Why does the word 'pupdate' give me the rage?

[MyGhastIsFlabbered]

On the advert for sponsoring a guide dog...every time they say 'pupdate' it gives me irrational rage and makes me not want to give them any money. Why?

Oh I love my pupdates for the puppy I’m sponsoring - and saying pupdates on the email I get makes me smile as I know exactly what it is when I’m scrolling through the endless junk emails

Ha ha! I think it's quite sweet. I think Dogs' Trust use the term too.

I love 'pupdates'

What does it mean?

Oh you need to see Ed Gamble’s stand up show Blood Sugar on Amazon Prime.
He does a big bit about sponsoring a guide dog and pupdates.

OP, me too. It makes me feel like I am a bad person, but at least I’m not alone!

I love it - I've not heard it before but think it's cute. I also think it is slightly mean-spirited of you to be so judgy, particularly given the context, especially if it affects your decision to donate or not.

What does it mean?

It's a newsletter telling you how your sponsored pup is getting on. An (p)update.

Glad this is the worst thing in your life that you are getting enraged about.
Or does "give me the rage" mean something else.

Nah, it irritates me too, so cutesy and twee.

It is a bit ‘miserable so-and-so’ to get worked up about that, particularly in the context.

Think on the bright side. They could be referring to these dogs as ‘puppers’ or ‘doggos’

flowery that makes me think of Peter Kay's Car Share.

"Are you both, erm, doggers?"

I think it’s the way the person doing the voice over in the advert says it - like she’s just glossing over it like she’s embarrassed to have to say it out loud.

@bellinisurge it isn't the worst thing that's happening to me right now by a long shot but thanks for making a snap judgement there.

I do feel bad about it, it's such a good cause, but it just bugs the hell out of me and I wish I knew why. I think maybe it's because it sounds lime something they'd say on Paw Patrol and that really does drive me up the wall. Thankfully DS2 seems to have grown out of that now 🤞🏻

(I am pleased to report that despite the terms pupper and doggo appearing frequently on memes on my social media feeds, they don’t seem to have made it into my phone’s autocorrect.

It is annoying! @MyGhastIsFlabbered it def sounds paw patrol like... we are currently watching nick jnr which has "back to back pepisodes" (peppa pig episodes!) equally as annoying!

I’ve never been bothered by the name. It’s amazing what these dogs do, and I’m fascinated by the way the pups are trained.

Pupper and doggo could do with bleaching from the dictionary though. Particularly doggo.