Dammit! The rest of my post…
? Do you believe the pet’s feelings are hurt?
I believe so, yes. I think dogs are bright enough to know when they have a dumb name by the reactions of other humans when they are told their name. Imagine if a dog hears his name, then sees people laughing all the time. Eventually, they’ll figure it out. I truly believe that they will.
Nobody likes to be laughed at.
Hey, now! I used to have a cat that I named Jerry after the late, great Jerry Garcia. Sadly, Jerry the cat got hit by a car and joined her namesake in the afterlife…where I imagine she is meowing along to Jerry Garcia’s guitar solos.
What? no Kitty Fantastico?
there is also the classic texan dog name ‘booger’