Whats Your Name Again?

Kittilicious · 11-21-2011, 09:05 AM

Do you ever call your dog by the name of a previous dog you've had?

I run into this so often. One of the reasons Knuckles stole our hearts is because he looks like a shepherd-rott mix we had named Bruno. I catch myself all the time wanting to call him Bruno. It was really bad when we first brought him home.
And Saki looks just like my Max, who was also a shepherd mix (he was mixed w/a Golden Retriever, obviously! LOL), so I catch myself wanting to say Max occasionally.

**gsdraven** · 11-21-2011, 09:10 AM

I do it with fosters. Every new foster gets called the previous foster's name for a few days. Poor Holly kept getting called Paige which is a dog that I transported but didn't foster. They do look very much alike.

When I first got Raven, I kept accidentally calling her my friends' dog's name. I'd be sitting there saying "Lila, Lila, Lila! Oh, wait... Raven!" Lila is a 10lb yorkie-poo.

LaRen616 · 11-21-2011, 09:23 AM

No, I do not mix their names up with previous dogs but I do mix them up with my other animals and friends animals.

I mix up Malice and my kitty Monster.

I mix up Malice and my friend's female Doberman Addison. I always screw up and say Alice, Maddice or Madison.

mysweetkaos · 11-21-2011, 09:33 AM

Let's see....I do it with my human kids all the time. The dogs/kids names are all interchangeable around here. I often go through about 2 names before I land on the right one. Only one who gets their name is the cat. I did however accidentally call our pup Sherman by the name "havok" who was a long term foster that we had. Kaos' ears perked up, my 10 yr old got teary eyed...so I hope I don't make that mistake again.

11-21-2011, 09:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
Kittilicious Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,099	Whats Your Name Again? Do you ever call your dog by the name of a previous dog you've had? I run into this so often. One of the reasons Knuckles stole our hearts is because he looks like a shepherd-rott mix we had named Bruno. I catch myself all the time wanting to call him Bruno. It was really bad when we first brought him home. And Saki looks just like my Max, who was also a shepherd mix (he was mixed w/a Golden Retriever, obviously! LOL), so I catch myself wanting to say Max occasionally. __________________ - Berleen - Knuckles - born 8/21/11 - my big knucklehead and can't forget Saki; the Golden Retriever, Born 11/07/07 The felines that rule the house - Oliver, Serena, Sakura & Bastian. https://www.facebook.com/berleen

11-21-2011, 09:10 AM	#2 (permalink)
gsdraven Moderator Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Mont Co, PA Posts: 4,626	I do it with fosters. Every new foster gets called the previous foster's name for a few days. Poor Holly kept getting called Paige which is a dog that I transported but didn't foster. They do look very much alike. When I first got Raven, I kept accidentally calling her my friends' dog's name. I'd be sitting there saying "Lila, Lila, Lila! Oh, wait... Raven!" Lila is a 10lb yorkie-poo. __________________ Jamie Raven (GSD) - December 8, 2007 Kaiser (GSD) - November 2009 Lead The Way Life's Abundance

11-21-2011, 09:23 AM	#3 (permalink)
LaRen616 Crowned Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 10,582	No, I do not mix their names up with previous dogs but I do mix them up with my other animals and friends animals. I mix up Malice and my kitty Monster. I mix up Malice and my friend's female Doberman Addison. I always screw up and say Alice, Maddice or Madison. __________________ ~ Sinister 3 yr old black male GSD 3.11.09 ~ Malice 9 mth old black female GSD 6.19.11 Cats: Chaos, Monster, Wicked

11-21-2011, 09:33 AM	#4 (permalink)
mysweetkaos Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: St Louis, MO Posts: 1,246	Let's see....I do it with my human kids all the time. The dogs/kids names are all interchangeable around here. I often go through about 2 names before I land on the right one. Only one who gets their name is the cat. I did however accidentally call our pup Sherman by the name "havok" who was a long term foster that we had. Kaos' ears perked up, my 10 yr old got teary eyed...so I hope I don't make that mistake again.

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