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Question: Do I put ang or si/sina before a dog name?

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Author Photo by: chappa
Jan 08 2021, 11:08am CST ~ 3 years, 3 mos ago. 
Question: Do I put ang or si/sina before a dog name?
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Author Photo kelvinb89
Jan 08 2021, 10:54pm CST ~ 3 years, 3 mos ago. 
Si/Sina ... a name is a proper noun, even though you say "ang aso."
 
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Author Photo AMBoy Badge: SupporterBadge: Serious SupporterBadge: VIP Supporter
Jan 09 2021, 6:49am CST ~ 3 years, 3 mos ago. 
@chappa Yes, you do.
 
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Author Photo chappa
Jan 09 2021, 6:54am CST ~ 3 years, 3 mos ago. 
Maraming salamat po ^^
 
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Author Photo AMBoy Badge: SupporterBadge: Serious SupporterBadge: VIP Supporter
Jan 10 2021, 6:17am CST ~ 3 years, 3 mos ago. 
I realized my reply did not answer the question. Yes you use si/sina for names of humans and pets, but if you are not specifying a name, you use the ang marker. There are many more markers you will need depending on the focus, but this answers your specific question.
 
Kinain ko ang aso. = I ate the dog.
Kinain ko si Rover = I ate Rover.
 
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Author Photo Watsup
Jan 11 2021, 1:26pm CST ~ 3 years, 3 mos ago. 
the second reply doesn't sound very good either, surely I fed the dog sounds much better.
 
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Author Photo akosiBrad90
Jan 15 2021, 8:49pm CST ~ 3 years, 2 mos ago. 
@AMBoy Haha! Maybe a better example:
Pinakain ko ang aso na lang o pinakain ko si Rover XD
 
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