Online Community Slams A Woman For Planning To Name Her Future Puppy The Same Name As Her BIL's Late Daughter Who Died From SIDS

Naming a dog doesn't need to involve drama, but this woman won't listen to her family.

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• Published in Interesting
• August 17, 2023

Naming a dog isn't easy for some people. With so many names to choose from and a whole lot of other considerations, settling on one can feel like going through a maze.

But according to author and veterinarian Dr. Judy Morgan, pet owners should keep it short and chipper. They also need to make sure that the names don't rhyme with any common commands.

This advice might sound simple, but it can make a significant difference in your dog's training and responsiveness. Dogs are quick to associate sounds, so having a name that stands out from everyday words can help prevent confusion during training sessions.

Moreover, animal behaviorists suggest starting the name with sharp-sounding consonants, such as D, K, P, and T, because dogs are responsive to click-like sounds. One Redditor has a different idea, though.

She insists on naming her puppy Emma. Normally, using that name wouldn't be a problem.

But for her brother-in-law, painful memories would come flooding back if she named her dog Emma. That's because the guy's daughter died of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).

She thinks that it should be fine since the incident happened two decades ago. Her family has been stopping her from naming the puppy Emma, but she refuses to listen.

The family members tell her that she's being unreasonable. Yet, she's dead set on the name.

She shared her story on the "Am I The A**hole?" (AITA) subreddit, asking people if she's being the a-hole for insisting on naming the dog Emma.

The OP asks the AITA community:

She wants to name her dog Emma. Her family doesn't want to because her BIL's late daughter is also named Emma. She died from SIDS.

She can easily think of other names. Why make it something that would hurt other people?

The OP thinks what she's about to do shouldn't be a problem. That's just cruel.

It's like she wants to reopen old wounds.

Even if 20 years have already passed, the pain of losing a daughter will always be there.

She needs to practice compassion. Naming the dog Emma, especially since she knows her BIL's history behind the name, is so heartless.

She's so heartless, people have been calling her monster.

Does she really want to destroy her relationship with her family over something this petty?

The dog wouldn't mind being named something else.

The OP is downplaying her BIL's grief.

The OP is so immature.

The OP has so many choices when it comes to names. She can even look at expert tips on which names are great for dogs.

So why is she so insistent on choosing a name that will hurt someone who's considered a family member? It's so easy to choose another name.

But she'd rather stick to her guns and bring back sad, if not traumatic, memories to her BIL. She's not even considering the feelings of her BIL.

We just hope the OP will just listen to the community and realizes how heartless it would be to choose that name.

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