
and that Liesl would make a great name for a German Shepherd so we used it. 
Pea-n-Me said:We have a tradition in naming our dogs which we think honors nicely the dogs who've left us before them. We use the current dog's name, then the previous dog's name with Kemosabe (the Indian word for friend) on the end. So each dog is special yet connected to all of our other dogs too. It seems to help us cope with losing one and getting another.![]()
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I surprised him with a collie and named it Spider because he went to University of Richmond, whose mascot is the Spiders.
Pea-n-Me said:My dog's name is Liesl, named after the oldest daughter in The Sound of Music. The actress who played Liesl, Charmian Carr, wrote a book about the making of the movie. I wrote to her and she quoted me in her second book. We thought that was prettyand that Liesl would make a great name for a German Shepherd so we used it.
Yes, it is!CookieGVB said:How cool is that? I recently bought one of her books for my friend, since I know she loves the Sound of Music.
Is it "Forever Liesl"?
I'm sure she'll enjoy it. It's a great book if you're a fan of the movie. Cool gift BTW. 
) I guess it was the same bonding thing that happens to ducks when they come out of their shells, since he has adoped me as his mom
and follows me everywhere.....sleeps on the floor on my side of the bed, follows me to the bathroom in the middle of the night, and back to bed. He is constantly under my feet.