happier puppy news-with pics

[Zen]

he looks so HAPPY!

i wish you would keep the name, though. Think of Chico Marx.

[aly]

I'll talk to my BF about it. I don't like changing names (you wouldn't do it to a kid...), but they assured us at the rescue that he never attached to the name. He doesn't respond to it at all. At first I thought he might have hearing problems, but it turns out he just doesn't know his name. Poor guy.

Yup, he sure is happy- and he's a licker!

[surgtech1956]

Sounds like he's got himself a happy new home. I'm glad the world is full of us dog and cat people.

[elk]

he's lovely...and I can see how skinny he is...and that uncertainty in his eyes as he looks around and says...is this it????is this really mine?????

hugs!

[Wahine]

Yay!! I'm sooooooo happy for your family and (insert name here).

A friend of ours was having a really tough time naming a rescue dog. He didn't respond to the name they gave him at the shelter. My friend waited it out, thinking that one day, somehow the dog would tell her his name.

We had a big party at her house. I stayed over (couldn't drive). The next morning we got up and the dog had selectively picked out all the Molson Canadian cans from around the house and hid them behind the couch.

His name became Molson and he caught on to it really quickly.

Maybe this cutie pie will tell you his name. Just keep your eyes open.

[divingbiker]

Congratulations! Rescue dogs are the best. Sometimes skinny rescue dogs never fatten up...I've got a skinny one, and so do my neighbors.

When I got my dog Cassie (who died a year ago) she was named Sassy. What an awful snotty name for a sweet, non-sassy dog. But she knew the name and so she became Cassie. (Then she went deaf so it didn't matter what her name was .)

[Tri Girl]

Congratulations on your newest addition!!! He's quite the cutie!!!
Looks like now he can settle in and enjoy the rest of his long life in a loving home! Hooray for you!!!!

On an off note, I went to PetSmart yesterday for dog food for our three dogs, and they had a local no kill shelter there adopting dogs. I petted every one for a long time, then had to leave. Got in my car and just cried and cried. I love dogs so much, and it makes me so sad to see them just looking at you hoping they'll get to come home and run and play. So, I'm really glad that you adopted your new baby and gave him a great home. All 3 of our dogs are rescues, and if I could have 10 more I would (but the vet bills would bleed us dry).

[mtbdarby]

He is adorable!! I'm so happy for you and that he's found a good home that he deserves. May you have many happy, wonderful years ahead of you!

[sundial]

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! I'm so very happy for you and your new family member. He looks so good natured and very, very happy to have a wonderful home.

I like a good two syllable name for dogs. Chesky is pretty interesting and the czech lines are the choice lines for working K-9's.

As far as renaming the dog, I like to rename my rescues to give them a fresh start in life. Regardless of what you decide, I'll bet he'll appreciate anything you give him. As you spend more time with him and see the colors of his personality, I'll bet you'll come up with a great name for him.

I'm very happy for you all and I'm especially touched that you adopted a rescue. Hugs from my rescues to yours.

Cathy, Niki and Luke

[Zen]

On an off note, I went to PetSmart yesterday for dog food for our three dogs, and they had a local no kill shelter there adopting dogs. I petted every one for a long time, then had to leave. Got in my car and just cried and cried. I love dogs so much, and it makes me so sad to see them just looking at you hoping they'll get to come home and run and play.

Don't worry about those dogs, they'll find homes and in the meantime they have foster caregivers like me. We give them a good place to live until they're adopted so they won't ever go back to a shelter

[elk]

I'll talk to my BF about it. I don't like changing names (you wouldn't do it to a kid...), but they assured us at the rescue that he never attached to the name. He doesn't respond to it at all. At first I thought he might have hearing problems, but it turns out he just doesn't know his name. Poor guy.

Yup, he sure is happy- and he's a licker!

As far as names go...I have only ever kept the name of two dogs that came with names...Olivia (beat that!!) and Sonny. Otherwise I am all in favor of changing their names...new life , new name. I also think that naming an animal is one way you bond...in a real and a spiritual way. AND i like to LIKE the name!!

Names are SO important. I once got this woman really mad becasue she asked me for housebreaking advice; her 2 year old male was peeing on everything.. the first thing I suggested was changing his name. You know what his name was? Squirt! jeez. Names have energy.

NEVER had a problem....even with my 12 year old rescue. He came as Cando which had been his name all his life (which consisted of living in a cage) and I called him Cubby. In a day he knew his new name.

I also must admit that I ask them if they like the new name...and they always tell you!! And I am NOT all woo-woo either...

[OakLeaf]

What a cutie. You are so lucky to have found each other.

I wouldn't worry about changing a dog's name, just because I'm remembering all the different nicknames our dogs had. Just like when someone comes up with a new nickname for you, dogs know you're talking to them just by context and inflection.

I think our attachment to our own names these days has more to do with the inconvenience of paperwork than anything else. Remember all the cultures that used to mark a major milestone in life with a new name. We still do it today in limited circumstances: changing a surname on marriage, joining a religious order. Why not let your dog mark his milestone the same way (not the way dogs usually mark milestones ).

[sundial]

When I hear the name Chester, I think of Chester Cheetah of my fav snack treat. He smiles like your boy.