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Originally Posted by lisaly  My little girl was named by her breeder, and since she was three years old and being uprooted from her home, we didn't want to change her name too. Katie's official name is Yabba Dabba Doo, but her call name is Kate. Every time her breeder spoke to me about my little girl prior to her joining our family, she lovingly called her Kate, and that is the name used on her webpage, along with Yabba Dabba Doo. Three months later, when she finally joined our family, I found out that our Latvian breeder had been calling her Katja, so I'm not sure if it would have made much difference if we changed her name to something else. We mostly call her Katie, sometimes Kate, and less occasionally Katja. The names are all special because of how dearly we love our little girl. |
Katie is such a happy girl, Yabba Dabba Doo is a great official name for her.
We changed Teddy's name from Tank and I believe that having the same T sound was helpful. He loved his new name instantly and answered to Tank like a nickname. I laugh thinking about how many nicknames these little ones learn, respond to, and become possessive of. My boys do not like to share nicknames.