I posted a poll with my favorite potential names, and Indiana won with 34% of the vote. I was happy, because it was secretly my favorite name.
But even though it was my favorite, after several years of living with this dog, I've come to the conclusion that it wasn't the right name.
15% of you guys picked Buster, after the clingy, whiny son in Arrested Development - and you guys were right.
If Buster became a real person, and then that person turned into a dog, that dog would be my beloved pooch: sweet, dopey, and one hell of a mama's boy. And every time I look at him, I think to myself, "Damn. We should have called him Buster."
Is it a stupid, pointless, frivolous idea to change Indiana's name to Buster, three years down the track? Or is it worth teaching him a new name now so we can use it for the next 10+ years? Is it really any different from changing the name of an adult dog you've adopted from a shelter? I know he's just a dog, and it's just a name, and floating the idea of changing it at this point is probably the most idiotic thing I've ever posted.
Flame - or encourage - away in the comments.
For what it's worth, I totally woulda gone with Buster for him! You're right, it's no different from changing the name of a shelter dog. Besides, nothing says he can't be "Indiana" on paper and "Buster" in life. If all those posh papered puppies can have two names, why can't yours?
ReplyDeleteChange it! You might want to 'train' him to respond to it, but that shouldn't take long.
ReplyDeleteOur rescue dog's name is probably nothing like what he was originally called.
Aw ... who's a good baby? Who's a baby? (I'm talking to and virtually petting your dog)
ReplyDelete