Just a question. How many of you have rescued pets and changed their name? The only pet we have actually rescued is our dog, Brooke. She was found running on a road and the people that found her brought her into the animal shelter and she was going to be put to sleep but they called our vet to see if he could take her and try to find a home. No one had a clue what her name was to begin with, but she was just so beautiful they called her Brooke (as in Brooke Shields, I guess
). But, she knew her name, since she was there for weeks, so we kept it.
Same with Buttercup (our pug) we bought off of my BIL's friend. I HATE the name (their 11 year old daughter named her) but she knew it, so she is still Buttercup.
My cats know their names. Do they come running? Not all the time, but at least I will get an ear twitch or one eye open to acknowledge they know I am talking to them.
So, why do so many people change the names of their pets that they bring in? The way I look at it, they are being brought into an unfamiliar house with strangers and strange animal friends. Why not keep something consistant that they understand.
Same with Buttercup (our pug) we bought off of my BIL's friend. I HATE the name (their 11 year old daughter named her) but she knew it, so she is still Buttercup.
My cats know their names. Do they come running? Not all the time, but at least I will get an ear twitch or one eye open to acknowledge they know I am talking to them.
So, why do so many people change the names of their pets that they bring in? The way I look at it, they are being brought into an unfamiliar house with strangers and strange animal friends. Why not keep something consistant that they understand.