A San Antonio Plott Hound is within the nationwide highlight for having the wackiest canine identify within the U.S. Insurance coverage firm Nationwide named Web Browser the winner of its 2026 contest, taking the lion’s share of over 200,000 votes.
“She has distinct eyebrows,” explains proprietor Shannon of the curious identify. “Her nickname is ‘I-browse’ — pronounced ‘eyebrows’ — which is brief for Web Browser. When she’s confused, we are saying she’s nonetheless buffering.”
Web Browser fetched the trophy after beating 9 finalists with equally oddball names. Aries Amethyst World Eater was named after her zodiac signal and never her tendency for Thanos-like destruction. Marshmallow Panda is appropriately cuddly.
Nationwide additionally topped a winner in two different classes: cats and unique pets. The voluptuous Cheddar Massive Booty Cheeseburger from Benton, Arkansas, handily nabbed the feline crown. North Carolina bearded dragon Area beat an assortment of parrots, ferrets, bunnies, and one hedgehog named Quillie Nelson.
Nationwide holds the nationwide contest annually as a method to hawk its pet insurance coverage insurance policies, however generally commerce and enjoyable can collide. In keeping with a launch, the winner’s homeowners get an expert picture shoot with their pet and a present card to create a customized pet portrait. However we expect Web Browser deserves at the very least a few additional Milk-Bones.
That’s very true of a pup making an attempt to navigate San Antonio’s damp Fiesta climate. Shannon says Web Browser isn’t a fan of seasonal downpours.
“She…refuses to go exterior after it’s rained,” says the fortunate proprietor through a launch. “She’ll simply stand there and take a look at us like we simply requested her to do calculus equations till we return inside.”
