disregardable@lemmy.zip to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 13 days agoWhat is up with the trend of naming pets after food?message-squaremessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-text
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minus-squareTujio@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·13 days agoIt’s better than naming them people names. The dogs on my block are Kevin, Tony, Doug and Jeff.
minus-squarewarm@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·13 days agoNah, real names are the best names for pets. Makes them more part of the family.
minus-squareTujio@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·13 days agoHard disagree. I just can’t imagine meeting a person with the same name as my dog. Would I tell the person? “Mike? Oh, that’s my dog’s name!” just seems kinda rude.
minus-squaretoomanypancakes@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·13 days agoI’ve had dogs named Scott and Amy and, anecdotally, no one ever took offense to their names. Hardly seems rude at all?
It’s better than naming them people names. The dogs on my block are Kevin, Tony, Doug and Jeff.
Nah, real names are the best names for pets. Makes them more part of the family.
Hard disagree. I just can’t imagine meeting a person with the same name as my dog. Would I tell the person?
“Mike? Oh, that’s my dog’s name!” just seems kinda rude.
I’ve had dogs named Scott and Amy and, anecdotally, no one ever took offense to their names. Hardly seems rude at all?