I see you are a novice dog owner, but most experience dog owners realize that two syllable names work best, especially for the dog. Two syllable names seem to roll off of your tongue more easily and tend to produce a better response. I use Jack, T and Hailey for general use, But to get their attention, I use the longer names- Jackson, T Bear and (since I didn't name Hailey) Hail Lee with an emphasis on the second syllable. So when Jack is digging in the trash it comes out Jack SON or Hailey is biting at Jacks paws, Hail LEE. At T's age, he only gets T anymore unless I'm talking nices to him like "T Bear, you're the best dog in the world!". Actually, T hardly ever needed two syllables (emphasis to the second added) after the teething period ended, thus the title of "Best Dog in the World".
In fact thinking about it, the last T BEAR I remember was about when T was six or seven months old. I fell asleep on the sofa for an afternoon snooze. When I woke up, I noticed holes in the love seat fringe that T had decided made good material to teeth on. Don't believe what they say about dogs not remembering things they did ten minutes later. He seemed to get the message. My black Lab Shepard also learned many years ago the difference between Damianne and Dami ANNE when I awoke to find one of my shoes was turned into trash in her mistaking it for a toy. She didn't make that mistake twice.
Enough fond memories.
In fact thinking about it, the last T BEAR I remember was about when T was six or seven months old. I fell asleep on the sofa for an afternoon snooze. When I woke up, I noticed holes in the love seat fringe that T had decided made good material to teeth on. Don't believe what they say about dogs not remembering things they did ten minutes later. He seemed to get the message. My black Lab Shepard also learned many years ago the difference between Damianne and Dami ANNE when I awoke to find one of my shoes was turned into trash in her mistaking it for a toy. She didn't make that mistake twice.
Enough fond memories.
