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Gingergirlsmom · 01-15-2007, 05:09 AM

Are you adopting a rescue?

We just adopted a little guy and decided to keep his name because it suits him. But believe me, if his name had been Mr. Flufferpants

it would've been changed.

Alot of the names given to dogs in rescue are "new" names anyway. Often the rescue does not know the dogs original name.

Good luck!

magnolia · 01-15-2007, 06:00 AM

We changed Gage's name after we rescued him. The person we got him from had named him Lil' Man and although he was small then (he was NOT taken care of and was, among other things, malnourished) he is a healthy 9 pounds now (doesn't look it though). The idiot said they even called him dummy

because he would not listen to them - evidently, he missed his heaping dose of patience when he was younger!!! Anyway, after we had him for a couple weeks, we decided on Gage as a name for him. We just kept calling him by his new name and one day it "clicked" that HE was Gage...LOL!! We did use Lil' Man in a pinch but really focused on the name we gave him.

01-15-2007, 05:09 AM	#31
Gingergirlsmom and Bernie's mom too!" Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 8,283	Are you adopting a rescue? We just adopted a little guy and decided to keep his name because it suits him. But believe me, if his name had been Mr. Flufferpants it would've been changed. Alot of the names given to dogs in rescue are "new" names anyway. Often the rescue does not know the dogs original name. Good luck! __________________ Ginger Bernie Fun Kitty

01-15-2007, 06:00 AM	#32
magnolia YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Mississippi Posts: 1,459	We changed Gage's name after we rescued him. The person we got him from had named him Lil' Man and although he was small then (he was NOT taken care of and was, among other things, malnourished) he is a healthy 9 pounds now (doesn't look it though). The idiot said they even called him dummy because he would not listen to them - evidently, he missed his heaping dose of patience when he was younger!!! Anyway, after we had him for a couple weeks, we decided on Gage as a name for him. We just kept calling him by his new name and one day it "clicked" that HE was Gage...LOL!! We did use Lil' Man in a pinch but really focused on the name we gave him. __________________ Suzi - mom to Gabby and Gage For Mickey