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Do You Give a Nickname to Your Baja Dog?

Gypsy Jan - 5-26-2011 at 11:08 AM

I mean, something that is a play on words with the dog's official "Call" name.

For example:

"Kapoodle" (she is anything but a poodle, but I couldn't resist).

"Tiki Doll"l (and she is a doll, so eager to please).

"D Boy" (because he is Da Man).

The nicknames don't seem to confuse them. If I give them a command, I use their "real" name and they respond.

When I use their nickname, they just grin and wag their tails twice as hard.

Just a frivolous question on a Thursday before the big weekend, the "Unofficial Beginning of Summer".

And by the way, we don't have a nickname for the deaf dog, I mean, he doesn't even know his "real" name. How do you yell at a deaf dog that is up on the counter, face down in the roast?

[Edited on 5-26-2011 by Gypsy Jan]

Osprey - 5-26-2011 at 11:13 AM

Jan, we do, we all do. We give nicknames (not Nomad handles) to people on the board. You would NOT BELIEVE what we call you. It is way cute and ties into Gypsy.

Oh Really, Osprey?

Gypsy Jan - 5-26-2011 at 11:19 AM

*Eye Waggle* :P :lol:

shari - 5-26-2011 at 11:33 AM

yeah, there should be a eye waggle or raised eyebrow smiley face eh!
OUr darling rescue dog Nescafe's nickname is Dumbo(prounounced doombo n spanish)...and it aint because she has big ears...:rolleyes:

[Edited on 5-26-2011 by shari]

motoged - 5-26-2011 at 11:35 AM

My dog's nickname?



Askem !




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Woooosh - 5-26-2011 at 11:40 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Gypsy Jan
I mean, something that is a play on words with the dog's official "Call" name.

For example:

"Kapoodle" (she is anything but a poodle, but I couldn't resist).

"Tiki Doll"l (and she is a doll, so eager to please).

"D Boy" (because he is Da Man).

The nicknames don't seem to confuse them. If I give them a command, I use their "real" name and they respond.

When I use their nickname, they just grin and wag their tails twice as hard.

Just a frivolous question on a Thursday before the big weekend, the "Unofficial Beginning of Summer".

And by the way, we don't have a nickname for the deaf dog, I mean, he doesn't even know his "real" name. How do you yell at a deaf dog that is up on the counter, face down in the roast?

[Edited on 5-26-2011 by Gypsy Jan]



We've got a 145 pound two year old white Labrador named "Guero" (AKC name is Hit Man Guero). He loves to be called "big boy" and comes with his whole body wagging...

[Edited on 5-26-2011 by Woooosh]

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Baja161 - 5-26-2011 at 11:46 AM

I think you can name them what ever you want I have 3 dogs and I think its all in the tone of your voice, if they know you and if its time for dinner....:)

[Edited on 5-26-2011 by Baja161]

wessongroup - 5-26-2011 at 11:55 AM

Nice stuff...

DENNIS - 5-26-2011 at 12:02 PM

If I want my dog to pay attention to me, I just say, "food."

vandenberg - 5-26-2011 at 12:07 PM

We had 2 Lhasa Apsos in succession.
Both had unpronouncable names on their pedigree papers, so we let the little kids name them. And Bam Bam was their favorite.
However, the way those untrainable dogs shake their fanny when they walk, I took to naming both of them Waddles.

Dog Names

bajaguy - 5-26-2011 at 12:09 PM

Captain (on the left), a rescue from BOLA...."Garbage Face" from his trolling the houses and garbage cans of BOLA (a habit he still has)

Libbie (on the right), "Flan Breath" from her experience of sticking her face into and eating a Costco Choco-Flan which was on the counter in a friend's (Bajabound2005) kitchen.

[Edited on 5-26-2011 by bajaguy]

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Woooosh - 5-26-2011 at 12:29 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by DENNIS
If I want my dog to pay attention to me, I just say, "food."

I say "treat treat treat" then run for cover before I get run over (6 labs)

oldlady - 5-26-2011 at 12:40 PM

50 + kilos of Labradoodle started off as Gracie and grew into "Baby Girl"

Osprey - 5-26-2011 at 12:57 PM

A pal of mine rescued an injured dog from the pound. The dog had no legs.

I asked my pal "What's the dog's name?" He said "He doesn't have a name. If I called him, he couldn't come."

A thoughtful guy I guess.

Paulina - 5-26-2011 at 01:05 PM

We call this guy using a rock for a pillow, "Don Tonto". Carter can be a real bone head at times, but he's not even 2 yet.



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monoloco - 5-26-2011 at 02:32 PM

We affectionately call this one Sh*t Head when she digs holes in the yard.

Bwana_John - 5-26-2011 at 03:10 PM

Chukar is a chukarhead. Sometimes she is a #%@$*ing chukarhead.

Bosco likes Mr "B". When he is being mean he goes by "El Vasco" (a famous old Basque outlaw)

Samatha was Miss Bones.

Thor was "ol Thordog"


El Vasco and the Chukarhead




[Edited on 5-26-2011 by Bwana_John]

bajamedic - 5-26-2011 at 03:40 PM

I tell my neighbor’s dog “GO HOME” and she comes to me right away, does that count? JH :lol::lol:

Eli - 5-26-2011 at 04:17 PM

We have a little mutt here at home that was rescued from Rincon, her real name is Chaparita, but I like to call her Chapa-guapa. We also have a Happydog and a Blueberry, ironic that Happy is kind of a sad critter and Blue is always happy.

DanO - 5-26-2011 at 04:46 PM

My dad had a dog once that had an undescended testicle, so its nickname, naturally, was "One Nut." Then, when it started humping everything in sight, animate or otherwise, it got a new nickname (after its favorite plastic object of desire): "Humperbucket."

karenintx - 5-26-2011 at 04:56 PM

Don't have a dog...but years ago when I discovered my white marble eyed cat "Snowball" was deaf I changed her name to "Hemorrhoid". She didn't seem to mind.

She may have been deaf but she was very smart...I trained her to fetch, play tag and she even learned a couple of hand signlas. When it was time to eat, I would stomp on the floor and she would come running.

Baja dog

BajaDanD - 5-26-2011 at 06:16 PM

His name is Hank. We call him Doodles thats short for Hankerdoodles

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Paulina - 5-26-2011 at 09:10 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by BajaDanD
His name is Hank.


Hank is the reason why we have Carter. Hank started our hankering for a Boerboel.

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BajaGringo - 5-26-2011 at 09:38 PM

Kojo - the black and white dog in the background is a local mutt that came into our lives when his mom decided to have her litter down here by the beach while we were still building the main house. He has worked his way into our hearts and earned the name El Chorero.

He brings back a string of them every time he heads down to the beach...



[Edited on 5-27-2011 by BajaGringo]

Baja dog

BajaDanD - 5-26-2011 at 10:27 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Paulina
Quote:
Originally posted by BajaDanD
His name is Hank.


Hank is the reason why we have Carter. Hank started our hankering for a Boerboel.

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Carter is a nice looking dog

BajaDanD - 5-26-2011 at 10:34 PM

My wife and I call all stray dogs along the highway in Mexico suicide dogs. When we are driving and see a dog along the side of the road one of us shouts out "suicide dog" and the other shouts out " don't do it" or "dont jump"

motoged - 5-26-2011 at 11:48 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Osprey
A pal of mine rescued an injured dog from the pound. The dog had no legs. I asked my pal "What's the dog's name?" He said "He doesn't have a name. If I called him, he couldn't come."


My friend had a dog like that, but , since he would just lay by the door, they called him "Matt" :lol:

Loretana - 5-27-2011 at 09:53 AM

Names?? My dog has a million





Chazz.........

Chazz-E

Chazzster!

The Chazzmeister!!

The Great Chazz-Boni!!

Baron Von Chazzbo!!

Chazzatollah!!

Chazz-O-Rama!!

Shama-lama-Chazzman!!

The Chazz-O-nator!!

(Apologies to SNL's "Rich the Copy Guy)

Dave - 5-27-2011 at 10:10 AM

Dogs are gone. Only animal left is a cat, Cleo. Her nicknames are, STOP THAT! or SHUT UP!

She doesn't respond to either.

BajaGeoff - 5-27-2011 at 10:20 AM



Fletch and Pepita

Fletch is otherwise known as:

Buddy Boy
Brown Hound
Houndy
Fletcharoo
Fletchie
Flash

Pepita is otherwise known as:

Peeps
Peepers
Pepita Bonita
"The Peeps"
Darkness
Tug-Mug

Collectively, they are known as the two dingdongs, the chickens, and the dingoes.

[Edited on 5-27-2011 by BajaGeoff]