My Puppy Sam

This is my beautiful female German Shepherd Sam

My top 3 name picks were: Emma, Samantha, and Riley.


Considering that my dog's primary quarters were going to be at my dad's house, my dad being Hispanic and all, I had to rule Riley out.

I was then going to try to play with Emma and Samantha for a couple of days to see which one I liked better.

As soon as we went to pick her up at a parking lot and I had her in my lap, I knew her name had to be Samantha; Sam for short.

I read that puppies can get confused easily and therefore should only go by a name and recommended to not use a nickname. Surprisingly she answers to both.

Since we got her we all have been calling her SAM.... so it should be a safe bet my puppy will eventually understand that that's her name.

I can't wait to start teaching her how to SIT, STAY, DOWN (to lay down), PAW (to shake paw) for starters...