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I just welcomed a new family member into my home on St. Patrick's Day and I need suggestions for names!!!!! He is a black Labrador and he is about a year old; I was wondering whether I could post a link for a picture of him on the site. Does anyone know??? He was named Zeus but we want to change his name; he was abused and we are afraid that if we call him by his old name, (....like if we shout, "ZEUS!!!") he may have a flashback of being abused. I know...it sounds kind of sad. His previous owner lived in Vermont and was really cruel. He locked the poor dog in the basement (so the dog has separation anxiety), he didn't feed the dog all the time (so the dog is malnourished), and he hit him!!! Then the guy decided he didn't want the dog (after torturing him) and told a couple of people he was going to shoot the dog. Yes...I know...what a lovely man. Someone who knew the guy heard about his plans and basically said, "No, we are taking him," and fostered him for a bit and posted him on rescue site online...which is how we found him!!!
Anyways, now that he is with us he does not leave our sight. He can't stand being alone; when he is alone in a room, he howls and barks like a seal until someone opens the door (we have thought about naming him, "Seal"). We have tried to crate him three or four times after having him "bond" with the crate (for an example, we had him eat and rest in the crate) and each time he has escaped. My mom bought a new crate after the first time he escaped; that didn't help. If he wants someone's attention, he barks at them. This was all very stressful at first but there is one thing I LOVE about him; since he has separation anxiety, when I am flaring and sitting on the toilet all night, he will stay in the bathroom with me!!! I love it!! Hahaha. I get so lonely...I mean...my cat won't even stay in the bathroom with me.
Anyways, I thought that was a sweet little story. Does any of that give you ideas for names??? My family has already suggested Seal, Bucket, Hammer, Buoy, Duncan, Angus, Caliber, Barton, El Diablo, and few others. Does anyone like any of those??? All opinions, comments, and suggestions are welcome!!
Anyways, now that he is with us he does not leave our sight. He can't stand being alone; when he is alone in a room, he howls and barks like a seal until someone opens the door (we have thought about naming him, "Seal"). We have tried to crate him three or four times after having him "bond" with the crate (for an example, we had him eat and rest in the crate) and each time he has escaped. My mom bought a new crate after the first time he escaped; that didn't help. If he wants someone's attention, he barks at them. This was all very stressful at first but there is one thing I LOVE about him; since he has separation anxiety, when I am flaring and sitting on the toilet all night, he will stay in the bathroom with me!!! I love it!! Hahaha. I get so lonely...I mean...my cat won't even stay in the bathroom with me.
Anyways, I thought that was a sweet little story. Does any of that give you ideas for names??? My family has already suggested Seal, Bucket, Hammer, Buoy, Duncan, Angus, Caliber, Barton, El Diablo, and few others. Does anyone like any of those??? All opinions, comments, and suggestions are welcome!!
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I'm fresh outta good names for dogs right now but I'm sure I'll come up with one.
It doesn't matter what I try to tell her she never obeys me, unless I say "treat", then she knows! As for the names, I usually pick really unusual ones. (Meme had already had her name changed twice so I kept it and just spelt it different) My old cats' names were Senorita Rosalita Chaquita Banana, Delvina Velveeta 2% Cream Cheese (she was mainly white and had orange on just her ears and tail-that's why the 2%), and Sweet Potato Pie (she came on Thanksgiving, now she just goes by Tater).
They were my faves so they got long names. Everyone else here is a Hank, Roy, Bruce or George. I like people names too. Lost my creativity lately though. Somehow I ended up with a Tiger, Itty, Teeny, and Scaredy Cat. Real Original I know!
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