A vet tech calmly checking in a pit bull asked the owner how to spell its name, Gucci. The man rolled his eyes and snarled, “You don’t know how to spell Gucci? Are you an idiot or something?”
Big mistake. Since veterinary records are legal documents kept for years, she quietly locked in the dog’s official name as ‘Goochy’ forever, turning his own insult into the pettiest, most untouchable revenge the clinic had ever seen.
Vet tech changes rude client’s dog name to “Goochy” in permanent records after he insulted her spelling ability.
Working in veterinary medicine is 90 % cuddling puppies and 10 % resisting the urge to yeet rude humans into the parking lot. It sounds like everybody’s dream job. But when a client insults your intelligence out of nowhere over something as small as spelling confirmation, it stings extra hard because you’re literally the person keeping their fur baby alive.
Relationship and workplace experts have long noted that petty revenge often feels so satisfying because it restores a sense of control when someone has publicly humiliated you.
According to researchers Kevin M. Carlsmith, Timothy D. Wilson, and Daniel T. Gilbert, as discussed in a 2017 Psychology Today article: “Anecdotally, people tend to believe that retribution of some kind effectively releases the tension and anger someone feels toward the transgressor and his action, and that payback helps to assuage negative emotions, supplanting them with positive ones.”
In this case, the vet tech didn’t harm the animal, didn’t break any laws, and used the one thing the client handed her on a silver platter – his own words – to create a permanent, hilarious paper trail.
This also shines a light on a bigger issue: veterinary staff face shockingly high rates of client rudeness. A 2023 survey published in Veterinary Sciences found that 59.7% of veterinary clinic employees reported experiencing aggression in the workplace, with clients being the primary source and support staff often bearing the brunt.
The tech’s move was cheeky, yes. But it was also a masterclass in boundaries. She didn’t argue, didn’t escalate, just smiled and typed exactly what the situation called for. Sometimes the pettiest revenge is the one nobody can punish you for.
Neutral take? The client could have laughed and said “Standard spelling, thanks!” and saved himself years of reminder cards addressed to Goochy. Lesson learned.
Take a look at the comments from fellow users:
Some people find the misspelled “Goochy” absolutely hilarious and suggest even funnier alternatives.
Others share their own stories of intentionally or accidentally ridiculous pet names at the vet.
Some imagine the vet sending perfectly serious reminders with the ridiculous name.
![[Reddit User] − WTF kind of name is Goat Cheese, anyway? Oh well. Goat Cheese it is.](https://dailyhighlight.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/wp-editor-1764928090460-2.webp "Vet Tech Changes Dog Name To An Unthinkable One After Client's Rude Remark")
Others feel bad for the dog or can’t believe people are rude to vet staff.
Ten years from now, when that file is finally shredded, Goochy will still live rent-free in thousands of people’s heads and in vet clinic legend. Was the vet tech a chaos goblin or a hero of the people? Should we all be this calm when someone questions our brain cells?
Tell us in the comments: Have you ever pulled (or witnessed) glorious petty revenge at work? How would you have handled Mr. “Are you an idiot?” Drop your stories, we’re ready to read them all!
