I brought home an 8 month old last week and changed his name. He responded to it immediately. The names both started with the same letter and sound, which may have helped.
A few months ago someone adopted a rescue Yorkie who was several years old and had the same name as her daughter. Naturally, she wanted to change the dog's name. She chose something similar in sound and it worked.
If you have affectionate nicknames that you use, just combine those with the new name and the dog should pick up rather quickly. |