Rush Fan Posted February 15, 2019 Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 A good friend of mine has begun the process of adopting, but doesn't care for the dog's current name. Would changing his name be ok at 3 years old? If so any helpful tips would be appreciated. (This is not a BC. He appears to be a Toy Fox Terrier). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentleLake Posted February 15, 2019 Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 Wrong forum for this -- Coffee Break. A dog can learn a new name at any time. I usually pair the new name with the old one for a while (old name first and new on follows) and eventually drop the old name. Your friend could also pair the new name with lots of yummy treats. Repeatedly at first to create a positive association with the new name, then gradually fade the treats out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'Elle Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 No problem with renaming a dog. I have done it many times with foster dogs, and sometimes the adopters then changed the name again. Usually it is no big deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urge to herd Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 I've re-named 2 adoptees. Easy-peasy, using the above recommendations. Both were young adults. Nary a hiccup. Ruth & Gibbs, who used to be called Pete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentleLake Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 Heck. I've ended up calling my own dogs entirely different names than they started out with. Somehow the names I'd originally chosen for them morphed into names that sometimes had no resemblance to the original. And all my dogs have responded to a variety of nicknames simultaneously as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smalahundur Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 Everything depends on the dog's current name... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'Elle Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 2 hours ago, GentleLake said: Heck. I've ended up calling my own dogs entirely different names than they started out with. Somehow the names I'd originally chosen for them morphed into names that sometimes had no resemblance to the original. And all my dogs have responded to a variety of nicknames simultaneously as well. Ha-ha. Me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush Fan Posted February 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2019 Thanks so much everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShellyF Posted February 17, 2019 Report Share Posted February 17, 2019 The above comments amuse me as we too have so many different names for our dog haha! When I get him out of his crate it’s always ‘hi pupdoodles’. When i’m chatting to him around the house he is ‘little guy’ and when i’m Pretending to be serious it’s Mr Merlin. His name though is just ‘Merlin’ lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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