craig.

I named my kid first!!! If the dog had been named first, fine. If you knew a toddler named Craig at the time you got your dog, would you still have used it? That's my main beef. She knew it was my kid's named and still used it for her dog. We may get a gerbil and I think I'll name it after her . No big deal right?!

I actually sort of want to meet a dog named Barbara.

Yeah I can get the irritation.

We have friends in our close group who got a dog and named it my H's name. Only problem was, we saw them every week (before pandemic), so it was jarring hearing them yelling the name and reprimanding the dog for not behaving. If it were some distant friend or family that we don't see often, I wouldn't care less.