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Zahra Mulroy & Christopher Harper

Mum demands her friend change dog's name - because it could 'ruin her unborn daughter's life'

Baby name choices can be a very hot subject for mums-to-be.

Many parents can get quite territorial over their choice of baby name and in some cases, they can get quite unhappy if someone 'pinches' their choice of name.

And in one instance, a woman has recalled her unusual account of a conversation she had with a friend.

Jennay, a dog owner , went on Facebook to ask for advice on how to deal with the unusual request, Mirror Online reports.

A mum-to-be known to Jennay got in touch demanding that she change her dog's name, which is Tilly, because she's earmarked a similar one for her unborn daughter.

According to Jennay,  "Out of the blue she messages me telling me she's pregnant again, I think it's strange she's telling me since we don't really now each other but I say 'congratulations I'm super happy for you etc'".

The mum-to-be then explains she's having a girl and Jennay once again expresses her good wishes.

Then she drops her bombshell.

Jennay continues: "She says, 'we want to name her Tillie but it's come to my attention you've got a dog named Tilly. I'd really appreciate you changing your dog's name.

"Obviously you understand my daughter can't have the same name as a dog."

"I'm like WTF," Jennay wrote, adding there was only the slimmest of chances her dog and the baby would ever cross paths.

Jennay's refusal to comply only infuriated the mum-to-be, who accused her of not understanding what "a terrible position" she was putting her in because she doesn't have any kids herself.

A mum-to-be wanted to name her daughter Tilly (Getty)

The best bit was when she said that Jennay was "potentially ruining her unborn daughter's life."

Having shared this bonkers exchanges, others were quick to respond with advice ranging from "say you've changed the dog's name to hers" to buying more dogs and naming them after each of the woman's family members.

To be honest, we'd probably just ignore her.

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