If someone used your name for thier dog? I have always wanted to name a dog "Susie" even though I have, like 9,000 friends named Sue, Susan, Suzanna,Sue Bee, Suzie...
Of course not. I have always given my dogs "people" names. And I like giving my horses foreign names that are not necessarily "names" -- Domingo, Domenica (Spanish and Italian for "Sunday").
I would be flabbergasted if anyone named their dog Jacqueline :2funny:
There are a lot named Jackie, but hey....I hate that name, and it's not me.
But no, if someone wants to name their pup Jacqueline....go for it.
well my brother and wife did Robbie, he is a border collie, who I love to bits. So no I would not be offended.
Roberta
Nope - I wouldn't be offended....although I can't imagine any one naming their dog Barb....HA !!! Maybe Barbie for a cute petite little thing.....I have always wanted have a Katie......so if my next rescue doesn't have the right name...she may be a Katie !!!
Well - my middle name is Rebecca and I went by Becky my entire life until I got into college and started going by Jenny. My dad recently remarried and adopted his wife's little girl and they got a huge rotweiller which they named Becky. I wasn't too thrilled about that.
I wouldn't be bothered by someone naming their dog (or other pet) April. I've never met a pet named April though, it somehow just doesn't seem like a pet name to me, but I wouldn't be bothered by it.
I have gotten over being offended by anyone naming their dog Nikki a long time ago. Anyone out there remember the old Disney movie, "Nikki, Wild Dog of the North" made in 1961? Well, (giving my age away) I was 5 when that came out, so I had to learn at a very young age not to let it bother me. Now, I like it if someone has a dog with my name. One of my employees has a dog named Nikki and my best friend used to have an Akita named Nikki. Since I think that dogs are one of God's most perfect creatures, I consider it an honor to have the same name. I also named Gabbe after a friend I had when I lived in Tampa. She was originally from Germany and her name was Gabbe and I really like the name. She always seemed to me the kind of person that would not have been offended by my naming Gabbe after her. I think there was someone on the board for a while with a doxie named Nikki, but I could be wrong.
I wouldn't be insulted all. However, I couldn't image anyone with a large dog naming her "Mindy" or "Mindi."
When I was 20, I had a German Shepard, very aloof and elegant, I named her Kate. My mother had a good friend named Katie, she was somewhat put out that I had named a dog after her. It came up in conversation...I had to tell her Kate was named after Katherine Hepburn. She still didn't like it much. ;o{
I've never much liked my name, but if someone named their dog Suzie, I wouldn't be insulted at all!
Quote from: Leslie on March 21, 2006, 05:00:59 PM
If someone used your name for thier dog? I have always wanted to name a dog "Susie" even though I have, like 9,000 friends named Sue, Susan, Suzanna,Sue Bee, Suzie...
I actually had a doxy named Suzie ......lo, those many years ago. Her name was Miss Suzie T. I would think that if you name your dog Suzie, and any of those 9000 friends should say anything, tell them how much you love the pup.....and them.