Asked By Cousin To Change Her Adult Dog's Name: Reddit Thread

Author image for Ellie Dunn
Ellie Dunn
Jan 3, 2022 5:00 PM EST

How often would you say family members or friends fight over the names of pets? Sadly, we've seen wayyy too many stories of this nature all over the interwebz. Such as a pregnant woman who stole her sister-in-law's puppy name and then demanded the dog's name be changed, that story sure was packed with drama… Seems like if you find the perfect name for your pet kitten, puppy, or other awwdorable baby and you don't want anyone to use it then you should just keep it to yourself until drama-starting people are far away. 

In any event, today we have another story of family drama due to relatives having no chill. The original poster adopted a dog, named it, and went about her life, only for her cousin to decide that that puppers name should actually be her unborn daughter's name. No big deal in theory, right? Unless it leads to an explosive fight… We won't spoil the rest of the story, but keep reading if you want to hear how it ends… 

Subscribe to our weekly newsletter to start your Caturday with the funniest felines on the internet!

Advertisement
  • 01
    Font - AITA for having my dog have the same name as my cousins daughter?
    via u/PrestigiousBridge309

    Ok, right off the bat we have a whole lot of questions. For one thing, who 'used' the name first? The baby, or the dog? And for another thing, how unique of a name is it? Because if it's something like Sarah then it really isn't necessary to gatekeep.

  • 02
    Font - So for some context, i (23F) have a golden retriever for the last two years. Her name is Isabella, or bella for short. I've never been close to my cousin, but as of recently she's
    via u/PrestigiousBridge309

    Ok, ok, the name is Isabella? We aren't pointing any fingers, people are allowed to feel upset or sad if someone "steals" a name, but that's like a super common name. You'll probably meet other kids with that name quite a lot, so if you want your daughter's name to be unique, maybe rethink it. 

  • 03
    Font - announced the birth of her baby girl who is coincidentally named isabella, "or bella for short". My cousin knows my dogs name as she has been around her a few times at family gatherings, but however after she baby was
    via u/PrestigiousBridge309
  • 04
    Font - born she told me that i needed to change my dogs name. i asked why and she said that it wasn't okay for me to have named my dog after her daughter. i reminded her multiple times that i named my dog two years before she even had her daughter. she also said that it was my fault for wasting the name on "that mutt"
    via u/PrestigiousBridge309
  • 05
    Font - My mom is on my side because she sees where i'm coming from, how ever my cousin is spreading rumours in my family, that i stole the name. which isn't even possible? she stole my dogs name.
    via u/PrestigiousBridge309
  • 06
    Font - BarbarianDiva NTA. Your dog had the name first. Just refer to your cousin's daughter as "Human Isabella." For clarity.
    via u/BarbarianDiva
  • 07
    Font - theresidentpanda "The Other Isabella" "The Isabella That is Not a Dog" OP; so very thoroughly NTA that it's refreshing. Your cousin, on the other hand. Yikes
    via u/theresidentpanda
  • 08
    Font - TheHatOnTheCat "Isabella II" and similar variations work too. I like Isabella the second. When cousin gets upset say "somehow people have been misinformed and thought Isabella the second had the name first. Given that, I thought we should make it more clear that she was named after Isabella the first. That way people won't be upset about this misunderstanding anymore."
    via u/TheHatOnTheCat
  • 09
    Font - astrocanyounaut My grandparents got a dog that was already named the same as my brother. We called them Pete the boy and Pete the dog. I suggest OP follow suit.
    via u/astrocanyounaut
  • 10
    Font - SnakeJG Also, Bella is an insanely common name. This girl is going to be known as Bella 4 in her kindergarten class. Maybe if Human Bella sticks as a name, she'll at least be unique. I have a friend named Mickey, and only after knowing her for months did I actually learn her name was Jennifer. Turns out there were 5 Jennifers in her class one year, so the teacher just assigned each of them a Disney character name to make it easier.
    via u/SnakeJG
  • 11
    Font - Typical-Garlic-7308 NTA, she sounds ridiculous. Nobody has a monopoly on a name, plus you had your dog 2 years before. You're fine. It's not like they are going to go to school together and be in the same class.
    via u/Typical-Garlic-7308
  • 12
    Font - LadyGreyIcedTea Bella is also one of the most common female dog names, even IF OP's cousin had her daughter first she doesn't get to dictate what other people name their pets (or future children since Isabella is also an incredibly common name for girl babies). NTA, OP. She shouldn't have named her kid after your dog if she had a problem with it. I like the idea of referring to the kid as human Isabella.
    via u/LadyGreyIcedTea

    Can't get enough of ICanHasCheezburger? Then you're in luck because we're now on Instagram! 

Want More? Follow Us and Add Us as a Preferred Source on Google.

Tags

dogs aita baby baby animals drama puppy am i the asshole doggo reddit thread Reddit name
Scroll Down For The Next Article