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Same Name Different Dog by Vixen on 01 July 2012 - 15:41 |
| Have you ever used the same name for a dog twice? Personally, I never would, because for me that name belongs specifically to one particular dog. However, I knew an older lady whose last four dogs have all had the same name, and she explained because it was easier for her to remember. :) Regards, Vixen |
by macrowe1 on 01 July 2012 - 15:51 |
| We have a dog come in to our clinic whose name is Dude Two. That's because they had a previous Bichon, whose name was Dude, and they loved that dog. When the dog died, they got Dude Two. Same breed. I'm with you, I personally don't think I could do that. It's like naming my babies all the same name :) |
macrowe1 by Vixen on 01 July 2012 - 16:03 |
| Perhaps somehow it eased their sense of loss. (At least he had a double-barrelled name) LOL. But no dog is a clone, so (for me) their name is their's. Regards, Vixen |
by mirasmom on 01 July 2012 - 17:03 |
| I have someone who is naming their pup they get from me "Lucky" They said they have used the same name for 60 years. I myself enjoy thinking up different new names. I did know someone who named their pup the same name as their last dog which lived to be 12 years old.... their pup got hit & killed by a car, then I saw them with their new pup, and almost was afraid to ask what his name was, it was actually a totally different name....I guess the third time wasn't a charm for them.... Remember the movie with John Wayne in it & his dog was named "Dog" Now there's a name you can't forget!   |
mirasmom by Ramage on 01 July 2012 - 17:06 |
| I also like to use different names. All dogs are individuals and different personalities. It seems somehow not right- to my thinking- to recycle the same name over and over again. Then again, I don't mind the people who choose to do that. To each their own. |
Ramage by Vixen on 01 July 2012 - 17:10 |
| 60 years???? So just wondering when the couple are chatting about their dogs, and say: "Do you remember Lucky"? "Which Lucky"? "The one before the one before the one before ......"!! No, unfortunately I don't recall a John Wayne film with a dog. But at least that name is better than what became popular in the UK for a while .... Deefar (D for Dog)! Regards, Vixen |
by Hundmutter on 01 July 2012 - 18:33 |
| Aw - I always liked 'Deefer'. Everyone seems to have taken this as meaning the pet name. I can think of one breeder who seems to have used the same registered name for a dog they have kept and shown, about three times now (either that, or he's a VERY old dog !). Dunno if they used different names at home. Apparently the KC haven't spotted it / can't refuse it ? |
Hundmutter by Dobermannman on 01 July 2012 - 19:51 |
| My parents divorced when I was 8 My fathers new wife liked my name and named one of her twin sons the SAME. She at least changed the middle name of the second twin so he only had my younger brothers first and last name. My mom remarried and we both had our last names legally changed anyway but it was Very weird ;-) |
by Vixen on 01 July 2012 - 19:59 |
| What an odd thing to do. (I presume you and your brother were living with your Mum at the time). Did you ever ask your Step-Mum or Dad about the repeat names? Kind Regards, Vixen |
by Hundmutter on 01 July 2012 - 21:06 |
| [For readers of UK dog press] The columnist Robert Killick had a brother called ... Robert Killick. Go figure ! |
by Vixen on 01 July 2012 - 21:09 |
| Perhaps the parents of Robert 1 & 2 had a very quirky sense of humour - or lack of imagination! LOL Vixen |
by Abby Normal on 01 July 2012 - 22:55 |
| No, never. Every dog is unique to me, so the name just has to be. I don't have a fondness for human names for dogs either, but that's my own personal preference. I have come across some dogs with human names like Eric or Dave that have made me smile though. |
Abby Normal by beetree on 01 July 2012 - 23:40 | |
THINGS THEY CHAT ABOUT OVER THE YEARS: We got Lucky! Let's get Lucky tonight. Lucky ran out! Rub me for Lucky! Lucky, I found you! | |
beetree by EuroShepherd on 02 July 2012 - 01:41 |
In the past I had a GSD named Klaire and one of my current female GSDs is named Bella AND one of my Dachshunds is named Clarabelle (incidentally, both Klaire and Bella came to me already named, I only personally named Clarabelle...after the clown )George Foreman has 6 daughters and 5 sons, all of his sons are also named George Foreman (with their appropriate number...II, III, IIII...etc.) one of his daughters has George for a middle name and another daughter is named Georgetta. |
EuroShepherd by Abby Normal on 02 July 2012 - 16:53 |
| How bizarre! When he wants to call a particular son does he just shout 'hey, number 2, come here!' ? |
by Dobermannman on 02 July 2012 - 20:04 |
| you wrote: What an odd thing to do. (I presume you and your brother were living with your Mum at the time). Did you ever ask your Step-Mum or Dad about the repeat names? >Hi Vixen >I think the step mom thought it was a complement ? :-) |
by Dobermannman on 02 July 2012 - 20:10 |
| you wrote: What an odd thing to do. (I presume you and your brother were living with your Mum at the time). Did you ever ask your Step-Mum or Dad about the repeat names? >Hi Vixen >I think the step mom thought it was a complement ? :-) |
by magdalenasins on 04 July 2012 - 19:39 |
| I would, but only because I like a specific naming convention. And only if the dog seemed like it might live up to #1 dog of the name... |
by Mystere on 13 July 2012 - 18:14 |
| My grandmother had a whole series of german sptiz bitches and every one of them was named "Lady." I always give a dog a name to live up to, that has some meaning or significance I hope that the dog will demonstrate. I lost a wonderful male, Xhango, born on a December 8, last June. My new puppy was born December 5 and shares startling similar bloodlines. He is named Chango. I like the name, the meaning and, most of all, the dog who first carried it. I gave this pup something to live up to. Thus far, he is doing fine.  Oddly enough, when discussing them, no one has had any problem knwoing which one we are discussing, even when the conversation changes from one to the other.  |
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