Hellobee Boards Topic: If you adopted a pet that was named, did you change the name?

Hellobee Boards Topic: If you adopted a pet that was named, did you change the name? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 10 Apr 2026 03:09:38 +0000 loveisstrange on "If you adopted a pet that was named, did you change the name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-adopted-a-pet-that-was-named-did-you-change-the-name#post-925574 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 06:02:22 +0000 loveisstrange 925574@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We've only ever NOT changed a name once, and we still changed the spelling. Her name was Chloe but the previous owners apparently decided it was spelled Cloie... so stupid. GrapeCrush on "If you adopted a pet that was named, did you change the name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-adopted-a-pet-that-was-named-did-you-change-the-name#post-925570 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 05:54:53 +0000 GrapeCrush 925570@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We kept our cats name, but hanged the spelling. I don't think she noticed ;) MrsSCB on "If you adopted a pet that was named, did you change the name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-adopted-a-pet-that-was-named-did-you-change-the-name#post-925563 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 05:46:00 +0000 MrsSCB 925563@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We kept our cats' names. Partially because we're just not very creative with pet names, but also because there was a bit of time for both of them between when we picked them out to adopt and when we were told we could actually take them home. They're both rescues, but we had to have home visits and stuff. In that time we'd been referring to them by the names they already had, so I think it would have seemed weird to change them after that! Cherrybee on "If you adopted a pet that was named, did you change the name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-adopted-a-pet-that-was-named-did-you-change-the-name#post-925533 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 04:56:41 +0000 Cherrybee 925533@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We had to change ours because she had the same name as MIL!!! BabyBoecksMom on "If you adopted a pet that was named, did you change the name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-adopted-a-pet-that-was-named-did-you-change-the-name#post-925517 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 04:31:17 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 925517@https://boards.hellobee.com/ One of them was named "possum" so we changed it. The other had a perfect name for his personality so we kept it. Sweet T on "If you adopted a pet that was named, did you change the name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-adopted-a-pet-that-was-named-did-you-change-the-name#post-925509 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 03:57:46 +0000 Sweet T 925509@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We kept our dog's name. He was 4 or 5 when we got him and answered to his name so we didn't think it was a good idea to try changing it. The name really fits him though. :) lemondrop on "If you adopted a pet that was named, did you change the name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-adopted-a-pet-that-was-named-did-you-change-the-name#post-925468 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 01:29:05 +0000 lemondrop 925468@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I liked it, so I kept it (this was before my husband was in the picture) although my husband has a million nicknames for him. PointeShoesTutus on "If you adopted a pet that was named, did you change the name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-adopted-a-pet-that-was-named-did-you-change-the-name#post-925464 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 01:22:20 +0000 PointeShoesTutus 925464@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @bluestriped bee: thanks! He's just the sweetest thing. It's so hard to believe someone gave him up (and likely abused him based on his behavior when we first got him). pui on "If you adopted a pet that was named, did you change the name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-adopted-a-pet-that-was-named-did-you-change-the-name#post-925401 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 00:14:20 +0000 pui 925401@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We did! Our puppy's name was Taco when we got him, but we renamed him Leroy. While Taco is a cute name, we like people names for pets. He never answered to Taco anyway. BSB on "If you adopted a pet that was named, did you change the name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-adopted-a-pet-that-was-named-did-you-change-the-name#post-925389 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 00:05:40 +0000 BSB 925389@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @PointeShoesTutus: "he's just so stinkin' cute." Yup, so cute!! I want another dog like yours. BSB on "If you adopted a pet that was named, did you change the name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-adopted-a-pet-that-was-named-did-you-change-the-name#post-925385 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 00:04:38 +0000 BSB 925385@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yup, the shelter gave my dog the name 'Flower.' I think it was from a list of names the shelter had and that was one available. I don't think my dog was known as that name before coming to the shelter. Mrs Hedgehog on "If you adopted a pet that was named, did you change the name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-adopted-a-pet-that-was-named-did-you-change-the-name#post-925367 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 23:53:03 +0000 Mrs Hedgehog 925367@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yep. With every pup. Not against keeping their name so long as we like it. fussygal on "If you adopted a pet that was named, did you change the name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-adopted-a-pet-that-was-named-did-you-change-the-name#post-925348 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 23:45:04 +0000 fussygal 925348@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We renamed our guy, but we adopted him as a puppy (9 weeks) so I don't think he had any idea what his name was. MediaNaranja on "If you adopted a pet that was named, did you change the name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-adopted-a-pet-that-was-named-did-you-change-the-name#post-925344 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 23:43:26 +0000 MediaNaranja 925344@https://boards.hellobee.com/ One dog was nameless at the shelter so we named her Rags. The other dog was named Chewbacca by the person who dropped him off at the shelter. They renamed him Winston, which is what we call him. He still will respond to Chewy though! PointeShoesTutus on "If you adopted a pet that was named, did you change the name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-adopted-a-pet-that-was-named-did-you-change-the-name#post-925334 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 23:36:27 +0000 PointeShoesTutus 925334@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Our little rescue dog had two previous name. The group that rescued him called him Angel. Our friend we got him from called him Warren. We call him BooBoo. Poor guy didn't respond to anything for a while. And because he's just so stinkin' cute [attach=3621/13/mpt3gr.600x600.image.jpg] Mrs.mods on "If you adopted a pet that was named, did you change the name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-adopted-a-pet-that-was-named-did-you-change-the-name#post-925324 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 23:24:45 +0000 Mrs.mods 925324@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes :) we adopted a mini poodle called Imogen and they shortened it and called her Immie. All our pets have "M" names, so we renamed her Minnie. Same sound so she didn't get too confused, she answers to it, it keeps our tradition and it suits her much better :) BeachMama on "If you adopted a pet that was named, did you change the name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-adopted-a-pet-that-was-named-did-you-change-the-name#post-925316 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 23:19:30 +0000 BeachMama 925316@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My cats name was Elvis but that's my sisters cats name (and I don't really like it) so we changed it to Cheeto because he's orange. travellingbee on "If you adopted a pet that was named, did you change the name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-adopted-a-pet-that-was-named-did-you-change-the-name#post-925191 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 22:17:22 +0000 travellingbee 925191@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes our rescue dog was corky. He is not anymore. 78h2o on "If you adopted a pet that was named, did you change the name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-adopted-a-pet-that-was-named-did-you-change-the-name#post-925188 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 22:16:33 +0000 78h2o 925188@https://boards.hellobee.com/ When we adopted her, her name was "Fancy". We promptly changed it to Hailey. MrsScottish on "If you adopted a pet that was named, did you change the name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-adopted-a-pet-that-was-named-did-you-change-the-name#post-925180 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 22:14:57 +0000 MrsScottish 925180@https://boards.hellobee.com/ The first dog were studied from the humane society we kept her name. We seriously considered changing it though as we had our ideal name in mind. We had to sadly put her down in Nov. and we adopted another puppy and we changed her name to our original name. So it worked out I guessin the end. Our current dog is part of a rescue group and they name the dogs in themes. We was the cereal group...... So we were absolutely changing it from a common brand of cereal. LemonLong on "If you adopted a pet that was named, did you change the name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-adopted-a-pet-that-was-named-did-you-change-the-name#post-925176 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 22:13:54 +0000 LemonLong 925176@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Shelter name was Scooter, renamed her to Greta Shelter name was Harley, renamed him to Harvey yerpie110 on "If you adopted a pet that was named, did you change the name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-adopted-a-pet-that-was-named-did-you-change-the-name#post-925170 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 22:12:42 +0000 yerpie110 925170@https://boards.hellobee.com/ His previous name was Baby. It got changed immediately! Espion on "If you adopted a pet that was named, did you change the name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-adopted-a-pet-that-was-named-did-you-change-the-name#post-925167 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 22:10:53 +0000 Espion 925167@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I had a shelter dog named Ruggles. Renamed her Tater. autumnlove on "If you adopted a pet that was named, did you change the name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-adopted-a-pet-that-was-named-did-you-change-the-name#post-925150 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 22:07:07 +0000 autumnlove 925150@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Sure did. He was formerly known as Scout! mrs. 64 on "If you adopted a pet that was named, did you change the name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-adopted-a-pet-that-was-named-did-you-change-the-name#post-925096 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 21:52:59 +0000 mrs. 64 925096@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Well the people who dropped off our cat at the shelter had named HIM Kiki, so we definitely changed it. littlek on "If you adopted a pet that was named, did you change the name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-adopted-a-pet-that-was-named-did-you-change-the-name#post-925086 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 21:46:34 +0000 littlek 925086@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @TurtleDoves: hahaha that reminds me of this Entries in a dog's journal: 8:00 am - OH BOY! DOG FOOD! MY FAVORITE! 9:30 am - OH BOY! A CAR RIDE! MY FAVORITE! 9:40 am - OH BOY! A WALK! MY FAVORITE! 10:30 am - OH BOY! A CAR RIDE! MY FAVORITE! 11:30 am - OH BOY! DOG FOOD! MY FAVORITE! 12:00 noon - OH BOY! THE KIDS! MY FAVORITE! 1:00 PM - OH BOY! THE YARD! MY FAVORITE! 1:30 PM - ooooooo. bath. bummer. 4:00 PM - OH BOY! THE KIDS! MY FAVORITE! 5:00 PM - OH BOY! DOG FOOD! MY FAVORITE! 5:30 PM - OH BOY! MOM! MY FAVORITE! Entries in a cat's journal: DAY 752 - My captors continue to taunt me with bizarre little dangling objects. They dine lavishly on fresh meat, while I am forced to eat dry cereal. The only thing that keeps me going is the hope of escape, and the mild satisfaction I get from ruining the occasional piece of furniture. Tomorrow I may eat another house plant. DAY 761 - Today my attempt to kill my captors by weaving around their feet while they were walking almost succeeded, must try this at the top of the stairs. In an attempt to disgust and repulse these vile oppressors, I once again induced myself to vomit on their favorite chair...must try this on their bed. DAY 765 - Decapitated a mouse and brought them the headless body, in attempt to make them aware of what I am capable of, and to try to strike fear into their hearts. They only cooed and condescended about what a good little cat I was...Hmmm. Not working according to plan. DAY 768 - I am finally aware of how sadistic they are. For no good reason I was chosen for the water torture. This time, however, it included a burning foamy chemical called "shampoo." What sick minds could invent such a liquid? My only consolation is the piece of thumb still stuck between my teeth. DAY 771 - There was some sort of gathering of their accomplices. I was placed in solitary throughout the event. However, I could hear the noise. More importantly I overheard that my confinement was due to MY power of "allergies." Must learn what this is and how to use it to my advantage. DAY 774 - I am convinced the other captives are flunkies and maybe snitches. The dog is routinely released and seems more than happy to return. He is obviously a half-wit. The bird, on the other hand, has got to be an informant, and speaks with them regularly. I am certain he reports my every move. Due to his current placement in the metal room his safety is assured. But I can wait; it is only a matter of time...... mediagirl on "If you adopted a pet that was named, did you change the name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-adopted-a-pet-that-was-named-did-you-change-the-name#post-925075 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 21:43:53 +0000 mediagirl 925075@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We changed Nina to Clover and Demi to Thumper. Vegmama on "If you adopted a pet that was named, did you change the name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-adopted-a-pet-that-was-named-did-you-change-the-name#post-925063 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 21:40:14 +0000 Vegmama 925063@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @TurtleDoves: Ha. Sometimes we wonder if our cat totally understands us ... Just chooses to ignore it all! :) lilteacherbee on "If you adopted a pet that was named, did you change the name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-adopted-a-pet-that-was-named-did-you-change-the-name#post-925059 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 21:38:51 +0000 lilteacherbee 925059@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yep, when we got our kitten, the shelter had gone through a car phase and she was named "Acura." We renamed her Matilda. oliviaoblivia on "If you adopted a pet that was named, did you change the name?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-adopted-a-pet-that-was-named-did-you-change-the-name#post-925053 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 21:37:04 +0000 oliviaoblivia 925053@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Shelter cat was named Tai Chi when I got her. Changed it to Darla.