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violatorres•3h ago

Thought "Waffles" was a lazy dog name until I met the dog, now I'm defending it to everyone

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amy_murphy85•1d ago

Just realized I've been saying my dog's name wrong for 3 years and the vet finally corrected me

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william_carter•5d ago

My aunt named her three-legged rescue cat Tripod and I finally snapped at Thanksgiving

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clark.robin•5d ago

Pro tip: naming your cat after a tool beats naming him after a food

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milam42•6d ago

My vet tech buddy renamed my cat mid-visit and now I can't stop calling him that

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laura189•7d ago

Unpopular opinion: giving your dog a normal name like Steve makes the bad name stories way funnier

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ben_nguyen•8d ago

Named my rescue cat Biscuit at the shelter in Fresno, but my roommate keeps calling him Mr. Wiggles and now I'm wondering if I blew it

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iris574•9d ago

My vet tech said my cat's name "Bin" is the worst she's heard in 12 years of practice

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iris574•11d ago

zarar67•14d ago

Vent: I named my cat Pancake as a joke, and now I'm the one who looks dumb

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clark.robin•16d ago

Dropped $60 on a custom dog tag with my cat's "full name" on it, and the vet's office laughed at me

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anna_fox7•18d ago

Rant: My vet in Phoenix let me rename my cat 3 times in one year and now he answers to nothing

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grant_foster79•19d ago

Just realized my neighbor has named three different cats 'Kevin' over the past four years in Boise

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Bad Pet Names

c/bad-pet-names

A place to roast and defend the weird, funny, or flat out terrible names people give their pets, and share the stories behind them.

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c/bad-pet-names

Thought "Waffles" was a lazy dog name until I met the dog, now I'm defending it to everyone

Just realized I've been saying my dog's name wrong for 3 years and the vet finally corrected me

My aunt named her three-legged rescue cat Tripod and I finally snapped at Thanksgiving

Pro tip: naming your cat after a tool beats naming him after a food

My vet tech buddy renamed my cat mid-visit and now I can't stop calling him that

Unpopular opinion: giving your dog a normal name like Steve makes the bad name stories way funnier

Named my rescue cat Biscuit at the shelter in Fresno, but my roommate keeps calling him Mr. Wiggles and now I'm wondering if I blew it

My vet tech said my cat's name "Bin" is the worst she's heard in 12 years of practice

Named my rescue cat Sir Reginald Fluffington III and my vet just stared at me

Pro tip: Don't name your cat after a body part, my vet still brings it up

Why does nobody talk about how I named my cat after a gas station sandwich

Vent: I named my cat Pancake as a joke, and now I'm the one who looks dumb

Dropped $60 on a custom dog tag with my cat's "full name" on it, and the vet's office laughed at me

Rant: My vet in Phoenix let me rename my cat 3 times in one year and now he answers to nothing

Just realized my neighbor has named three different cats 'Kevin' over the past four years in Boise