Name ideas and name transition for new dog?

Question

I am adopting a new pup today. he is just under a year old.... his name is leroy but I really dislike that name.... I have heard that it is easier if u change his name to something that sounds similar....like something that ryhmes. I can't think of many names that sound similar to leroy....also is it ok to give him a totally new name? if so give me some ideas.... he is a fawn 4 pound male chihuahua..... thanks

Answer 1

Say you're going to name him fido.

call him leroy fido for a while. then do fido leroy, then just drop leroy altogether.

My aunt has a fawn chihuahua named Gomez, i think that's kind of cute. :) It fits his personality.

Answer 2

Just change his name.  Alternate between the one he knows and the new one...Use the old name when you need to get his attention. Once you have his attention he will repond to your hand geatures and tone of voice.  This is a good time to use his new name

Answer 3

changing his name wont hurt him, even if its not the same sounding one. It just takes time and patients. Like other said use each one alternatively. Its not the actual name they are listening to, its more the syllables and the authority of the sound your making. If you stand there and say LEROY really loudly he will look if you say GROUCHY he will do the same... just go ahead and name it as you would like hes a young dog, he will adjust quickly.

I got my Cane Corso/Pitt mix Sigmond at 3 years old. His original name was Killer... go figure (since he was a bait dog for a fighting ring) he had no problem with a name change.

Chi's are always cute to name. Fawn males can be almost anything. I dont like spanish names so much as I like the names that mean SOMETHING to you. Like the street you got him from, a favorite character from a book or movie that you love. OR name him after something he likes to do. Say hes a Digger.. name him Digs, or Tera or Terror. If he turns circles call him Batman, or Wobbler or Wiggles  these are just examples but try that on.

Answer 4

How about Leo or Levi?

Answer 5

I remember you!  You are the one that refused to get vet care for your dog and its puppies.  You shouldn't be allowed ANY pets.

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