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!
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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!