I probably have a dumb question?

Question

Can the name of a dog affect its personality and intelligence even .5%.

For example the champion of some dog shows, their names are Dallas , Costello ...etc...and not some regular names like Spotty, Cutey, Groovy...

So just wondering... What do you think?

Answer 1

no those names just sound more professional  

Answer 2

i am afraid not, people just give them grand names to sound good, dogs do not actually know their name, they only recognise the first few letters, e.g, one of my dogs is called charlie, she only recognises ch,someone will be more likely to take notice of a dog called 'juke', than Bob, lol x

Answer 3

No, the dog's name has nothing to do with his personality :)....

Show dogs have "registered names" and "call names".  The show name is the grand-sounding, lengthy name...such as "Ch. Izkabar's Lady of Temptation."  (I totally made that up, by the way).  But that same dog's call name might simply be "Lady".  

I know several show breeders that have dogs with very "average" call names...Buddy, Max, Missy, even a Spot.  These are very nice, very smart dogs.  

I also think that many folks who are really involved and put a lot of time and effort into working with their dogs, often put a lot of time and effort into picking a unique and special name.  Rather than just call the dog something cutesy or popular, they study the dog's personality, the breed's heritage, etc...and they pick a unique name that suits the dog.

Someone more casual who doesn't really feel like training the dog or interacting with it much, might just name their Labrador "Blackie" and stick him out in the backyard...and the manner in which he's brought up will affect his personality.  I'm NOT in any way saying folks who choose simple names are automatically worse dog owners, LOL....but rarely do you find a dog named "Chrysanthemum" at the end of a chain in the backyard, either.  

Answer 4

i don't think it's the same as calling a person stupid long enough and they start to bel. it! just kidding :) i don't think it matters at all. they recognize their own name but they don't understand it so you could call it corky and it may be a freakin smart dog and the irony would be pretty funny LOL  

Answer 5

Better names don't mean a more intelligent dog.  Dog's often do best with easy to remember names for them-such as, I believe, a name with 2 or 3 syllables.  Show dogs have fancy names because it fits them better professionally and because they have taken on the names of their parents, etc.

Answer 6

I think so.  I guarantee if you call your dog "F***ing r****d"  all day you probably won't get much out of him.

Calling him Costello is bound to be more productive.  I like how Costello rolls off the tongue.  

Answer 7

Personally i think dog names shoul be 2 syllabols (sorry for the spelling hah) i have met alot of dogs that have more then 2 syallabol names and it seems like they dont really understand their name. My dogs will alway have 2 syll. Names because they seem to respond better to it and listen better. But thats jus what i have obsvered i dont know if it really matters how long the name is but yeah those are my thoughts.

Answer 8

Actually it's quite the opposite. In a psychological test done the participants were shown a video of a dog running to a person and jumping on them and the video ended. The exact same video was shown to two seperate test groups. Test group A saw the video and was told the dogs name was something positive such as Champ, Buddy, Princess etc. Test group B was told the dogs name was something negative like Mauler, Killer or something similar. Both test groups were then asked to describe what happened in the video. Group A said things like "the dog saw his friend and ran toward him and jumped up to give him a hug". Test group B who saw the same film said things more like "the dog saw his victim and then jumped up and attacked". Now same video, same dog, same actions different names used. There is no correlation between a dog knowing his name and making sense of it and then acting differently. PEOPLE will perceive your dog differently though as proven in this test.