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Are New Plymouth dog owners playing it safe when it comes to names? (www.rnz.co.nz)
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New Plymouth dog owners play it safe when it comes to naming their pooches, with Bella proving the top dog in the naming stakes.

It is the most common dog name registered with the district council, with 155 pooches answering to Bella followed by Poppy (138), Charlie (122), Max (120) and Luna (118).

Animal Control Supervisor Scott Goldfinch said there were also more unusual choices.

"Then there are the unique names, like Autobot and Winnifred Wolf Allen. And personally, I really like Ronnie Barker."

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[โ€“] Venator 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

For a minute I was confused about how thier name effects thier safety ๐Ÿ˜… was thinking "I guess they might follow the wrong person home if they call them, seems unlikely", but they were meaning playing it safe in the sense of not being very creative... ๐Ÿคฆ

[โ€“] Dave 4 points 1 month ago

It is a bit of an odd title. On the main page it was listed:

155 dogs with the same name in one town

But then when you click into it the heading is about playing it safe with dog names.