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Misgendered a dog.....🐕🐶🐾

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shellyleppard · 01/08/2025 18:25

Slightly light hearted but seriously....met a lovely little poodle today. It was tied up outside a shop for quite a while. Made a fuss of it, checked the collar for a name. Digby ❤️ wearing a pink collar and little harness. Owner eventually came back and I complimented her on her lovely little girl. Turned out it was a boy...... why put it in a pink harness and collar!!! She was not very happy 😂😂😂

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Tarkan · 01/08/2025 18:59

I was once pushing my toddler in a pink buggy wearing pink clothing and an old man said I had a lovely little boy. 🤷🏻‍♀️🤣

Noshadelamp · 01/08/2025 18:58

Our dog was very pretty and often mistaken for a girl. My dd used to put pink bandanas and collars on him as well.

It's a dog, no big deal!

Yetmorewifework · 01/08/2025 18:56

Our dog was forever being mistaken for being a girl when he was younger. We just found it funny. Nothing to do with the colour of his collar, everything to do with him looking cute and quite little for his breed.

LittlleMy · 01/08/2025 18:51

I mean, you’re never going to see that person again so it really doesn’t matter if you call a he a she or vice versa as the main thing is they’re just communicating a compliment so you just nod and say thank you! The owner sounds v uptight indeed!

Gnarab24 · 01/08/2025 18:40

Hahah, our dog had a pink harness because he’s a dog and who cares. People would often call him a she, I couldn’t care less and he can’t understand English so neither does he.
YANBU

Whiningatwine · 01/08/2025 18:37

I match my dogs lead to what I am wearing if we're going somewhere smart.

Numbersarefun · 01/08/2025 18:33

Most people I meet think my dog is a girl; not because he wears any particular colour, but because he’s pretty. He does have a name which could be male or female. I just say, yes he’s handsome isn’t he?

IMissSparkling · 01/08/2025 18:30

The owner sounds like a right idiot if she got annoyed about that!

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shellyleppard · 01/08/2025 18:28

@LottieMary fair enough.... I just saw pink and assumed a girl 🥴 lovely little dog though

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LottieMary · 01/08/2025 18:27

Well, as far as pink is for girls, Digby is for boys so I’d probably have gone with the stereotypes associated with the name rather than the fashions.