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My life feels so much more right now that I have a dog. She was dropped off at my house at about 7:45 this evening. Her name is Susie but that is probably going to change. Thorin Oakenshield? Neko? Feel free to make suggestions.

A nearly all-white greyhound sleeping on the grass. She has a little light brown (fawn) color on one ear. This photo is from the adoption folks.

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some_stars

She's so beautiful! And you should totally name her Neko :D

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sasha_feather

Thank you! I partly was inspired by Neko Case who tweets a lot about her rescue dogs. :D I'm not quite sure the name fits; we'll see how it feels.

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jesse_the_k

Aw, what a beauty.

Can't wait til she's ready to meet your extended family!

Neko is nice, but quite different sounding to Susie. How about Woozy? Nookie? /going to be now.

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owlectomy

Awwwwww. Yay! I'm so glad that you got a dog!

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sasha_feather

Thanks! :D

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wintercreek

Yay dog! She's lovely. :D

I second Jesse's point that you may want to choose a name similar to Susie, so she's less confused about who you're addressing. Some years ago I read a theory that dogs paid most attention to the vowel sounds in their names, so changing consonants is usually successful but changing vowel sounds is harder - I have no idea if this is still the prevailing theory.

Of course, if Susie is a name given by the foster family and not one she's had for years then perhaps she's not very accustomed to it anyway and would learn a new name of any kind with the same ease. In which case I vote for Neko. :)

Please feel free to disregard if name advice is not useful/welcome, of course. Yay dog, regardless!

Edited (Making advice less overbearing. :|) Date: 2012-04-21 04:47 am (UTC)

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sasha_feather

Thanks! "Sue" was her barn name, meaning she has been called that for years. So, on your advice, I'm now thinking Sunny or Sophie. *ponders*

From:

wintercreek

Oooo, those are both lovely names!

From:

crossedwires

♥!

I'm terrible at names. My dog got named after the street he was found on (or when he found his people, rather).

From:

sasha_feather

Not a bad idea! I might borrow that.

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jesse_the_k

Could be dicey if found on Tobacco Road or Inner Drive. :(

From:

eruthros

Awwww, dog! She is lovely! I hope you will have an opportunity to tell us all about her soon :) Like, what snacks does she like? Lying in the sun: best ever? These are important getting-to-know-a-dog questions.

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j00j

Yes, all of these questions! <3

Though if she's anything like my hound was, almost all foods will be favorite snacks (as we quickly discovered when he went for my pizza). And some non-food items (Gum on the sidewalk? Om. Nom. Nom.).

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sasha_feather

So far: She loves people! She saw herself in the mirror and thought it was another dog (which was happy-exciting) so I had to turn the mirror around. I invited her onto my bed, but when she tried to lay down on the bed she literally fell off because she didn't know how big she is. Then she was too nervous to try again, so she slept in her crate/on the floor.

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swankyfunk

Omg this just makes me want to squish her with hugs.

From:

holyoutlaw

Pretty dog! And congratulations.

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sasha_feather

Thank you! :D

From:

littlebutfierce

Yay!

I vote for Thorin.

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sasha_feather

I like Thorin a lot, but it's a little hard to say and may have to be her middle name. :D

From:

eruthros

That is a good plan, because in my experience all dog middle names begin with T or J. (I say, for Rorschach, "hello, Rorschach T Dog here.")

From:

giandujakiss

Aww, congratulations! She looks so sweet!

From:

sasha_feather

Thank you!

From:

challyzatb

Gorgeous!

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bluemeridian

Oh! She's beautiful!! *scritches*

From:

laurashapiro

Congratulations!

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meloukhia

Oh, she is beautiful. And looks like a Neko to me!

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dogstar

I wouldn't worry on the name sounding different things. It took Jack all of two days to learn that his name was Jack; he was found as a stray so we don't know his former name, but at the shelter he was 'Fabian' (he was there for three weeks on stray hold and then up for adoption) which he never learned to answer to.)

I think ALL those names sound great. :)

From:

toft

Awwww,my goodness, she's beautiful. Congratulations! So glad it worked out! I hope you get on together well. I love 'Neko' as a name... Thorin Oakenshield doesn't really roll off the tongue, though.