Would YOU be insulted?

Leslie · 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...

PattyInAK · March 21, 2006, 05:27:42 PM

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").

Jacqueline · March 21, 2006, 09:56:08 PM

I would be flabbergasted if anyone named their dog Jacqueline

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.

Roberta · March 21, 2006, 11:37:17 PM

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

Barb · March 22, 2006, 07:34:10 AM

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 !!!

Jenny G · March 22, 2006, 08:23:08 AM

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.

April · March 22, 2006, 08:42:36 AM

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.

Nikki · March 22, 2006, 01:00:28 PM

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.

MindyKay · March 22, 2006, 02:07:23 PM

I wouldn't be insulted all. However, I couldn't image anyone with a large dog naming her "Mindy" or "Mindi."

Suzie · March 22, 2006, 08:00:13 PM

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!

Jacqueline · March 22, 2006, 10:34:24 PM

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.