On 27 Jul 2006 10:00:04 -0700, "Kungo Bungo Ay"
wrote:

So i am adopting a dog and the dogs name is Bama, i dont like this name
and want to change it, is that a bad thing to do, to confuse the dog,
or will a ten month old female dog quickly adapt to the new name?

Dogs do just fine with name changes, I've found. Think of all the
shelter dogs whose prior names are completely unknown. They end up
with new names and no problems with it. I think dogs' attitude is
"call me anything, but just don't call me late for dinner." Call her
whatever you want and as long as good things come whenever you use
that name, she'll happily change what name she responds to.

--
Paula
"Anyway, other people are weird, but sometimes they have candy,
so it's best to try to get along with them." Joe Bay