Ken, This actually works and has been in practice at my house for many years :-) We've had "Goofball", "The Big Idiot," "Dumb A$$," and the like. All lovingly, of course, but they start coming to those names, and it makes your life so much easier, since these names tend to spill out quite easily, and there's no need to remember actual names anymore! Bonnie Dinsmore, Von Adlerhof German Shepherds > Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2011 21:49:40 -0800 > Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: suggestions please > From: tanksr@xxxxxxxxx > CC: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Try using different swear words before their names... like g** d*** it Trudy > and "you sob Truman" I always mix up my metaphors and try to match them to > the dog. Pretty soon you can leave out the "Trudy" and "Truman" part. > Ken > > On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 3:14 PM, sally hayden <sallyhayden5@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: > > > Returning from judging in California I realized just how lonely Truman my > > cardigan was without a big buddy in the house with him.He refused to do > > anything just laid at the door and waited for me till my husband was not > > looking and then he became mr destructo.2 pair of reading glasses, a shoe , > > a box of Kleenex and a clothes hanger. So I have moved in my youngest > > shepherd bitch (8yrs.)They love each other and if he kept me laughing the > > two of them are a barrell of monkeys together. > > Here is the problem - His name is Truman hers is Trudy. Every time I say a > > name they booth think I want them. Tru and Tru. They don't wait to > > hear > > the end of the name. I think I want to just try to get trudy use to being > > called D - think it will work? if not what do you think I should do > > -- > > Sally > > Sally > > > > www.embroiderybysally.org > > updated with new designs > > > > > > > > ===========================================================================> > > > POST is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the > > original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS > > of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author > > AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. > > > > Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. 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