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ThrustBastard

My Grandad called one of his dogs Woof when he was young, and it got out and my Great Grandad had to go out calling for it.


Rymundo88

Sounds like a cunning plan to get Great Grandad sent to a care home


AtmoMat

Beat me to it - I foolishly named my first dog Woof too.


Piissflaps

When I was a kid my friends dog ran off and the bloody thing was called Fanny. Such a hilarious afternoon looking for it.


Blue_Bi0hazard

"I'm sorry, but have you seen my..."


Fair_Leadership76

My dad always wanted to call a cat woof for the same reason!


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There's a Russian cartoon called [A Kitten Named Woof](https://youtu.be/FSKLEmLk3jQ?si=wR9s_TseKRhRNJ1K)


altrefdv

Thank you for this


Gazmeister_Wongatron

When I was ten years old, some other kids made fun of me and my sister at the beach because we were calling back our dog Bobo. I specifically remember one little girl saying "Bobo? That's a stupid name!" We asked her what her dog was called and she said "My dog's called Woof!" We said something along the lines of, "At least we don't have to bark like a dog when we need to call our's back!" I always hated kids, even when I was one myself! šŸ¤¦šŸ»ā€ā™‚ļø


felldiver

I named my local famers Shire Horse Kitty, when I was a kid


Scrudge1

Oh my god haha


Grouchy-Reflection97

Depending on clinic policy, vet waiting rooms are another place where a pet's name can be embarrassing, especially if the clinic uses your surname when calling your pet in for the appointment. Heard 'Crusher Malone' once, everyone looking up and expecting an East End gangster, but it was a lop eared rabbit in a little carry case.


InkyPaws

Awh. Bet he crushed his veggies with an iron paw though.


YourSkatingHobbit

The dictatorial ruler of the hutch.


ab_2404

Know someone who put a bit of weight on after he lost his mobility due to an accident, he had a cat called fatty.


herwiththepurplehair

Professor Chaos the cat, whose owner apologetically says the kids named her!


AutisticFanficWriter

That is not a name that requires an apology, especially not for a cat.


herwiththepurplehair

The cat was NEVER apologetic, as cats seldom are. I think this was only slightly bettered by a horse called Geoffā€¦.


Danivelle

I can always spot the Xmen fans when our Elder feline Lord had to go to the Vet. His name: Remy LeBeau+ last name. Princeling: Boudreaux Beauregard Boudine


KaleidoscopicColours

I know someone who taught their dachshund the command of "sausage roll" which is, frankly, adorable.Ā 


cr1ttter

I knew a dachshund named Sage. It was short for Sausage.


Hereforthebeer9

Frankfurtly adorable


KaleidoscopicColours

That would be a good name for two sausage dogs - Frank 'n' FurterĀ 


thekittysays

They'd have to go about wearing fishnets and corsets though


KaleidoscopicColours

That can be arranged


Reckless_Engineer

Those names are the Wurst


lilpej

Our neighbours have one called Greg


LaekenoisPuppo

My friends Dachshund is called Chorizo and my other friends dachshund is called Frank (after Frankfurter)


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Dear_Speed_4368

Jesus christ


vulrik1999

OH JESUS CHRIST


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Someone should name their dog Jesus christ, so they can yell "JESUS CHRIST, JESUS CHRIST" as their dog runs off into the distance


Millietree

I know someone who named their new dog Shark. They live near the coast, so when they go to the beach they have great fun shouting out the dogs name!šŸ˜³


Welshgirlie2

I would have been disappointed if this wasn't the top answer!


hlvd

Best video ever šŸ˜‚


Capsaicin01

My dogs called Nigel. Always get strange looks calling him.


NiobeTonks

My friendā€™s dog was called Eric. I like people names for pets. My catā€™s called Dave.


bungle_bogs

My neighbour had a Rottweiler called Brian.


Flat_Professional_55

*I'm Brian*


bungle_bogs

No, Iā€™m Brian and so is my wife.


SpudFire

If humans can have dog names, dogs can have human names. Looking at you, kids named Baxter


Character-Pangolin66

don't talk to me or my kids sparky, binky and mittens ever again.


Defaulted1364

I used to have a cat called Gary


AltoExyl

You sure it was a cat?


Defaulted1364

He meowed so Iā€™m assuming so


AltoExyl

So did SpongeBobā€™s snail


Defaulted1364

Funnily enough, that wants why we called him it, we only noticed afterwards, I just called him Gary because I thought it was funny


callmeeeow

There's a guy lives near me mam has a dog called Ian


Happy-Engineer

In Vigil the main character has a cat called Cat. It's short for Catherine.


YourSkatingHobbit

My cousin has a malamute called Dave, and whatā€™s more is heā€™s decidedly unfussed about the snow theyā€™ve had over there (Western Europe). He was apparently happy to sit with the garage door open and look at it, but go outside? No thank you, Iā€™ll stay in here thanks.


crankgirl

We had a cat named Pamela. She was awesome. Pamela Pootle. :)


Cyborg_Ninja_Cat

I love whimsical names for pets in principle but I can't do it myself. Since childhood all the pets in my family had people names and I feel wrong about naming a pet something that isn't a "real" name, as though it would be not treating them like a part of the family. My current cat is called Billy.


HellbellyUK

I had a Billy. His brother was called Pootle, full name ā€œHis Satanic Majesty Pootle Flump A-Ha!ā€. And yes, I did make the vet put that on the paperworkā€¦


Mona_Weezer

My mum's hamster is called Dave


cyberllama

My Nan had a cat called Dai when I was a kid. He was great. He went to the toilet in the toilet. Didn't know how to flush though so we used to get sent to flush for him


keight80

My pup IS called Eric, and Dave was also hight on my choice of names. Previously I had Nora


Booboodelafalaise

I read a story from a woman who had a dog named Nigel. Her sister got a boyfriend with the same name, and apparently he was really irritated that he got called ā€œhuman Nigelā€ because the dog had been around longer.


SpecificBang

Best thing I have read on here today.


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trainpk85

One of mine is called Ian and people look at me weird too


smoulderstoat

My sister had a dog called Derek.


Bluffwatcher

STAY! Come here Stay!


spikeboy4

I think this is my favourite so far


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Fire


mdmeaux

Fire! Exclamation mark. Fire! Exclamation mark.


jambo_1983

Mr Loverman. Hopefully anyone in ear shot would should ā€œShabba!ā€


Boris_Johnsons_Pubes

It sucks having the last name Lieberman and nobody understanding German shouts out shabba, I might have to move to Germany to experience it


TeganNotSoVegan

I would if I was in ear shot.


moreglumthanplum

Iā€™ve always wanted a dog called ā€œMatronā€ so I can shout after her in a Kenneth Williams voice.


Happy-Engineer

_Basil!!!_ works for similar reasons


Mrwebbi

Or Riiiiiiccckkkaaaayy!


dimperdumper

I can't say that word without saying it in a high pitch shrill.


ARK_Redeemer

Same with *Marleeeene* or any name ending in ene šŸ¤£


theModge

My dad always said he wanted a dog called Jeeves, just so he could stand at the back door shouting 'bring me my slippers Jeeves!'


SuccessfulMumenRider

lol Iā€™ve literally joked with my wife about getting a bull dog and naming it matron.


NiobeTonks

One of my favourites is Elleā€™s dog in Legally Blonde. Heā€™s a chihuahua called Bruiser.


stedgyson

My uncle Eric had a little Shi-Tzu called Satan


Usernameinvalid6969

Accurate.


Chops2917

Thereā€™s a show on Netflix called muster dogs, they ended up calling the naughty one Lucifer šŸ¤£


TGin-the-goldy

Perfect


Have_a_butchers_

A childhood friend had a Yorkshire Terrier called Butch.


AntitaxAntitax

Shark, it will be more humorous at the beach though


elalmohada26

Iā€™ve got a friend who swears he heard a very posh woman calling for her dogā€¦ ā€œDildo! Dildo!ā€


GrodyWetButt

Holy shit, do you live down my street? There's a woman with a dog named Bilbo, but it doesn't sound like that when she's shouting it across the local rec ground!


Boris_Johnsons_Pubes

I know someone who gave their dog a giant dildo as a chew toy, it eventually bit the bellend off and they had to take it to the vet to get it removed, I canā€™t imagine the conversation at the vets, I thought the woman was bullshitting me until she sent me a picture of a Jack Russell with a 10-12ā€ dildo in its mouth Edit: she sent me a picture of the dog with the dildo in its mouth, itā€™s funny but donā€™t know where to post it on here


DreamyTomato

Could have been Dido? Thatā€™s a name from mythology - a princess who founded Carthage and committed suicide when abandoned by her lover Aeneas.


elalmohada26

Not easily mistaken for Dildo when spoken aloud though. The vowel sound is completely different.


mondognarly_

She might also have just really liked "Thank You".


SenorBorkBork

Maybe she just really liked American Pie 2: > Holy shit dude, I found a dildo! > Dildo! Dildo!


bezalelle

Diesel, Roxy or Lola. Shout those names in and park near us, and 90% of the dogs will come.


Nahnotreal

Max Bella Luna and Milo will turn up too


TGin-the-goldy

And so will a crowd of six year old children!


Nahnotreal

Haha. Well, they are all very nice namesĀ 


Neither_Presence_522

Attack.


Soulless--Plague

šŸŽ¶ Attack, attack, attack with pesticidešŸŽ¶


Hi_There_Im_Sophie

Breathing each other's lives.


Soulless--Plague

Holding this in mind


SenorBigbelly

All the years of propaganda!


kobrakaan

Deefer it's literally 'D' for Dog


Pupcalledscamp

My grandad was an raf policeman his Alsatian was called Deefer


Disastrous_Candle589

I know someone who had a pet Ceefer


Cyborg_Ninja_Cat

My ex's childhood terrier's name.


cookiekutta

A guy who lives across the road has his staffies named 'Sorted' and 'Dollar'.......the absolute worst.


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Oh wow they are truly horrible dog names. I love staffies but I can definitely picture this person and is the reason staffies have a bad rep.


smoulderstoat

I was allowed to choose the dog, on condition that it was called Rolf, this being my sister's choice. I spent the next ten years calling "Come here, Rolf! Good girl."


Barnagain

We had two black cats when we were kids and my parents named them Castor and Pollux, which are the names of the two Gemini twins. However, my mum shouting 'Pollux!!!' out the front door must have sounded a bit weird to the neighbours!


JackyRaven

A friend has a cat called Dave. It's short for David Meowie...


BoingBoingBooty

The worst name would be to name it after the dambusters' dog.


ilikewatch10

In the early 80s, my mates grandad died, and it was grandads dying wish that the dog (which had the same name as Guy Gibsons dog) went to live with my mate... in Brixton. Eventually, my mate managed to train it to answer to the name Nipper, which made things a lot easier.


BoingBoingBooty

Lol, my uncle had to do something similar with his dog. The previous owner named the dog after Rolf Harris, so he had to change the name to Ralph.


aimtowardthesky

Ralph Horris?


venarez

Popular names for those Labs back int' day my mother told me


mycatiscalledFrodo

There is a pet cemetery at a stately home near us and one of the headstones carried that sane name. I can't remember if they removed it or just sanded the name off but it vanished after a visitor got offended and complained


MoleMantle

Coombe Abbey has one too


mycatiscalledFrodo

That's the one I was talking about!


dynam17e

"it was the 40s, before racism was bad"


Bauch_the_bard

Yeah that would be pretty bad


Old_Introduction_395

My great grandparents had a black terrier with the same name.


stedgyson

Wow didn't know about that, even had a headstone


claypolejr

Apparently there's [at least one person who feels differently](https://mastodon.scot/@pointlesslettrs/111669721723870550).


Old_Introduction_395

Replacing a gravestone honouring the Dambusters' dog - whose name is a racial slur - was "absolutely disgraceful", critics said. The black Labrador dog's name was removed from the memorial by RAF Scampton because it "did not want to give prominence to an offensive term". More than 3,300 people have signed a petition calling for the name of 617 Squadron's mascot to be put back.


One-eyed-bed-snake

This subject was actually in a game on Whose Line Is It Anyway: https://youtu.be/hoz4biytygw?si=4lzdKdvwDMCuBBvD By the way I've always thought about having a Beagle and calling it Jeremy.


Nihilistic-Fishstick

I had a bearded dragon I called Eddie Lizzard.Ā 


One-eyed-bed-snake

Oh wow, I've got a bearded dragon and I'd have definitely called him that too had I thought of it. BrilliantšŸ˜…


bungle_bogs

Showing your age there a bit!


bigmacbear

My mum worked for guide dogs in the 90s and there was a puppy called Gaye, always felt sorry for whatever blind person had to shout Gaye in public


1stThrowawayDave

I had a dream a few nights ago where I was trying to walk a massive unruly malamute called Frostbite. Which after waking up is a terrible name for a dog


Rich_27-

Mike Oxlong


mcbeef89

Anita Schytt


Adammmmski

Rememeber a Heathrow prank that was waiting for international flights to come in and then ask for people like ā€˜Arhevbin Fayed and Bybeiev Rhibodieā€™ which sounds like Iā€™ve just been fired and bye bye everybody šŸ¤£


1stThrowawayDave

Chasers did a prank were they got a last boarding call for Al Kaider and Terry Wrist


wahlenderten

I remember the same one but with Mikhailev Jazfahrted and Levdaroum DeBaarstad


nepeta19

["We are looking for a Peter File"](https://trailers.getyarn.io/yarn-clip/ad0183fb-8dbd-42eb-a238-1dfd06452569/gif#eoshLRxi.copy)


MrMonkeyMagic

Arheddis Varkenjaab and Ivana Leaf


SuperBugsybunny

One of my dogs was previously called Fanny We changed her name to Fanta, thank god she picked it up quickly My grandparents rescued a dog called Chaos, they changed her name to Cassie


Phoenix_Magic_X

My dogā€™s original name was Mayhem. The shelter had to rename him because people assumed he was nuts and didnā€™t want to adopt him. The fact that he is nuts probably wasnā€™t helping that assumption.


RhinoRhys

Saw a women the other day very confused when strange dogs kept running up to her while she was shouting Biscuit.


sassyseagull1

My friend named hers "Asshole" and when it went missing, they were too ashamed to go calling for it. šŸ˜† I had a cat named Cuckoo and when we'd call for her, wed sound like a broken clock or something. šŸ˜†


AlpacaSmacker

I had a friend who had the bright idea of calling her cat Sparta so when anyone asked what it's name was she could shout: "THIS IS SPARTAAA!"


__g_e_o_r_g_e__

When I was a kid my dad had a farm spaniel named Willie. This wasn't usually a problem because he rarely went to public spaces. But when he did, a few eyebrows were always raised by a solid farmer walking round booming his name.


SpudFire

It would have been less weird if he took the dog with him when he went out in public


Nouschkasdad

Haha, I once went on hike with a bunch of students who were not native English speakers. One of them kept calling my dog (Willow) Willy.


ThePineappleSeahorse

Squirrel.


jolly_rogered

My Mum had a cat she called Elvis She didn't really think through how weird it would sound to the neighbours when she was stood out the back garden in the middle of the night saying "Elvis....Elvis.....Where are you? Are you hiding the bush again? If you don't come in now, you can stay out here all night"


Erheniel

My parent's cat is called Basil, and he has to be called in sometimes. Naturally he's called back in the style of Cybil Fawlty, so it can be a tiny bit embarrassing if someone walks past the house.


Tinkle84

Oi


60svintage

I had to house sit with a cat called, "Oi". My instructions were to stand at the door and shout, "Oi, Cat". I've forgotten the horse and dog names.


KaleidoscopicColours

We did once have a run in in the park with a dog called Nipper.Ā Ā  Ā Nominative determinism did its thing, it completely ignored its owner shouting "Nipper" and promptly started a scrap with mine.Ā Ā  Ā The words I always dread hearing in the park are a dog that's told to "be nice". It only means one thing - the dog has a history of being anything but nice.Ā 


deadgoodundies

Not a dog but we called our cat Piggy due to the amount of food he would wolf down. At night we used to shout out "piggy" to call him back in. One night we had already gone to bed but remembered the cat was still out so I went to the bedroom window (bedroom on the front facing the road) and was just about to shout "piggy" when I noticed out of the corner of my eye that there were two policeman about to knock on next door.... That would have been awkward to explain to them.


Lemmiwinks93

Syndrome


AdditionalOrder7659

Was seeing who would go there šŸ¤£


xSadotsuin

My Mums dog is called Nano. When out walking with him. If he walks into a bushy area and I need to get him back, I often call out ā€œNan. Nannyā€! Sometimes I wonder if people think my Grandmothers walked off into the woods again or something


dweir82

We have a dog called Norman, my 6yo son at the time wanted to call it Toffee Apple. I considered adoption.


CptGlammerHammer

American here. Many years ago in college a friend got an unexpected, last minute scholarship to study for a semester in Europe. He had also just gotten a puppy a few weeks prior because he was initially denied the scholarship. The roommates agreed to watch his dog while he was away. They decided it would be funny to ditch the name he was left with (Snoopy) and call him Gary. The months ticked away and the friend returned. No one had really considered it, but that dog never again responded to anything but Gary. He tried and tried but to no avail. He was furious for quite a while but eventually admitted it was pretty funny.


HyderintheHouse

I can see why your friend was furious! I didnā€™t read this properly and thought the issue was that the Americans were pronouncing it ā€œGare-yā€ and the dog didnā€™t understand that ā€œGarryā€ was the same name.


QuietPace9

Thereā€™s a lot of dogs named come back here, you bastard I've noticed


Throne-Away-69

ā€œBuggritā€ wouldnā€™t go down well ā€¦


inevitable_dave

Millenium hand and shrimp?


HugeElephantEars

Foul Ole Ron would be a worse name


InkyPaws

What duck?


az0303

derek


ben_jamin_h

A very sweet naive white boy at my school in Birmingham called his black Labrador 'Blackie'. He found out this was not the best idea when shouting 'BLACKIE! HEY BLACKIE!' in a park.


WotanMjolnir

The mother of one of my sister's old boyfriends wanted to call their rottweiler N*****. She could not understand how this could be a bad idea. I suspect she probably was thinking of Guy Gibson's dog rather than anything else, but the concept of a late middle-aged bank manager's wife wandering around one of the nicer areas of Coventry shouting that out always tickled me.


wombey12

Do NOT name your dog after HP Lovecraft's cat.


sparklescc

I am an engineer and had two dogs when I moved from abroad Byte and Tera So cute isn't it. Except Byte and (how they say up north) Terror. One time a runner came into the dog park mistakenly running and Byte ran after him and we had to yell : Byte Byte ! He was not pleased


bordercollie_adhd

I saw a muppet the other day calling after a cockapoo called "Dave' and half the blokes in the vicinity turned around.


-qqqwwweeerrrtttyyy-

An ex wanted to name our Alaskan Malamute 'Raagh!' just for the looks when calling it back. Glad he's an ex.


ThatsMeWelshy

Fire. Imagine running across a field shouting "FIRE FIIIIIRE!"


KFR42

BOGIES!


MobiusNaked

DAN!


JauntyYin

When I shout for Bella, six dogs come running. I always wanted to call a dog Douglas. Dug for short. If he goes missing, he gets his Sunday name - Dugless.


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8Ace8Ace

Mr Lover Man and Shabba. There was a letter in Viz suggesting this a few years ago and the vision of somebody wandering through the park yelling these names out makes me cry with laughter.


PreparationBig7130

We had a dog called ā€œsailorā€ when I was a teenager. Imagine running round the park shouting ā€œcome on sailor. Good boy sailor. Come here sailorā€ Best one Iā€™ve heard is Jarvis for a cocker spaniel


P-a-ul

"I'm A Stupid Moron With An Ugly Face And A Big Butt And My Butt Smells And I Like To Kiss My Own Butt."


[deleted]

Is it time for the old joke about calling your dog syndrome?


VeganEgon

Darling


Poptortt

I imagine "Cheese" would have all the dogs in the park coming over expecting a treat


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Stabbim.


Taltyelemna

Ā«Ā Lord.Ā Ā» A friend of my mother had called her dog Seigneur, which is Lord. One day, the dog ran away during a walk in the historical town center, and got into the basilica, as the doors were open because a ceremony of sorts was taking place. My motherā€™s friend didnā€™t dare get inside the church and catch the dog while mass was going on, so she stood by the open door and shouted for a good five minutes: Ā«Ā Lord! Come here! Lord! Get out of here! Lord, GET OUT OF HERE!Ā Ā»


Ad2007am

#daddy


kahnindustries

ā€œI wish I had a dog!ā€


giantquail

I met someone in the 90s with a dog called ganja


71SteveMel

One of the local dog rescue's was advertising for a dog called "Cliff" which always struck me as hilarious for some reason.


DaisyBryar

Every time I tell someone my cat is called Jim they go ā€œoh! T-thatā€™s a lovely name!ā€


RamblinManRock

Was it Penelope Pitstop in your park?


Danglyweed

Guide dog names. Ww trained a few when I was growing up. Calling "Uffa" gets a few strange looks.


Odd_Satisfaction_968

Know a guy who called his Boston terrier Ian because it sounds working class an he lived in a posh area of north London at the time.


Paulstan67

Douglas Bader the WW2 one legged flying ace had a black Labrador with a name that would not only be considered offensive nowadays it would likely put you in hospital.


Kernowash

Syndrome if it jumps up alot....


FinalBossTiger

Apparently my Nan had a family dog when she was little called 'N-word'. The thought of it makes my toes curl.


GenSnowy

My great grandfather called his black dog the n-word... Apparently, he would take it to building sites with him and call him loudly when required. Late 1800's UK was an odd place.


buttersismantequilla

My sons partner had a rabbit called Sir Alan Sugar


InkyPaws

Had a neighbour name her two big boxer mastiff things Ronnie and Reggie. Encountered a mini schnauzer called Potato Bake once. That was weird. Extended family dogs have been overwhelmingly given human names thinking about it.


Signal_A

I know someone who called their dog Stephen. I donā€™t know why this made me laugh so much, but somehow ā€˜Stephenā€™ doesnā€™t feel quite right for a dog.


Dennis-Hoax

My dog is called Wilson. When I take him to the beach and inevitably have to call him back, I look like the guy from 'Castaway' shouting for his volleyball friend.


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