Martha shares another email about the evolution of a pet’s name, in this case a dog whose original name was Dumpster. Now the pooch is named after the 19th president of the United States. Sort of. This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “Pet Dog Name Change”
Grant, I have another pet name for you that evolved over time.
This one is from Peter in Homer, Alaska.
He writes,
We currently have a dog who’s a pit bull blue heeler mix that our son rescued from inadequate owners,
Originally called Dumpster, under one of which he was born.
Not a name we wanted to perpetuate.
This dog is a sweetheart, but man is he a handful, constantly requiring reprimands and reminders.
We named him after the 19th U.S. President.
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.
I don’t know. Who’s the 19th?
Tyler.
No, Rutherford Behave.
So his name is Rutherford?
Rutherford Behave.
I love it.
Fantastic.
That’s great.
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