Dog Owner Mortified After Using Their Dog's Unbecoming Nickname in Front of an Acquaintance, Hilarious Misunderstanding Ensues

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Jesse Kessenheimer • Writer and Editor
Nov 11, 2023 9:00 PM EST

No self-respecting dog owner calls their dog by their given name. It's always a silly nickname like 'Mr. Snuffulupagus', 'sausage boy', or 'Pepe le Pew', but your dog should never be susceptible to their legal, written nomenclature that's on their adoption forms. However, things can go wrong if your dog's nickname is a little too far out there. Although it may seem harmless enough in your own house, calling your dog a semi-offensive nickname in mixed company can give people the wrong idea, especially when you're shouting at the top of your lungs at the dog park. 

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    "She didn't think I was talking to her did she?"
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  • So if you're looking for a story with wee bit of shared embarrassment and hilarity, this next piece is for you. Personally, I'm the kind of person to avoid altercations of every kind when I'm in public, so residual humiliation scratches a very special itch– especially for dog lovers. As a cautionary tale for all dog owners whose pooch has a spicy nickname, this is the kind of story that'll make you wish you nicknamed your pooch something a little more kosher. 

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    r/tifu Posted by u/foolbull 22 hours ago 8 TIFU by calling my dog her nickname. S
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    Saturday I had some people over, some of us were in my room playing VR. One of my dogs follows me around everywhere. She has to be next to me at all times. She loves to get in the way when I'm trying to sit down or walk.
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    A girl that had never been over before was bent down playing with my other dog. I get up to go to the restroom, the girl is blocking the path but I can get around her, of course when I'm
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    trying to get by my dog runs right into the small path and I have to step over her. I look down at her (my dog) and say "watch out chubb chubb." I walk into the bathroom stop and think "she didn't think I was talking to her did she?" I walk back out and the girl is gone.
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    I'm standing there freaking out, I don't know how to fix this. I can't just run after her and tell her I wasn't saying that to her. If she did think I was talking to her, me realizing it would confirm her thoughts and if she didn't, that would be even worse.
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    I grab my dog, walk into the living room and jokingly say "who wants to give chubb chubb a bath?" She looks at me and I see the realization hitting her, she says "Oh, you call her chubb chubb?"
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    TL;DR Called my dog her nickname chubb chubb and girl thought I was talking to her.
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    Cod Of Doody 3 hr. ago The things we normally say to our pets that would get us looks in public, lol. I have to remember not to call mine a 'dirty girl / who's a dirty girl' whenever she gets into something at the park or walking :P
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    tucci007 7 hr. ago I once said "Ciao, bella" to my GF and she got upset and said, "Who are you calling chubbella?"
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    BugZealousideal9618. 14 hr. ago "oh, you call your dog chubb chubb?" "That's right, "1
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    changelingcd 16 hr. ago I suppose it's better than "I was talking to my DOG, fat...!"
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    margo_plicatus · 17 hr. ago Awkward save though. Who invites their friends to bathe their dog, even jokingly?!
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    yondertallguy 17 hr. ago I've helped friends bathe their dogs, it's fun and often helps to have two pairs of hands if the dog isn't a happy bather
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    foolbull OP 17 hr. ago The reason I said this is because I've been giving my dogs salmon oil in their food and a buddy said something about them smelling bad.
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    . monkey_trumpets · 15 hr. ago We call ours a variety of names, including dumbass, twitchy , stupid, and grandma dingus. None of those would probably go over either.
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    Lolz_Roffle 14 hr. ago Mine are called Pig or FatBoy and Rocks or ... they share the title of Crackhead and . I guess it's a good thing we don't keep company.
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    ReadingRainbow Rocket 13 hr. ago · edited 11 hr. ago Gidget Gidgey Girl. Gidgey Bits the transition happened both too fast and too slow for me to notice until I casually said it in front of company.
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    KhostfaceGillah. 15 hr. ago Pics of dogs please D 18 Reply Share foolbull OP 15 hr. ago . : I'll do you one better. Chubb Chubb is a puppy here but the entire reason I got her is because my other dog loves watching puppies playing on the TV, so I had to get him a puppy.
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    212121 FES
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    GozerDaGozerian 2 hr. ago My dogs nickname is "Stink .....". It could have been worse.
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