I've noticed a lot of people giving out that their children's names are also the names of local dogs. Or they are reluctant to use a name because there's a dog with that name around and they're not sure if they're picking a 'dog's name'. I think it's because these days, a lot of people are replacing having babies with getting a dog, and they take it really seriously and treat it like a human. when i think of the dogs i know, they all have the names that people would have given their kids.

maybe there should be a yearly chart of most popular dogs names to make sure you arent going with the hounds trend of choice.

i know dogs called jake, george, rosie, penny, jack, benny, billy, ted, archie, sam, all popular names for babies i think

My dogs name is Billy, my Aunt has just used the name we had picked for our new son for her puppy Think we will still use it though as we don't see them often.

The dog we adopted from the rescue home is called Sara. When I told people this, many of them said "Oh, but what if you want to give that name to your DD in the future?" Lucikiy it's not a name I would choose, but it is a bit strange to see a woman called Sara and then shout out for my dog!

If it had been my choice I would have chosen a more "doggy" name for her.

My dog is Freddie. Got him after years of unsuccessful ttcing when we assumed we'd never have children. I loved the name and wanted to use it. Regret it now - would have loved to use it for one of the dcs.

I know dogs called Toby, Isabel, Maisie, Oscar, Molly, Millie, Ben, Jack, Archie, amongst others. Almost all belong to people in their 30s who don't have children.

I think one if I remember correctly, one of the most popular names for (male) dogs was Max, female dogs Lucy or similar.

Not dogs - but my best friend's cat is called Rufus - which would also be DH's choice for any DS

I also know two cats called Tilly

My dogs are called Ruby and Holly both named by me. Ruby because DP said I couldnt call DD it and I loved the name. And Holly because we got her around xmas time.
It didnt occur to me to give them doggie names.

when I told one (male) friend what we ad called DS3 (Oscar) he said "good name - for a dog".....




We had a dog called Sam when I was a child - I didn't know any human Sams at the time. I reckon although baby names go in fashions, dog names don't - hence the blurring now.

my OH's brother is called Oliver and was named after a dog they had!

lol my own name has been mentioned as a dogs name. My friend called his my name too.
Our dog is called Missy, kind of doggy.