happier puppy news-with pics

[aly]

Ok, so he isn't really a puppy, except in spirit. I would like to introduce you to our new addition. His rescue name was Chico, but my BF didn't want to keep that name. Now, we're deciding between Campy and Chesky (my BF is Czech). We're also looking for other possibilities. Any suggestions?

It's nice to have happy stuff going on. Of course, he won't replace Jane, but he has his own charm. Also, you can't tell from these, but he is very, very skinny. The rescue was having a hard time adopting him out because he was kind of sad looking next to the other big beautiful guys. We're suckers for the underdogs- and generally find that they end up being the best!
I hope these pics aren't too huge...

[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 .)

[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.

[snapdragen]

Congratulations, he is a very handsome fellow!

[deidre]

Aly, thanks for sharing the pictures! He is such a cutie. That tongue.....Reminds me of my Ariel: When she was a puppy, the kids in the neighborhood would ask us if she would ever grow into that tongue. And the answer is...no, she hasn't.

DH likes to get me going and call her Gene (Gene Simmons - KISS).

Ariel sends a big sloppy kiss to the new addition to your family.

Thanks for giving him a loving home. Can't wait to see more pictures.

[crazycanuck]

What a cutie

The first pic drew me in!

c

[Ninabike]

Aly, So glad you have a new addition to the family. He will be such a happy dog!!