[NAGDU] Dog names

Sat Apr 21 19:00:20 UTC 2018

I knew someone in class who got a dog with the same name as her last one.
She changed it right away. It was called Maggie I think and she changed itt
to Megan, or it might have been the other way around.
So if you got a dog with your boss' name, you would quick come up with a
nickname for it I think. 
My first dog was named Brie. I knew I wasn't supposed to tell her name, but
we were in a department store in Morristown. Some old woman asked me her
name. I said, "Brie." She said, "Green? Her name is green? Green like green
cheese?" I agreed that was the case and ended the conversation.
Cindy Lou Ray
cindyray at gmail.com

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Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Dog names

I agree, common names could be a big problem.  Mary was my mother-in-law's
name.  That would have been awkward.  I was in class with a dog named Jerry,
which is my husband's name.  Or suppose I got a dog with my boss's name?
Not good. Just calling the dog would cause confusion.
Tracy

-----Original Message-----
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via NAGDU
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Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Dog names

Glad to see Bill isn't on the list!  My dog is unique in so many ways...
Richard though?  Eeeek, I thought Bill was bad when I heard the name.  And I
did...  I absolutely hated his name.  But then I discovered how many names I
can get out of Bill: Billy Bob, William Robert, Billiam, etc.  Most people
get so confused that they get his name wrong, even though I usually give his
name out if asked.

I do wonder though...  Hopefully the schools let you change the dog's name
if they share it with someone in your family.  For example, I have a niece
Maggie.  And plenty of people are called Marry.  Seems odd to use common
names for dogs like that.

Julie

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On 4/20/18, Jordan Gallacher via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> I am usually fine with whatever the dog's name is.  Brewer was perfect 
> in
a
> lot of ways because no one could understand his name when I said it, 
> and thus he would usually just stand there and give people who are you 
> talking to look.  September was actually ironiccly named because she 
> was born in September.  There is a little bit of a story behind Belto 
> though.  We think, we meaning the instructors and field reps, think 
> that somewhere along the lines someone changed the A to an E.  So, his 
> name should have been Balto.
> He responds to Balto just fine as well although I usually stick to 
> Belto unless it comes out wrong.
> Jordan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NAGDU <nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione via 
> NAGDU
> Sent: Friday, April 20, 2018 8:57 AM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Tracy Carcione <carcione at access.net>
> Subject: [NAGDU] Dog names
>
> TSE sent out a thing to all their supporters about dog naming.  I 
> thought it was rather amusing, so I'm pasting it below.
>
> Personally, I'm not too keen on human names for dogs, though George 
> and Jack are OK by me.  Mary and Richard are right out.
>
> Anyway, here it is.
>
> Tracy
>
>
>
> Dog Naming Tips
>
> *	KEEP the name to one or two syllables. Occasionally, The Seeing Eye
> does select three syllable names. Shorter names are easier to say and 
> when paired with a command, make for faster communication with your dog.
>
>
>
> *	MAKE sure the name does not sound too close to any commands that you
> plan to use because this will confuse the dog. For example, "Mo" can 
> sound like "No" and "Kit" sounds like "Sit."
>
>
>
> *	AVOID names that have negative connotations. Think of what it would
> feel like to run through a public space shouting your dog's name. If 
> you would be embarrassed, you shouldn't choose that name.
>
> The Seeing Eye and Dog Naming
>
> We name our puppies at 2 weeks of age. The Seeing Eye Puppy 
> Development Manager has the honor of generating and bestowing the 
> names. All the puppies in a litter are given a name that starts with 
> the same letter. The litters are named alphabetically. We begin with A 
> on October 1st, the beginning of our fiscal year. Then each puppy in 
> the next litter gets a name that
begins
> with B, and all the way through to the "Z" litter, when we start over 
> again.
>
> "Our dogs have between 65 and 70 litters each year. So we go through 
> the entire alphabet a couple of times a year. Sometimes with the tough 
> letters like X or Z, I really have to get creative."
>
> - Jill Jaycox, Puppy Development Manager at The Seeing Eye
>
> Our Greatest Hits
>
> Here Are Some of Our Most Commonly Requested Sponsored Puppy Names:
>
> Anne
>
> George
>
> Mac
>
> Mickey
>
> Rosie
>
> Archie
>
> Grace
>
> Maggie
>
> Molly
>
> Sandy
>
> Bailey
>
> Happy
>
> Mary
>
> Penny
>
> Scout
>
> Charlie
>
> Jack
>
> Max
>
> Richard
>
> Star
>
>
>
> Fresh Off The Birth Certificate! Here Are a Few of the Puppy Names 
> Currently in Use at The Seeing Eye:
>
> Ace
>
> Flower
>
> Kayla
>
> Parker
>
> Uma
>
> April
>
> Fred
>
> Kirk
>
> Primrose
>
> Unity
>
> Beacon
>
> Galaxy
>
> Lady
>
> Quella
>
> Valentine
>
> Bernie
>
> Gilly
>
> Logan
>
> Quinn
>
> Vincent
>
> Champ
>
> Hagrid
>
> Mandy
>
> Ripley
>
> Wallace
>
> Cooper
>
> Hermione
>
> Monet
>
> Ryder
>
> Winnie
>
> Daphne
>
> Ian
>
> Nacho
>
> Sage
>
> Xander
>
> Domino
>
> Indy
>
> Nitro
>
> Storm
>
> Xena
>
> Eddie
>
> Jackson
>
> Olive
>
> Theo
>
> Yvette
>
> Enya
>
> Jiminy
>
> Otis
>
> Trevor
>
> Zen
>
>
>
>
>
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--
Julie A. McGinnity
President, National Federation of the Blind Performing Arts Division, Second
Vice President, National Federation of the Blind of Missouri "For we walk by
faith, not by sight"
2 Cor. 7

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