I have worked with many rescue dogs in the past and almost always change their names. I tend to just do it cold turkey. Pick a new name, use that name only. When first starting, say the name in a very happy voice, when the dog looks at you, praise the dog. This usually does not take a long time to do- its a young dog- its not like he has had a lot of time with his old name.
I would just make the change. Rather than attempting to associate with the old name, associate it with a command the dog already knows. For instance "Spike Sit", rather than "Prince Sit". After a few repitions of this the dog should get the point. The other thing that you can do is to reward the dog for paying attention to you when you use the new name, either a treet or pets. This process will usually take a couple of days.
My wife's dog responds to 4 different names. They have similar sounds in pairs, Doodle/Oddle, Miss/Mischief. She has also learned what to expect based on the name she is called, it is like a kid that knows it is in trouble when the middle name comes out.
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Thanks all, that is kind of what I thought, cold turkey would be best.
Richard, I have the same thing with our current lab. She answers to tons of variations on her name and some things totally different.
I guess I just needed a little confirmation, he is our first working lines shepherd and I may be a bit nervous about doing everything just right.
I am just very excited.
All my previous dogs have been pups or rescues who had no names to begin with so it wasn't too hard.
Mom to Zipper(cat), Ulysses(GSD) and Marshall and Alexandra(humans)
Having a dog get used to a name is one of the easiest things you will ever teach him. People have given good advice here. Thread closed. Or can I say....BAM! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
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