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I am in a bind here. My friend asked my to watch her dog. Well I had some people over, we got drunk and the dog got out. So after searching all morning (with a hangover, I might add, pretty nice of me), there was no luck.

The good news is, I was able to find a very similar dog at the pound. Now, the fur is slightly different, but I know that she shaves it a few times per year, so I figure that I can take it to a groomer and be covered there.

However, the dog answers to the name lady. My friend's dog was named Flash. How long will it take to train this dog to answer to the name flash? I only have a week before she gets home, is that enough time. I hope so, because I really don't want to deal with explaining this to her.

I will take any advice, please help.

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I suggest you not try to replace the dog. Have you exhausted all resources trying to recover the dog? Will you be able to look your friend in the face and tell her you did the best you could? If not, get busy looking for her dog instead of trying to find an easy-for-you route out of the mess you have made.

You were stupid, let alcohol rule you, and are pretty selfish to even think of replacing the dog with a shaved look-a-like. Fur does grow back you know?

I am the owner of a lab with thousands of look-a-likes. I could still pick him out of the crowd any day. I am sure you friend will be able to tell immediately that you are trying to pull a fast one. Get off the computer and go find the dog!

Time to grow up a bit, be responsible, and take the consequences.

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• You don't want to go down that route. You have no idea how much your friend will be able to tell it is not her dog straight away. I could pick my dog out of a crowd of 100 similar dogs. The best thing to do, is to come clean and help your friend search for her dog, put up posters, call the pound etc.


• Being a big dog lover myself... If someone switched out my dog i'd notice.


• it probably wont work, but you can try.
  use the name lady followed by flash so she associates them, and then you should be able to just use flash after a while.
  good luck :)


• have you went to check where your friend lives. Dogs can find their way home


• ok, right, like this is believable.
  
  Ah, she will notice. Try calling the pounds, put up flyers and offer a huge reward.


• This is a horrible idea and very wrong at that... I'd be so angry you can't even imagine if my friend lost my dog and tried to replace it instead of tell me the truth. Yes I'd be upset and angry for awhile at just losing my dog but it's the lying and trying to cover it up part that is worse... Explain to your friend what happened and that you're so sorry. That way she can at least make fliers and try to find her pet.


• if you cant be bothered to take the time to make sure your friends dog was safe while you were drinking then your not a very nice friend. and u must not think very much of your friend if you think that you can just go and get another dog to replace the one you lost and they wont know any different or be able to tell its not there dog. if your friend doesn't know its a different dog then they shouldn't be pet owners either. you are making your friend out to be dumb when its not them that is dumb it is you be a true friend and tell them the truth and help them to find their real dog.