That's right, naming a dog is very important, especially in regards to their training.
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We humans develop a personal attachment to our own names at a very early age. Dogs don't do the same though, they just learn to associate the sound of their name with certain things. In the absence of human body language, the dog's name becomes the key to his understanding. In effect, a dog's name becomes a signal which tells him that the next sounds that come out of his master's mouth are supposed to have some impact on the his life. Thus a dog's name linguistically translates into something like "This next message is for you."
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[ hey guys, guess what time it is.
NOT PETTING PUPPY TIME. it's time for educational tv with kotomi, yaaaay. ]
We humans develop a personal attachment to our own names at a very early age. Dogs don't do the same though, they just learn to associate the sound of their name with certain things. In the absence of human body language, the dog's name becomes the key to his understanding. In effect, a dog's name becomes a signal which tells him that the next sounds that come out of his master's mouth are supposed to have some impact on the his life. Thus a dog's name linguistically translates into something like "This next message is for you."