Two precious ones!!!?

Question

ok!! my name is courtney! a few of weeks ago my dogs passed a way - but they had a good life. it's amost a month and we want 2 new doggys!! we found two but we are not sure if we can get them. they are still in adoption so its possible but if we do get them, i dont know what to name them.

http://www.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=11432018

theres one of them

http://www.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=11432035

and heres the other. in the pictures they look like they are sisters. so we wanted to get both. please help me !!! (p.s. i know they already hav names but i want new ones.!!! thanx so much)

Answer 1

those dogs are two of the coolest dogs I have ever seen!! your lucky if you get them! as for names I have gone threw this alot because we have ALOT of dogs something I found to work great is dont plain on a name until you have the dog for 2-3 days by then you should know how he/she acts and it might not be as hard to pick a name for them this way maybe you can pick a name that will "fit" them I know its not the best help in the world but thats just what I do :D good luck with them if you get them! they look like awesome dogs!!

Answer 2

Just be aware that those are two very powerful dogs - you will need to train them and make sure they behave!  If they have been together all their lives, it may be that they are 'packed up', and they may not listen to you as well as dogs that were brought up individually - siblings that stay together tend to look to each other first for orders, rather than their masters.  That can mean they are hard to control,and you're considering some very powerful dogs there.

  Not saying it's definitely true, but I would suspect it, so make sure you know what you're getting into.

  It can be confusing to change dogs' names - I don;t know why you would make them change, unless they had been abused and called their present names.  Dogs that have been dropped off at the pound generally have enough trauma going on with them, and it's best to keep their names, if you know what they are - it's part of who they are, and if you are starting out not liking that, I would question whether you are really ready for these girls.

  I dunno - it's great that you will adopt some new dogs and give them a great home, but there might be some things wrong with this particular plan - just think about it, OK?  If there isn't anyone in your family who is really experienced with large dogs that need a lot of discipline, these may not be the dogs for you.  My instincts say you may be outnumbered and overpowered...