Breeder already given dog name

[swithers]

We are due to collect our pug puppy next weekend!

We've had a film sent to us of the puppy in training and performing a few tricks and at 14 weeks she is perfect.

However we noticed the daughter in the film calling the puppy by a name we would not choose,

My 10 year old is distraught as she has chosen her own name for the dog,

Will it be ok to rename the puppy once we get her or is that a no no as it will upset the dog?

Any advice appreciated x

We got our dog at 12 weeks - someone returned him to the breeder. We renamed him because his name was a Gaelic word that none of us could pronounce easily. So he had 3 names by the age of 12 weeks and he picked his new name up within a day or two. We said his name and gave him a treat when he made eye contact.

My dog had a different name, just so the breeder could train the puppies to come when called. Once deposits were paid, and if a different name was chosen by the new owner, they started calling them by their new name.
I know lots of rescue dogs tend to be given different names by their new owners, they usually choose a similar sounding name so as not to confuse the dog, but with a pup I wouldn't worry about that.
Hope you have lots of fun when your pup finally comes home with you

Of course they had to give it a name, to train it; and if it;s a pedigree dog it will have been KC registered with a name. But he still has lots more training to do. Any dog with a brain will learn to recognise numerous words and names. So your DD can rename him and he'll soon learn his new one.

DP's dog responds to:

Her name
Squiffer
Doofer
Scoobus
Wallyhead
Pooper
Bubba
Hummanummanumma
Hey!
Pupper
Pooch
Also occasionally a raised eyebrow.

Puppy will be fine.

Dogs tend to respond quite well to “oy!” If you add treats into the equation,

YABU for using a breeder rather then getting a rescue dog.

Rename. My rescue dog got his 3rd name when he joined us as the home had renamed him after a fruit as that was their current theme. He adapted very quickly.

Especially unreasonable to get a bred pug. Why would anyone choose a dog so inbred it can’t breathe or cool itself down properly?

It's really common for the puppies to have a name whilst with the breeder that gets changed when they go to their home isn't it? Happened with a few of mine, never gave it a seconds thought. Breeders have to call them all something and never known a puppy have a problem learning new name.

If this dog is a pedigree from a proper breeded then they have to give it a name to register it, the ownership transfers to you.

Most (maybe all) pedigree dogs have the unique name from the breeder and the name the owner uses and the dog responds to.

This is why crufts winners have names like, "Planet Waves Forever Young Daydream Believers".

Breeders often give pups names to identify them, in the knowledge that the new owner will give a different one.

Our last dog was a rescue found as a stray. He'd been in kennels for a few weeks when we adopted him, they'd given him a name we absolutely hated so changed it. So he'd had his old name, his kennel name and his new name. He responded within hours to his new name, it was never an issue.

This is a bit of a ridiculous thing to be annoyed and your son be distraught at! If you'd given them the name then they probably should have got him used to it tbf but not major as hell soon learn his new name.....14 weeks is a bit old for a pup 10/12 weeks is the norm as pup could be attached....oh and good luck cos pugs are bloody hard work and have a lot of health issues.

Once my dgm found and kept a ddog she was sure wasn't staying!!
He remained being called Nameless for years and years. He didn't care as long as we had food!!
I am sure your dd will recover - although I can see see how she maybe feels she isn't going to be the' first 'owner now they have named dpuppy..

We changed the name of our rescue dog when we adopted him at 4 yo... you do realise this isn't an issue?

Don't worry about the name honestly. I've just tested my 4 year old and said 'washing machine' in the same tone I would use to call her.

In she trotted!

change the name animals respond to the voice not the name you can call him/her what you like they arent fussed

They need to be named in order to be registered - it's normal.

Your dog won't care what you call them! Mine responds to all sorts - oi, no, stop that, you, beagle, stinker, brown and white thing...sometimes eh answers to his name as well

Your dog really won’t care.

I’m picking mine up on Thursday, he was originally intended to be for someone else so the breeder has been using that name. I’m calling him Link, he’ll soon get used to it. Remember a pedigree will also have an official pedigree name as well on his/her documents.

As other's have said just call the puppy whatever you want. It really won't matter at 14 weeks.

The puppy won't even be aware of it's previous name.

It's ears will have opened and it will become aware of sounds at about 3 weeks.

It won't have been able to respond to any sort of training much before 8 week, maybe a bit before but 8 weeks is pretty standard to start expecting a puppy to understand commands.

So the most your puppy will have heard the name in connection with training is probably about 5 weeks and even then it won't understand that 'Fido' or whatever it its name.

It might be an idea to find out a bit more about puppy development if you're worrying something like this is going to be a problem.

Of course rename it! It won't know. I have pedigree cats and they all have a 'pedigree name' given to them by the breeder but I just give them a normal name.

I got one of my cars when she was three years old, her name was Gypsy and I just didn't really feel comfortable with it so I changed it. She doesn't seem to have noticed!

My puppy has a long ridiculous pedigree name, and at the breeders they called her Sassy (which actually we should have kept.. she is definititely that!) We called her Orla. We also call her fuzzybutt, Baba, and more often than not 'ForChristsakegetbackhere....' she doesn't mind and responds to all of them.. except the last, obviously

But your puppy WILL nip, scratch and do other puppy stuff so you might want to prewarn your daughter that puppies aren't always cute!

We rehomed our 7year old last year & changed her name. It took a few days for her to get used to it. After which as soon as she heard her new name up she’d get especially if chicken was involved.

Thanks for your (mostly) lovely and amusing answers. I am reassured "Beefie" it is x

I work in rescue and we have dogs picked up as strays, so no way of knowing a name a s these dogs learns. new name.
Tbf dogs respond the sound they couldn’t care less about a name.
the breeders are usually kind people and want to be kind to the puppies that made me howl 🤣🤣