7 days ago
Vet reveals the most overused dog names and what they say about pet owners
A vet has shared the 'most common' dog names for boys and girls she hears at her clinic - and what it makes her think about their owners.
Many dog owners seem to gravitate towards similar names for their canine companions, resulting in a surge of pets with identical monikers.
A vet has taken to sharing the 'most common' pup names she encounters for both male and female dogs at her practice, and has reflected on what these choices indicate about the pet owners.
On Reddit, she revealed: "I work at a vet clinic and often come across certain names that I hear over and over again. what are some names that you think are all too common now?"
She confessed being inundated with specific names: "I personally am overwhelmed by the names Luna and Teddy. Every single poodle cross I come across seems to be named Teddy."
Acknowledging her fondness for these names, she surmised that the pet parents likely take a cue from prevailing trends or seek online sources when picking names for their dogs, reports the Express.
In reacting to her post, another user remarked: "Duke, though that's a personal one. I lost my Duke almost four years ago and just hearing the name still makes me tear up because I miss him so much. He was the best boy ever and his death was sudden, very tragic and absolutely horrifying."
They shared a poignant account, detailing: "He and I both were attacked on our front porch by an off leash German Shepherd. Duke was a few weeks away from his 14th birthday and developed a pulmonary embolism from his injuries he couldn't survive."
The mere mention of the name dredges up the past for them, as they said: "Every time I hear the name I'm transported back to the attack and it replays in my mind. It's hard to get closure that way."
Finally, they noted: "Bella, Luna, Max, Buddy, Bear and oddly enough my own dog's name Moose are all overused in my area as well."
One user shared their story: "I've got a golden named Buddy. I didn't name him Buddy on purpose. I just didn't know what to call him when I first got him and he was just a little nugget so I called him my buddy.
"Didn't take him long to learn that was his name so I stuck with it."
They continued with an amusing anecdote: "Fast forward five years, we're at the dog park. Buddy finds a few other goldens there and they start being doofuses together.
"They started wandering too far away so I and the three other owners all started calling our goldens' names: Buddy!
"All the dogs came running and all the owners stood in a Mexican stand off circle looking at each other in shame for our unoriginality."
Another chimed in: "Lots of Kodas. And also big dogs, usually GSDs, named Ruger or Gunner or some such. God names like Loki, Thor, Zeus."
Lastly, another user noted a trend: "In Germany, every second dog seems to be named Cookie. I know four Cookies."
