Some people name their child after themselves, and some people say they think of their pets as their children, but rarely do you see a pet owner name their pet after themself. "Hi, I'm Dave, and this is my dog, Dave" -- you just don't see that a lot.
my boyfriend has a friend named max who adopted a dog named max and kept the name. so now everyone, including his parents, refer to him as “max the human” and his dog is, of course, “max the dog”
ALTand sometimes i end up with texts like this