What's Your Name, Who's Your Daddy?

This morning as I got dressed for work, Little Dog walked into the bathroom and introduced himself to me.
"My name, Little Dog" he said.
"Hi sweetie, nice to meet you Little Dog," I replied
"You name, mama."
"Yes I am, I'm mama."
"My name, a Dude."
"Your name is 'a Dude?' Really?" I asked.
"My name, a Dude." he said reassuring me with a huge smile, before he walked away.

When I came upstairs I asked NE if she had told Little Dog his name was "a dude". She cracked up. She does call him "dude" and he has just decided that this is also his name. Turns out he also calls himself "Bubs", another of his nicknames.