Pipp
Well-Known Member
angieluv wrote:
I don't believe in changing names if they've had them for awhile because in my experience they really do know their names. I had Dill for a least a year, probably two, when I found out his previous name had been 'Peter', and boy, did he ever respond when I called him that.
Mister is my only bunny who won't come when he's called, not because he's not ridiculously friendly but because he never seems to realize I'm calling him. I can't get his attention.
I've been trying to figure out another name closer to his old one, whatever it was. I got him last year from a place where he had only been for a month. He was probably a retired show bunny (he was bought for $2 at an auction) so I'm not sure he was called by his name an awful lot, but even after a year he responds much better to 'Bunny' than 'Mister'.
sas :twocents
We usually leave the names of animals who were surrendered  but you are right Claire.
I'll ask  about changing the names to something better ..
I don't believe in changing names if they've had them for awhile because in my experience they really do know their names. I had Dill for a least a year, probably two, when I found out his previous name had been 'Peter', and boy, did he ever respond when I called him that.
Mister is my only bunny who won't come when he's called, not because he's not ridiculously friendly but because he never seems to realize I'm calling him. I can't get his attention.
I've been trying to figure out another name closer to his old one, whatever it was. I got him last year from a place where he had only been for a month. He was probably a retired show bunny (he was bought for $2 at an auction) so I'm not sure he was called by his name an awful lot, but even after a year he responds much better to 'Bunny' than 'Mister'.
sas :twocents