Do you think that a dog's name has any influence in his personality and his social behaviour?
Have you ever changed your dog's (or other animal) name?
I am asking this after been seeing many dog's names that i found "depreciative" (i hope it is the right term), well, i mean, if the dog can feel ashamed, humilliated or unconfortable because of the name it has, or if is possible for the dog to dislike his own name.
My very personal experience: i am about to adopt a dog named "Gigolo" (see "German Shepherd Dog" thread from April 8, 2004), i think this is a mean name, from a mean former owner, and i was wondering if dogs are aware of their names, in this sense. I cannot picture myself calling outloud in public: Gigolo, come back; Gigolo, lets play a little more; Gigolo, lets go home. LOL. I really think the dog wouldn' be comfortable either.
Also I heard of many owners that noticed change in dog's response and behaviour after changing names.
What do you think?
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