Vet shares 'most common' dog names she is tired of hearing

Many dog owners seem to favour certain popular names for their furry friends, leading to a surge in pets sharing the same monikers. A vet has taken to Reddit to reveal the 'most

common' names she encounters for male and female dogs at her practice, and what these choices suggest about their owners. She posted: "I work at a vet clinic and often come across

certain names that I hear over and over again. what are some names that you think are all too common now? I personally am overwhelmed by the names Luna and Teddy. Every single poodle cross I

come across seems to be named Teddy." Although she's fond of these names, she feels that their popularity indicates that owners are likely influenced by trends or look for

inspiration online when choosing names for their dogs. One Reddit user responded to her post, saying: "Duke, though that's a personal one. I lost my Duke almost four years ago and

just hearing the name still makes me tear up because I miss him so much. He was the best boy ever and his death was sudden, very tragic and absolutely horrifying. "He and I both were

attacked on our front porch by an off leash German Shepherd. Duke was a few weeks away from his 14th birthday and developed a pulmonary embolism from his injuries he couldn't survive.

"Every time I hear the name I'm transported back to the attack and it replays in my mind. It's hard to get closure that way. "Bella, Luna, Max, Buddy, Bear and oddly

enough my own dog's name Moose are all overused in my area as well." One individual recounted the tale of naming their dog with a chuckle, stating: "I've got a golden

named Buddy. I didn't name him Buddy on purpose. I just didn't know what to call him when I first got him and he was just a little nugget so I called him my buddy. Didn't take

him long to learn that was his name so I stuck with it. "Fast forward five years, we're at the dog park. Buddy finds a few other goldens there and they start being doofuses

together." "They started wandering too far away so I and the three other owners all started calling our goldens' names: Buddy!" The result was a scene straight out of a

comedy, as they added: "All the dogs came running and all the owners stood in a Mexican stand off circle looking at each other in shame for our unoriginality." Another commenter

remarked on popular canine names, stating, "Lots of Kodas. And also big dogs, usually GSDs, named Ruger or Gunner or some such. God names like Loki, Thor, Zeus." Meanwhile, a

comment from another user highlighted a naming trend overseas. They said: "In Germany, every second dog seems to be named Cookie. I know four Cookies."