It's all in personal preference.

I generally don't hear, or don't recall ever hearing, someone calling their kid.."HERE SADIE, COME HERE SADIE, HERE GIRL!" and am usually able to distinguish as to wether or not someone's calling their dog or a human.

My mom had a Saint Benard growing up named Barney. Dad had a Doxie named Peppy. NEVER would I name a dog either of those, nothing wrong with em... just not my personal preference!


I notice a lot of owners with more unique/different dog names rarely actually call their dog by their full name. Mine for example... Simba is Sim, Kiara is Ki or Kiki, and Nala is Horse. Nala's name doesn't fit in this, but I generally like names that can be shortened to a nickname. When recalling my dogs or telling them do to a command I usually use their full name.

A few names I'd like to use in the future...
Mufasa & Sarabi.

Mu (moo) & Bibi (beebee) for short.