Anonymous
Post 01/11/2021 16:52     Subject: “That’s my dogs name”
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.
Anonymous
Post 01/11/2021 16:49     Subject: Re:“That’s my dogs name”
With so many dogs having "human" names, it's bound to happen!

Among my friends and family, there are dogs named:

Hazel
Emma
Molly
Sadie
Maggie
Ruby
Lexie
Sophie
Abby
Bailey
Tucker
Henry
Jake
Cooper
Finn
George


Anonymous
Post 01/11/2021 16:30     Subject: “That’s my dogs name”
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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.


You are officially absurd. I am moving you to the bottom of the covid vaccine priority list.


+1000

Signed,
Dog mom of Stan and Elsie.


You must be lost, this is a forum for parents of human children. Also lol at dog mom.


Why would you assume that I don’t have human children?


No normal mother of human children would refer to themselves as a dog mom.


Dp. When i go to the vets they always refer me as Bella's mom.
Anonymous
Post 01/11/2021 16:24     Subject: “That’s my dogs name”
A friend once told me over and over that a friend of HERS named their dog after my daughter. I thought it was fine the first time she said it and weird the seventh time she said it. But not offensive. A pretty name is a pretty name.
Anonymous
Post 01/11/2021 16:20     Subject: Re:“That’s my dogs name”
We once named a cat after our favorite nanny! She was thrilled!
Anonymous
Post 01/11/2021 16:09     Subject: “That’s my dogs name”
Anonymous wrote:I would not tell someone that their kid has the same name as your dog.



We adopted a dog who shares the name with my stepmother. Luckily she has a sense of humor and laughed about it.
Anonymous
Post 01/11/2021 16:07     Subject: “That’s my dogs name”
Luna and Molly...dog names. Stop giving your kids dog names.
Anonymous
Post 01/11/2021 16:03     Subject: Re:“That’s my dogs name”
Listen, you don't know where people are coming from. I am sensitive about my DD's name because of some things family members said to me when we were choosing a name and after we named her. Like I don't flip out over stuff, but I could see myself feeling a bit put out if someone told me it was their dog's name, getting kind of stiff and looking for a way out of the conversation. I wouldn't be mad at that person, it would just raise some annoying things for me around the name.

I agree in this case it would be best to just not mention it again and move on. I also think if the other mom had said something about being offended, it would have been appropriate to say, "I'm really sorry! I didn't think about how that would come off," and then move on. Sometimes people are sensitive about things unexpectedly. It's human. Just be gracious and kind and it will be fine. The only reason something like this turns into a thing is if you start talking to other people about how "Larla is soooo touchy about her daughter sharing a name with my dog" and then it gets back to her and now she is being provoked and gossiped about on a subject she has already shown you is a sore spot! So just don't do that, and this will all be forgotten soon.
Anonymous
Post 01/11/2021 16:03     Subject: Re:“That’s my dogs name”
It is equally offensive to say “I love the name Ruby. Our horse is also called Ruby”.? Is this mostly about the pet being a dog?
Anonymous
Post 01/11/2021 15:55     Subject: “That’s my dogs name”
Anonymous wrote:Well, as a dog owner, I look down on people that give dogs human names.

Scout. Spot. Comet. Barkley. Happy. Bandit. These are dog names.

Susan. Jeff. Barbara. These are not dog names


My daughter took swimming lessons with a girl named scout a couple of years ago--it was not the kids nickname, it was her given name. We have friends with a goldendoodle named Ruby that is 10 years old. You can't own a name or designate one list for one type of thing and one list for another type of thing, especially since the list of names that people give to humans is every expanding and sometime startling.
Anonymous
Post 01/11/2021 15:48     Subject: “That’s my dogs name”
Eh! It's nothing to get offended by, but I would have held my tongue and not said that to a casual acquaintance. It might not be rude but is in close vicinity.
Anonymous
Post 01/11/2021 15:47     Subject: “That’s my dogs name”
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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.


You are officially absurd. I am moving you to the bottom of the covid vaccine priority list.


+1000

Signed,
Dog mom of Stan and Elsie.


You must be lost, this is a forum for parents of human children. Also lol at dog mom.


Why would you assume that I don’t have human children?


No normal mother of human children would refer to themselves as a dog mom.
Anonymous
Post 01/11/2021 15:06     Subject: “That’s my dogs name”
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Anonymous wrote:How do you not know this is rude? I literally remember when I was about 7, I met a girl named Darby. That was our dog's name, but I realized it would be rude to tell her that. I was in 1st grade I think!



I get what you are saying, but the way the conversation went down was different than that. We were talking about our children and she shared with me that they named their youngest Ruby because they love old fashioned names. We were actively talking about the name in question so it felt natural to share my own experience/love with that name? I didn’t realize it would steal her thunder.


You didn’t steal her thunder.

You were rude and obnoxious.

There’s a difference.


No she wasn't. If her friend is the type to be upset that her daughter shares a dog's name, she should have chosen something that no one would name their dog. Ruby is right in the cute, two-syllable sweet spot for dogs (see: Lucy, Bella, Lana, Ava, Lila, etc.).


This is hilarious. Those are all human names, and people should avoid them because it's recently become trendy to name dogs human names?


If she's going to get offended that her daughter shares a name with a dog, then yes. There are plenty of girl's names that are never given to dogs.


I would have classified all of PP's examples as girl's names that are never given to a dog. It's not like we're talking about Fifi, Sugar, Princess, Rex, or Barkley.
Anonymous
Post 01/11/2021 15:04     Subject: “That’s my dogs name”
Well, as a dog owner, I look down on people that give dogs human names.

Scout. Spot. Comet. Barkley. Happy. Bandit. These are dog names.

Susan. Jeff. Barbara. These are not dog names
Anonymous
Post 01/11/2021 14:59     Subject: “That’s my dogs name”
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Anonymous wrote:How do you not know this is rude? I literally remember when I was about 7, I met a girl named Darby. That was our dog's name, but I realized it would be rude to tell her that. I was in 1st grade I think!



I get what you are saying, but the way the conversation went down was different than that. We were talking about our children and she shared with me that they named their youngest Ruby because they love old fashioned names. We were actively talking about the name in question so it felt natural to share my own experience/love with that name? I didn’t realize it would steal her thunder.


You didn’t steal her thunder.

You were rude and obnoxious.

There’s a difference.


No she wasn't. If her friend is the type to be upset that her daughter shares a dog's name, she should have chosen something that no one would name their dog. Ruby is right in the cute, two-syllable sweet spot for dogs (see: Lucy, Bella, Lana, Ava, Lila, etc.).


This is hilarious. Those are all human names, and people should avoid them because it's recently become trendy to name dogs human names?


If she's going to get offended that her daughter shares a name with a dog, then yes. There are plenty of girl's names that are never given to dogs.


Like what? It’s a name, and you can give a name to many things.

Our neighbours have a cat that shares DDs name. DD and neighbours DD are friends and play often in our connected yards. Cat is a roamer. Sometimes it’s hilarious trying to explain WHICH of the creatures is in trouble for wrecking the garden 😂