I see my dog run

Question

My dog chooses not to go after the highest bets.

What is my dog's name?

Bonus: What is my name?

@PilsNot3 would a breed be an acceptable name answer? Or am I barking up the wrong tree, so to speak? — Brandon_J, Apr 07 '19 at 23:34
If you can explain why your answer might work, then go ahead, but for the record it actually is a name you would give to a pet dog and not necessarily a breed — HTM, Apr 07 '19 at 23:38
Sounds like a dog I knew once. The butcher bet her £20 that she couldn't jump up and get the meat from on top of his counter. She didn't take the bet though - the steaks were too high. — user2390246, Apr 08 '19 at 07:07
I see my dog, "Run." [its name] I see my dog-run. [a location] . Punctuation is wonderful. Yeah I know this is OT. It's Monday. — Carl Witthoft, Apr 08 '19 at 13:19
Regarding the bonus question, does your name have anything to do with bcgbzrgel? For example, lbh "frr" lbhe qbt eha — Mark S, Apr 08 '19 at 21:30
@MarkS SteveV’s answer already found the correct answer and explained the reference, but if you think you have an alternate answer that also works, then go ahead! :) — HTM, Apr 08 '19 at 21:35
Congratulations on recieving 50 upvotes! Well done for that, and the amazing puzzle (not to mention that having less than 50 upvotes most certainly does not undermine the quality of your puzzle)! :D — Mr Pie, Apr 10 '19 at 19:26

noedne · Accepted Answer · 2022-03-18T17:07:01.370

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Your dog's name is

Spot

because

your dog (Spot)
chooses (opts)
not to go (stop)
after (post)
the highest (tops)
bets (pots),

which are all

anagrams of Spot.

edited Mar 18 '22 at 17:07

answered Apr 07 '19 at 23:54

noedne

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Nice one, you got them all! Now, I'll go watch some dogs run before I accept this answer – HTM Apr 08 '19 at 00:00

Mr Pie · Answer 2 · 2019-04-30T18:52:06.480

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After looking at everyone else's answers, I know my answer is not correct, but I am just putting it here because I think the wordplay I show here was unintentional, making it very cool (and funny, in my opinion). A very clever puzzle! :D

Anyway, without further ado, the dog's name might be

George

My dog chooses not to go after the highest bets.

The line is telling us to go after letters, but not in the highest groups (words). So, go for the letters around each space between them.

My dog chooses not t${}$o go after the highest bets.
$\Downarrow$
ydgcsnttogoartehtb (note that the first and last letters are y and b, respectively).

Rearranging the letters, you get

Dog's got that bent cry

So now this points to

Barnyard Dawg. Barnyard $\to$ Barn yard, and also, this dog being from the Looney Tunes is of course going to make some weird sounds; however, the actual name of this dog is George. In the link, you can also see George running after the rooster in a YouTube video, that video actually showing the very first appearance of George.

Bonus:

According to

this profile of George, he was cast as the pet of Porky Pig.

So that means your name is

PORKY PIG.

edited Apr 30 '19 at 18:52

answered Apr 08 '19 at 00:07

Mr Pie

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I love this stuff!! Not correct, but super clever. – Brandon_J Apr 08 '19 at 00:07
@Brandon_J that was quick! I appreciate the upvote :P – Mr Pie Apr 08 '19 at 00:08
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OK, now this is what a convincing incorrect answer should sound like :) – HTM Apr 08 '19 at 00:09
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@PilsNot3 ya shoulda seen my answer to this question. – Brandon_J Apr 08 '19 at 14:47
@Brandon_J I looked at that yesterday via this link, and I must say, I was flat-out impressed! ;) – Mr Pie Apr 08 '19 at 23:51
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Ha. Ha. Ha. Thanks, though; I worked hard on that one:) – Brandon_J Apr 09 '19 at 00:59
@Brandon_J It was a very surprising answer (and yeah, terrible puns are the best, aren't they?) – Mr Pie Apr 09 '19 at 01:04
~~ title changed to I see my dog pun ~~ Also, I think you mean that the first and last letters are y and b, not just "the last." – Brandon_J Apr 09 '19 at 14:43
You could also have "dogs that got bent cry". Try it, it works! – Florian F Apr 10 '19 at 20:10
@FlorianF yeah, true, but I think it's slightly less grammatically correct. Overall, it implies the same thing, though :P – Mr Pie Apr 30 '19 at 18:50
@Brandon_J oh yes, true that! Thanks for pointing that out! :) – Mr Pie Apr 30 '19 at 18:51
@MrPie what did I say? Edit: Oh, I see it now :) – Brandon_J Apr 30 '19 at 19:01

score 17 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 08 '19 at 19:50

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Whisper, the last royal corgi

Because

The "highest bets" is Queen Elizabeth II (By wordplay, Elizabeth, Elspeth, Betsy, and Bess...), who has chosen to stop breeding corgis so that she leaves no young pups behind when she passes away. Her last full breed Corgi went before, not after, the "highest bets" QEII who is still alive

So you would be

Queen Elizabeth II

answered Apr 08 '19 at 19:50

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That’s a pretty good alternate solution! Will upvote in a bit since I reached my daily vote limit – HTM Apr 08 '19 at 21:40

score 12 · Answer 4 · answered Apr 07 '19 at 23:42

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Maybe your dog's name is

Spot

Because he does

just a spot of betting, or maybe just spot (cash)a bets.

If so

based on your title, you could be Dick or Jane (See Spot run. Run, Spot, Run.

answered Apr 07 '19 at 23:42

SteveV

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Also, regarding the bonus, rot13(jub jnf qbvat gur frrvat?) – HTM Apr 07 '19 at 23:57

Casablanca Kookie · Answer 5 · 2019-04-08T07:42:01.870

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The dog’s name is

Stay.

It chooses not to go after the highest bets, it stay, so I google dog named stay and found out the owner

The owner of the dog is

Steven Wright.

edited Apr 08 '19 at 07:42

answered Apr 08 '19 at 05:44

Casablanca Kookie

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May you please explain how you arrived at your answer? Please look at How do I write a good answer? in the *Help Center* for more information. – Mr Pie Apr 08 '19 at 05:53
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In that case, why not "Fold" ? – Carl Witthoft Apr 08 '19 at 13:20

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