Changing a dog’s name

[Annette4]

We did but she came to us having been a stray, was named Vicky by the rescue but it didn't suit her. I'm not sure I would if it was a private rehome and they already knew their name.

 

[Clodagh]

I will now feel less stupid when calling Bing Bong.

Can I tell you that you probably still look a bit… silly.
I was talking to Ffee, who I call Wobbledog in light conversation and realised that our neighbour, a proper old school Devon farmer, was listening.
The day before I’d told him his calves had pretty faces. ?

 

[Karran]

On the subject - i've always wondered how you pronounce Ffee?

In my head its FFFFFee with really hard F sounds? Or should it just be like Fey?

Can I tell you that you probably still look a bit… silly.
I was talking to Ffee, who I call Wobbledog in light conversation and realised that our neighbour, a proper old school Devon farmer, was listening.

 

[Clodagh]

It’s just Fee. But as she’s Welsh apparently you need 2 f’s or it is pronounced differently. Really I’m just being pretentious ?. But it is her registered name and spelling.

 

[Thistle]

Kipper after the dog in the books that the kids used to read at primary school!

 

[Thistle]

Actually, it's a spaniel, call it whatever you want, it probably won't be listening.

 

[Thistle]

Kipa is an old name meaning young girl. I think that you should keep the pa/per ending

 

[Thistle]

Copper?

 

[Thistle]

Hesper = evening star

 

[Thistle]

Whisper

 

[Thistle]

Anka

 

[Cinnamontoast]

Actually, it's a spaniel, call it whatever you want, it probably won't be listening.

Ha, outrageous! ? I often say to the OH that it’s annoying having to use the monster voice to make Bear listen. The OH uses his ‘Chicko’ voice ie the loud shout the workers at the chicken factory he worked in used, mostly a big one off ‘Ho!’ Effective if you haven’t got a whistle.

 

[Clodagh]

Whisper

I was on a gundog training course this weekend and there was a European import GSP. First dog owned by a lady who worked full time. Funnily enough it was not going well. The trainer said best names are those with a good strong consonant in them.
That’s a by the by but I thought it was interesting. This spaniel is going to be… hopefully half obedient ?

 

[druid]

For the way I work my dogs you could actually have, say, Kenny and Penny as they really only wait for the first letter. I don’t tend to use names other times. I would not be able to work Pen and Pep together unless I used a different send command for Pep, which I don’t think my brain would cope with.
Hopefully if I spend time she will learn a new name. Mine all respond to their nicknames as much as their given so I might try like CC suggested. I think Pepper… Red Hot Chilli Pepper… Chilli. We’ll see.
I see your point about not changing the name but it will make my life easier.

Clodagh!!!! They should not be going on the first letter.....try having a dog with "S" as the first letter. I say Send Your Dog before I say her name often to test it as we slipped up in a test as a pup. Same with the trial dog, use "Maybe" as his starts with M. No one moves until full name is said.

 

[Clodagh]

Clodagh!!!! They should not be going on the first letter.....try having a dog with "S" as the first letter. I say Send Your Dog before I say her name often to test it as we slipped up in a test as a pup. Same with the trial dog, use "Maybe" as his starts with M. No one moves until full name is said.

Oh you triallers are such purists… ?

 

[pistolpete]

Meg was called Beau! Only a year old and zero recall so we changed to to Meg. Still zero recall but nicer name!

 

[CorvusCorax]

Anka

My trainer had a bitch called this, you can guess what her nickname was

 

[Cinnamontoast]

I was on a gundog training course this weekend and there was a European import GSP. First dog owned by a lady who worked full time. Funnily enough it was not going well. The trainer said best names are those with a good strong consonant in them.
That’s a by the by but I thought it was interesting. This spaniel is going to be… hopefully half obedient ?

Strong consonant at the end for emphasis eg Zak! Brig! Big emphasis on the k and the B then the rig. One syllable, hence Mitch instead of Maverick as previously decided. All 6 have been one syllable, although Brig was officially Brigante.

 

[Pearlsasinger]

When you have children and you call them the dog’s names first. ?.
I’ve been known, our shooting, to say a dog’s name and wonder why it hasn’t gone. Then realise it’s not out that day. ?.

At the time I had 2 x JRTs, Sadie and Sophie, I also taught a 6 yr old girl called Sophie. The day I called the child 'Sadie' by mistake, was not one of the high points of my career. Fortunately both she and her mother were lovely - and had a dog!