To be upset about a dog's name

[ThatsABop]

DH and I talked about getting a puppy this year.

My parents and family support one football team. I live in the same area and my young DC go to a school dominated by that same team (they are a bit too young to be proper fans but have all the gear)

My DH wants to name the dog after a famous footballer from the biggest rival team. DH is not a football fan at all but he just thinks it would be funny.

I think its weird and a wind up. He's told me off and said I'm taking it too seriously and I'm losing my sense of humour

AIBU to think its not that funny and he is trying to be arsehole for no purpose? We are now at point of not getting a dog after all.

Tell us the name!

I would laugh along and agree to the name, but we did have a cat called Arsehole some years ago. Yes, we looked after it properly despite the daft name, btw.

Get a female pup. 'problem' solved and decide on name as a family. Naming a dog before you even have one is daft.

This - I’m really not sure how so many people are getting from this thread that OP is ‘immature’, a ‘twat’ or unsuited to own a dog for objecting strongly.

But… but… it’s not the dogs name. He suggested it as a joke, you said no. Why isn’t that the end of the story?

YANBU, OP. Your DH shouldn’t use a dog - or any other sentient being - to make some stupid point about football.

this conversation should have been over when you said “no”. Naming pets should be a joint decision after all!

there’s also the issue of some of the more rabid fans potentially reacting to the name. I therefore really wouldn’t do it.

Did he suggest doing this when you where deciding on your childrens names? He is already showing disrespect towards the dog, also do you think anyone will want to pet sit the poor thing?
It's interesting how's he's trying to manipulate you into agreeing by telling you you are losing your sense of humour. Shows he does not respect you or your opinion.

Because of the Catholic/protestant element!

Yes, yes you are missing something huge 🤣 But in fairness it is pretty unique to Scotland/Glasgow.

Your husband sounds annoying. Tell
hi it is a dog, not a prank. Don’t get a dog with this idiot you will
bw doing all the work for none of the reward.

My friend has a pup called Messi.
It suits him 😊

Surely the DC should be able to put forward name ideas without being influenced?

Perhaps husband needs to reflect on how he would feel walking the dog and calling it's name across a busy park on local derby evening, and whether it would still be funny.

This has to be a Celtic/Rangers thing.

I agree op, it’s not about the name, it’s about the offence it would cause. Certain parts of country have a rivalry that non football people might not understand. We went shopping in Manchester and DS wanted to wear his Liverpool shirt. DH made him change, said it just wasn’t worth the risk of bumping into a load of dickheads who’d give you grief. Standing in a field shouting the name of a player from a rival team might sound funny to him, but to some people it’s an excuse to have a go. I wouldn’t fancy it myself.

You are over reacting. The "correct" response would be to have simply rolled your eyes.

The dog is completely hypothetical - you've only talked about getting one.

Totally agree

Mine get called Ratdog, Fatdog & Twatdog, with the greatest of affection of course, but they're apt descriptors.

Fatdog is currently on a diet for obvious reasons.

I literally know nothing about football & many years ago we rehomed a young dog, I thought his name was quite 'pretty' so we kept it, but it wasn't until years later that I found out it was apparently the nickname of a footballer.

If you can be put off of having a dog by a minor disagreement about a name you're going to fall apart when it comes to agreeing who will walk the dog on wet days, pick up the poo in the garden, take a morning off work to take the dog to the vet, get up in the night because the dog is crying, clear up the mess when the dog has scooted on your carpet, turn down the invitation to a family wedding because the dog can't be left for 10 hours, not go on holiday because you can't get a kennel booking.

You can't a agree on a name for a dog you don't yet have and your husband 'tells you off'.

A dog named after a footballer is not your biggest issue.

I think a bit of a wind up can be funny, but not carried on to the extreme.

I'm not a football fan, but I live in Liverpool and the rivalries are fierce and it's very important to some people. In a similar situation I'd definitely rib my husband about this but wouldn't actually go through with it!

(He did eventually forgive me for buying a red car - he called it 'maroon' to make himself feel better lol!)

If you're disagreeing then probably best not to get a dog!

A man round here let his kids choose the dogs name. It's called Sausage. Sausage likes running off, and I can't help but laughing when I hear him walking round the woods shouting:

"Sausage! Has anyone seen my Sausage?!?" 😂

A friend called her dog Puccini which is now abbreviated to Poo.

It’s a name, your dog won’t give a shit. You may give a shit because you think football is remotely important to life but that doesn’t mean it’s true.

why does that work? I’m sure a female dog could be called “Gunner” or “Saleh”* (in fact Saleh sounds a bit like Sally.

On another note, the dog will be around for fifteen or so years, so the name of footballers will become outdated. It’s a bit like having a dog called Rooney now. It will date you as well as the dog…

*Dont judge my examples - I have minimal football knowledge and in most cases wouldn’t even notice if a dog was named after a footballer.

Offside is a lovely name.

I think it was Bill Shankly who said 'Football isn't a matter of life or death, it's much more important than that'. People take football terribly seriously so hubby should be a bit more mindful of that.

That's my take on it as well. Her husband is purposely being an arsehole for no other reason than to be an arsehole.