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[quote=Anonymous]I think it depends on the pet. All our pets have come from the shelter. They were usually young (6 months-1 year) and were at the shelter because they couldn't remain in the situation they were in. These less-than-ideal situations meant that they either didn't have an name, except the one "assigned" to it at the shelter, or it was a name that they didn't hear a lot because their owners were neglectful. We didn't hesitate to come up with our own names for the pets. My parents recently adopted a 3 year old dog that had been in someone's home. They are keeping the name, and I would have also, because by that age and in that circumstance, I think the animal probably recognizes the name. (Also, it wasn't a bad name.) If it was a truly horrible name, I expect the animal could learn to answer to the new name, but in scenario 2 I wouldn't automatically change, only if I really didn't like the name.[/quote]
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