Dr Amir Anwary enjoys treating dogs of every shape and size, but there is one pet-owner habit that drives him particularly mad: giving dogs ordinary human names.
The popular South African veterinarian has urged dog owners to think twice before choosing a human name for their pets.
‘I’m a veterinarian, and this is serious… This is the biggest issue I’ve ever seen,’ he declared in a light-hearted rant.
‘I don’t know which dog owner needs to hear this, but you need to stop giving dogs human names that have no business being dog names.’
Dr Anwary explained that the situation can become particularly awkward when vets carry out invasive procedures on dogs with distinctly human names.
‘I just had to express the anal glands of Craig. Craig… Do you know what that does to a person?’ he joked.
He said that was not the only time, recalling that he had also expressed the anal glands of dogs called Sarah, Geoff and Jared.
‘Stop giving your dogs human names. It’s enough. You need to stop giving your pets the most basic human names,’ he warned.
As a veterinarian, Dr Amir Anwary loves meeting dogs of all shapes and sizes – but one thing he can’t stand is owners giving them human names
The vet did concede that some names traditionally associated with people can work perfectly well for dogs.
‘Some names that belong to humans are good for dogs,’ he explained.
‘Oscar is a good name; Harvey is a good name; Archie is a great name. So there are certain human names that you can give to dogs.’
‘But other names have no business being dog names. For example, Craig, Jared and Jason. Why would you name a dog Jason? Is it a philanderer?’
‘Daniel, William… No, guys. Some human names simply do not belong to dogs.’
‘You know what I’m saying? Someone has to say it.’
Patricia was another human name that appeared to particularly irritate him.
‘Patricia has no business being a dog name,’ he said.
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‘Shame, poor dog.’
The popular vet from South Africa has urged dog owners to avoid human names at all costs
His latest video has been viewed more than 300,000 times, and many viewers admitted that they had given their dogs human names.
‘Exclusively human names for dogs is my favourite thing ever. Have never disagreed with a take more in my life. It is endlessly amusing. If anyone has an aggressively human named dog please share it with me and bring me joy,’ one said.
‘My neighbour has a dachshund named Paul. It will never not be hilarious to me,’ another revealed.
‘My dog is Dave. David when he is naughty,’ one shared.
‘As an ER vet tech, please don’t stop this! I love telling Steven he needs to relax while I lube up my gloves,’ another added, laughing.
One owner realised her mistake after giving her dog a human name.
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‘I named my dog Kiara. I didn’t know it’s a human name. Imaging the confusion when I yelled: “Kiara! No!” and the neighbour’s (sad) daughter said, “Okay sorry” from the other side of the wall,’ she said.
Another jokingly suggested: ‘Use a human name that you’d name a child. Then you can use them as an excuse at work. “Sorry, I can’t stay late, I need to pick up Emily from daycare.” They think it’s your kid, but Emily’s a dachshund.’
Meanwhile, many revealed they felt ‘weirded out’ after hearing strangers call their name to a dog.
‘Took my dog to a vet once. The vet came into the waiting area and called “Maisie”. I got up to answer as that’s my name, quickly sat back down when a woman got up and took her terrier through… Never been so embarrassed,’ one said.
‘I heard someone constantly shouting “Vicky”, but she wasn’t acknowledging me. Then she shouted “Vicky, biscuit” and a black lab ran over,’ another shared.
‘My daughter is Maggie, named after her grandmother. Do you know how many dogs are named Maggie? Like all of them,’ one revealed.