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Have you / would you change a dog's name? I'm sure the situation happens a lot- people get a dog from a rescue or previous owner and get stuck with a weird name like "Mr. Flufferpants," or anything that just REALLY doesn't... click well with you. :P A lot of dogs learn their names early, so what do you do when you just fall in love with a dog but can't stand the name the original owner gave it? Re-name-train it or just deal with it? |
Retrain it, it's easy. You can always use old name in a pinch or when you mean business! You should love saying your dog's name. Your dog's able to learn many names including nicknames. Nancy |
I agree, I think the dog would learn the new name! Is your dogs name Mr. Flufferpants? LOL |
I think that a new name would be fine, IF the dog seems to respond to it. Sometimes it is easier to change a puppies name than a dog who has had the same name for years. ........ I really think "Mr. Flufferpants" is a great name! :D |
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I've gotten several rescue or abandaned dogs in my life and didn't know their name so I've always just gave them a name I liked and have had no problems with it.:) Dogs can learn a new name easily. |
Yeah, I if didn't like the name i'd change it. |
I would change the name...That means new and better times are ahead..No links to the past :) |
I would change it, and I have changed a dogs name at the age of one year and one month. We adopted a one year old and his name was Keke. We changed his name to Harry and he was very responsive in a matter of days. I reccomend it if you are thinking about it. |
I changed Maggies name from Kacee to Maggie and she did just fine. I didnt even use part of the first name at all. I totally dropped it and started calling her maggie. She knows her now good now too. |
I've given many a rescue Yorkie a name simply because they did not come with one. The responded quickly to their new name, and seemed to enjoy it too. I've heard that if you get a rescue that has been abused, mistreated or didn't have attention that it should have, you should change it's name, otherwise it will be a bad association. I don't know just how true this is, but when I heard this I changed a couple fosters names. :rolleyes: |
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Agreed. I don't think it's a problem, especially if you choose a name that sounds similiar to the one they had. I adopted a rescue Husky named "Doobie". I changed her name to "Ruby". No problems at all. |
My Jasmine was originally known as Lily (I purchased her when she was around 7 months old). Jasmine is a little over 2 years old now. My Butch was originally known as Jesse (I purchased him when he was around 4 months old). Butch is a little over 1 year old now. They both respond to their new names... :) |
Piper was a Bessie before we got her. I think because she was born in Kansas & had the same colors as their bessie cows. The breeder started calling her Piper after we purchased her. We got her 2 weeks later. |
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