Naming a pet after a saint

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Sorry, this is quite random but I’d really appreciate your (name removed by moderator)ut.

I often pray to St. Jude and St. Therese. St. Therese is my Confirmation saint and I know that if I ever have a girl I will incorporate St. Therese into her name.

My bf and I just got a puppy and I am wanting to name her Jude (or Judy) after St. Jude. I have often prayed to St. Jude for help with our relationship during difficult times and was hoping it would be okay to name our puppy after him in appreciation of his prayers.

What is your opinion? Any help would be greatly appreciated as I don’t want to be disrespectful.
 
No, I think that it honestly be honoring St. Jude to name your dog Judy (the diminutive for Judith). I have given a lot of the pets that I have had “human” names and do not see anything that is wrong with it,
 
As a reminder, it’s not a bad thing. Pets, also, can lift the heart to God.
I had a little seven-year-old and an eight-year-old guinea-pig, and they were so affectionate and good they used to make me feel, in their devotion to me," I wish I was as good as you, and as devoted to God as you are to me." They often inspired me to pray.
 
I think that’s a great idea. If I was a saint, I’d be happy knowing someone had named their puppy after me. 😉
 
If I were a saint I would probably take it as a compliment to have someone’s beloved pet named after me! 🙂
 
I think it’s a great idea. I was going to name my bichon Jude after the saint, but instead it’s Aslan.
 
I also think it is a nice idea…not disrespectful at all rather showing respect. Pets are wonderful helpers in our lives, naming your puppy after someone who is very important to you is showing great love towards that pet 🙂
 
Puppies are soft and cuddly 🙂

If I was a saint, I would love to have one named after me!
 
We have always named all of our pets after saints- every time we say their name or if someone asks us where we came up with that particular name, we remember the saint they are named for. 🙂
 
Thank you all so much for your help and for your kind words.

I am now the proud owner of a little bundle of fluff called Jude.

Thanks again and God bless!
 
It is a great great disordered act …

…in another universe.

But not ours 🙂

Dog: named after something related to a Saint…

Cat: named after the good friend of a Saint

other Cat named after a early Christian Martyr Saint…

and Son named Snoopy (oh wait…no that last one is wrong…)
 
I don’t have a pet named after a saint, since my little dog came from the SPCA with a name already, and he had been there for awhile, I just left his name the same. But along with his license and rabies tag, he wears a St. Francis medal on his collar, and has gone to the Blessing of Animals that our parish has each year. Interestingly enough, after the first time he went to a blessing, he developed from a rather timid little guy to a more confident and more engaging pet.

When I went to Catholic school the sisters had a puppy they named “the Novice,” because she was such a little curious, spontaneous, and sometimes naughty little thing. But full of love for all. You couldn’t go to the convent at all without Novice jumping up and trying to lick your face!

I received an e-mail from a friend of mine who is somewhat “New Age,” it was a touching little video and song about a dog being the reflection of God’s love for people. And it had this point —“d-o-g” is “God,” spelled backwards. Maybe God does intend for these wonderful creatures to be in some small way reflection of His love for all of us.
 
I see nothing wrong with naming your pet after a Saint. To me, it’d be a way of honoring the Saint. That said, my cat is not named after a Saint. I got her before I became Catholic though I believe. I simply named her Precious because she is very precious to me. 🙂
 
I had a kitten whose name was Isis (until I came back to the Church) I changed her name to Philomena. 😃 I think that the saints would find it amusing to have a pet named after them.
 
My parents’ precious dog, Jude (named after St. Jude) just passed away in December. It was heartbreaking, and I’m so glad there’s a little bundle of fluff out there carrying on this great name :D:thumbsup:
 
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