[nagdu] Dog names

[Linda Gwizdak]

Hi Marion,
I didn't think Guide Dog Foundation used German shepherds anymore. The name 
"Sarge" seems to fit a shepherd more than it would a Lab.  I have a friend 
at the Naval Medical Center who has a Lab named "Scout".

My dog, Landon is named for Michael Landon actor in the old TV series, 
"Bonanza" - Little Joe who was always fighting!  The actor Landon was also 
in "Little House on the Prairie" and I think "Stairway to Heaven". He was a 
more mature and peaceful charactor on those two shows! I enjoyed the first 
two shows!

My old dogs were Heidi, Charm (and she was!), Brownie (my Mom said for her 
brown eyes - she was black!), Olivia, Hanna, Janelle, Jacob, and now Landon. 
I liked all the names and didn't feel the need to change them.

Lyn and Landon
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marion & Martin" <swampfox1833 at verizon.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 6:37 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Interesting Names Re: guide dog book about young person


> Rox,
>    When I first heard my future guide dog's name, my first impression was, 
> "Oh, no! That will need to change!" However, the more I have learned about 
> him, the more his name seems to fit him! He is a big German 
> Shepherd,weighing in at 91 lbs. about three weeks ago and not yet 2 years 
> old. He has an all black face and gold eyes! His name is Sarge!
>    Now, I'm a fairly liberal person and would consider myself a peace 
> activist, so the name seemed a little out-of-place for me. At the same 
> time, my first trainer was also the Founder and Executive Director of the 
> school from which I recieved my first three guide dogs. He is now the 
> Director of Training (I think they call it Training Officer) for the Guide 
> Dog Foundation for the Blind. His name? Well, Mike Sargeant, often called 
> "Sarge"! When I spoke with him the last time, he referred to my dog as "my 
> namesake"! Mike is a great guy and I count him as a close colleague, so I 
> couldn't change Sarge's name now! BTW, Mike told me he thought of changing 
> Sarge's name himself just to rattle my cage! To what? Well, he said he 
> thought of "ACB"! Nice guy, huh? And I call him a friend? (big grin)
>
> fraternally yours,
> Marion
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "The Pawpower Pack" <pawpower4me at gmail.com>
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> Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 8:45 PM
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Interesting Names Re: guide dog book about young 
> person
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>
>> When I adopted Laveau from the humane society, her name was Marge.   That 
>> had to go because... it just did.  It didn't take her long to  switch and 
>> now when I say or sign her name she wags like crazy.  She  was only a 
>> year old and I don't know how long she had been stuck with  the horrid 
>> moniker of Marge.  No offense to anyone with that name but  it just 
>> wasn't for her.  Also I'm a huge Harry Potter fan and everyone  would 
>> have called her aunt Marge.
>>
>>
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