My dog chooses not to go after the highest bets.
What is my dog's name?
Bonus: What is my name?
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7$\begingroup$ (+1): A one-line wonder! :P $\endgroup$– Mr PieCommented Apr 7, 2019 at 23:23
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11$\begingroup$ I dunno his name, but the dog is smart. $\endgroup$– Brandon_JCommented Apr 7, 2019 at 23:31
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11$\begingroup$ As far as I can tell your name is PilsNot3... :D $\endgroup$– xilpexCommented Apr 7, 2019 at 23:33
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2$\begingroup$ @PilsNot3 would a breed be an acceptable name answer? Or am I barking up the wrong tree, so to speak? $\endgroup$– Brandon_JCommented Apr 7, 2019 at 23:34
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32$\begingroup$ 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. $\endgroup$– user2390246Commented Apr 8, 2019 at 7:07
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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.
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9$\begingroup$ Nice one, you got them all! Now, I'll go watch some dogs run before I accept this answer $\endgroup$– HTMCommented Apr 8, 2019 at 0:00
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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.
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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.
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5$\begingroup$ I love this stuff!! Not correct, but super clever. $\endgroup$ Commented Apr 8, 2019 at 0:07
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$\begingroup$ @Brandon_J that was quick! I appreciate the upvote :P $\endgroup$– Mr PieCommented Apr 8, 2019 at 0:08
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14$\begingroup$ OK, now this is what a convincing incorrect answer should sound like :) $\endgroup$– HTMCommented Apr 8, 2019 at 0:09
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1$\begingroup$ @PilsNot3 ya shoulda seen my answer to this question. $\endgroup$ Commented Apr 8, 2019 at 14:47
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1$\begingroup$ Ha. Ha. Ha. Thanks, though; I worked hard on that one:) $\endgroup$ Commented Apr 9, 2019 at 0:59
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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
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2$\begingroup$ That’s a pretty good alternate solution! Will upvote in a bit since I reached my daily vote limit $\endgroup$– HTMCommented Apr 8, 2019 at 21:40
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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.
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1$\begingroup$ Also, regarding the bonus, rot13(jub jnf qbvat gur frrvat?) $\endgroup$– HTMCommented Apr 7, 2019 at 23:57
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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.
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2$\begingroup$ 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. $\endgroup$– Mr PieCommented Apr 8, 2019 at 5:53
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2$\begingroup$ In that case, why not "Fold" ? $\endgroup$ Commented Apr 8, 2019 at 13:20