Speaking of which I have no idea how to pronounce Groenendael.
I would like to know the proper way to pronounce Groenendael also. I think I have it right, but I don't want to butcher it in front of Belgian people, so I call them Belgian Sheepdogs in real life just in case. Eventhough I prefer Groenendael. Sheepdog is just... boring, I guess. I mean, you have Malinois, Tervuren and Laekenois, and then just 'sheepdog'? I'd rather use the fancier, nicer name, lol.
People butcher my dogs' breed names all the time. Dance is always a Duck Troller, Dock Troller or Dock Taller, haha. I don't really expect people to know what she is, let alone pronounce it, as the general public probably is not a dog breed encylcopedia like I am, but it's funny to hear them try to pronounce things. Especially when the actual name just rolls of the tongue so much more easily than the name they think it is. People who own Tollers that they actually sought out don't seem to mispronounce the name, but people who think they own Tollers (and don't actually - usually their dogs look like Aussie mixes) often butcher the name with the variations above.
My biggest peeve with the Dobermans is when people simply call them 'pinschers'. It just sounds odd and wrong to me. Some people really emphasize DoberMAN, too. Sometimes I hear DoberMAN Pincer, haha. Or Dovermin. Or Dobby. These all happen among people who actually own the breed. I don't get it.
When I had Dachshunds I hated the term 'weiner dog' and "dash hound" and "Datsun". I called them weiner dogs when I was really young too, but outgrew it pretty quick and called them their actual breed name.
And with the Rottweilers I remember people telling me about their $200 pound Rockwhalers and Rockwilders. You still often see 'Rockwilder' all over kijiji and other ads.
Speaking of mispronounciations, everytime I see Dalmatian spelled wrong (with an 'ion' rather than the proper 'ian'), my brain actually pronounces it as DalmatiON in my head. It's weird and annoying.
One of my favourite names to say is Coton de Tulear. I tried hard to learn it and while I don't have a fancy french accent to go along with it, I do a pretty good job. Beauceron is fun too. And so is Xoloitzcuintli. I'm such a dog nerd.