Originally Posted By Rivkah86 Yip and Yap? Chick and Chack? lol, I just think these sound funny together!
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA One thing I didn't mention is that we have 4 cats -- Nick, Johnny, Kit and Emme -- so we like the 'real' type of names for our pets. Not that we're married to any idea at this point...
Originally Posted By BurtonsSeattleSally Okay, so I totally think the Benny and Joon names were cute too!
Originally Posted By kmsandrbs Hey ... if the two new names start with O, then you can use the first letters and call them all "NO JOKE" (okay ... not very good, but I just wasn't coming up with much, and JUNKER didn't seem any better)
Originally Posted By trailsend It's hard to resist the drama of 2oony ~ Yukon and Chilkoot. (I always pretend to be calling a name I'm trying to decide on ~ so ~ Chilllllkooooot, or Yuuuuuukonnnnnnnnn) The classics are always hard to beat ~ Fred and Ginger, Bogey and Bacall, Bert and Mary, Walt and Lillian. But oh so clever and *pretty* ~ Siku (ice) & Sesi (snow). Tough decision, but I have confidence in you Jim. Especially since I found out you stepped in to the cast of *Hoop de doo Revue* !!!
Originally Posted By StillThePassHolder I think Jim touched on it a little bit, but if these dogs know their present names and answer to Boomer and Monica, however bad the names are, then I'd be inclined to leave it that way. Being in a rescue place, they've already been yanked from somewhere, and are probably confused about what's happening to them. Their names are all they have left. Unless they adapt easily to new names, after all is said and done I'd be inclined to leave them alone, no matter how bad the names are.
Originally Posted By pennyring My thoughts on renaming: Both our dogs are rescues too. We were also told that renaming them was a good idea. New home, new life, new name. This is especially a good idea if the dog came from a bad situation. Give them the chance to leave that situation, that life and that name in the past. Sheila and Rusty are the names that our dogs came with and those are the names we call them. We planned to rename Sheila, but what can I say -- she's a Sheila! It just fits her. She came from a VERY bad situation though... she still has nightmares after being with us almost two years. So sometimes, I think maybe it would have been smart to give her a new name with her new life... just so she could leave "Sheila" and the mean people in her past... Then there's Rusty. He's deaf. Like all deaf dogs, he thinks his name is the sign for "Look" because that's what we do to get his attention. In the end, you'll probably give your dogs nicknames anyway, so the official call name may or may not be important. Sheila's nicknames include: Bo Dog, Sweet Stuffins, Princess and many others. She comes to all of them -- especially if you're holding a treat. Rusty's nicknames include: Rufus, Rucifee, Rooster, Roo and many others. We get his attention with physical actions. Stomping on the ground, waving him over, the sign for Look, etc.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Thanks STPH, that's how I'm leaning, but then I read pennyring's post, and I think, well, if we can change their names...
Originally Posted By BurtonsSeattleSally Okay, so that only really makes sense if you have ever seen The Simpsons.... Otherwise, it sounds like a cheesy name for dogs...
Originally Posted By StillThePassHolder "Thanks STPH, that's how I'm leaning, but then I read pennyring's post, and I think, well, if we can change their names..." I know, I read 91 too and then thought, boy am I off base or what...
Originally Posted By Labuda "Okay, so that only really makes sense if you have ever seen The Simpsons...." Are there people left who haven't?
