Overheard this morning

Dr.Loretta

A woman who named her female pet a male occupation name (think Miller, Fisher, Hunter). She was mortified that her aunt keeps calling the pet a boy.

Someone told her that it's natural to think boy with a name like that, just like a boy named Sue would make people think girl. The pet owner had never heard of the Johnny Cash song. So of course now I feel old

zebrapanther1311

Don't feel old. That is my 5 year olds favorite song lol!

stahlop

My DH named his female dog Micah (for the mineral which is spelled Mica). Combined with the fact that she is an American bulldog, everyone always assumes she's a boy dog.

daystardreams

I actually had a male cat named Sue. He was always knocking stuff over and I called him Smooth for awhile and it eventually turned into Sue. When I took him in to be neutered, they had him marked down for a spay. But I understood why people always thought that he was a girl...I can't imagine being upset about it.

Also, I'm 23 and I know like all the words to that Johnny Cash song. The pet owner isn't young, they came from under a rock.

AnotherSun

Dogs don't have genders so who cares if the aunt calls it a boy or girl. I have a male standard poodle that we dress in tutus all the time because it makes little girls happy. He is a dog and doesn't care what people call him.

tarala

My sister named her female dog Nemo, because she liked the name. Personal choice...

allthecheese

AnotherSun said:

Dogs don't have genders so who cares if the aunt calls it a boy or girl. I have a male standard poodle that we dress in tutus all the time because it makes little girls happy. He is a dog and doesn't care what people call him.

excuse me? did I hear right? I hope I don't hear next that humans don't have genders either. I mean I totally get when dogs automatically get called he and cats automatically get called she cause I call my female dog he a lot by accident. But you can't just go and state that animals don't have genders!?!?!

Dr.Loretta

j&jNY said:

AnotherSun said:

Dogs don't have genders so who cares if the aunt calls it a boy or girl. I have a male standard poodle that we dress in tutus all the time because it makes little girls happy. He is a dog and doesn't care what people call him.

excuse me? did I hear right? I hope I don't hear next that humans don't have genders either. I mean I totally get when dogs automatically get called he and cats automatically get called she cause I call my female dog he a lot by accident. But you can't just go and state that animals don't have genders!?!?!

Technically they don't have genders, they have sexes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_and_gender_distinction

 

allthecheese

Dr.Loretta said:

j&jNY said:

AnotherSun said:

Dogs don't have genders so who cares if the aunt calls it a boy or girl. I have a male standard poodle that we dress in tutus all the time because it makes little girls happy. He is a dog and doesn't care what people call him.

excuse me? did I hear right? I hope I don't hear next that humans don't have genders either. I mean I totally get when dogs automatically get called he and cats automatically get called she cause I call my female dog he a lot by accident. But you can't just go and state that animals don't have genders!?!?!

Technically they don't have genders, they have sexes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_and_gender_distinction

 

OK my bad. that makes sense. (not sure what i did to the quote boxes there)