I keep accidently calling my puppy my deceased dogs name..anyone else?

[TaZoR]

I did really good for the first 5 weeks ive had my new puppy but recently...i keep messing up when i yell at him or call him. My old dogs name was slim shady..we called him shady...new dog tazor...not even close. Now that hesgetting bigger..i say Sha....uhh....uhh..Tazor..no! not quite as effective. They dont look alike, so i wonder why now? Maybe because hes getting bigger?

[jaggirl47]

I do it too. However, I lost my boy a week and a half ago and my pup is 19 months. My old man was a male, black and tan, calm and quiet. My pup is a female, black, and a complete brat. I think it is just you get so ingrained to calling a dog you had for years it takes awhile to stop. I still find I call for my old man every time I walk into the door to my house.

[Emoore]

All the time. It hurts.

[TaZoR]

It especially hurts in front of the kids

[Mary&Stella]

Me too, I will often call Stella, Ralph,... Its been a little over a year since I lost my Ralphie so it does now bring back many happy memories!!!

[CynRes]

Over a year since my GSD passed and I still do it. Worse thing is when my family is around and they give me their sad puppy dog eyes.

[Stosh]

I've done it too, even just in talking about Stosh I'll say Omy instead. I think of it as a tribute and memorial to her

[TaZoR]

Its only been about 4 months ..i guess i have a long row to hoe if it happens over a yr from now.

[Freestep]

I still do it, years later. I have a lot of clients that do it too, after they lose a pet and get another. I think it's quite common.

[ksotto333]

Yes, but also I've called my daughters by the dog's name, and the other way around.. (also signed the dogs name once to a Christmas card, and left off my youngest daughters name..)still haven't lived that one down...