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Tequila Rose 
Female: She is a reverse brindle chihuahua. She looks like she should be named Tequila!

Dottie 
My dog is from the RSPCA and she has half an ear and half a tail. We chose this name for her because when we went to look at her they brought her out for ...

Axl 
Axl is a purebred German Shepherd, the name is german, and I am also a Guns n' Roses fan, and just thought it was a very cool name!

Eclipse 
She is a black lab and, when I saw her I just thought of eclipse and it would fit her perfectly.

Shiloh 
We went to pick out a beagle puppy and being fans of the books/movies of the beagle with the same name, it was one of the choices we were considering.

When ...

Cookie 
I gave her this name because she is brown and a little black so the first thing I thought of was chocolate chip cookie so i decided to name her cookie=...

Xena 
I named my white Chihuahua after my old favorite t.v. series Xena: the Warrior Princess. Somehow my dog's attitude reminds me of her!

Timber 
Very week as puppy, Timber had a hard time keeping his footing. We would watch him and he would sway back and forth before falling over.

Lola 
She was cute like my other dog Jazzy and the name looked like it fit her. She is a cute 6 week old puppy in this picture. Is she adorable or what?

NOTE ...

Jazzy 
My family and I named her Jazzy because she was so energetic and her coat was so shiny and black. She is the cutest little thing ever. I'm sad to say she ...

Bossman 
He is a hard-headed Chihuaha that has a mind of his own. He acts like the boss and he is a male dog, so we came up with Bossman.

Piper, Phoebe, Pru 
Because we have three dogs all named after the Halliwell witches on Charmed...Pru, Phoebe and Piper

Kitty  
We gave her this name because she loves cats and she always acts like one. She pounces like a cat and also plays with things like a cat. She loves hunting ...

Bella 
My adorable Shih Tzu-Chihuahua has a sweet personality & it a light golden color. She's not too energetic, but is almost shy. Bella's perfect!

Deeyogee 
My three year old came up with this name for my mothers pug. It is pronounced D-O-G. Which you can see spells dog. Cute, huh?

Marley 
I named my Basset Hound puppy after my hero, Bob Marley. I respect Bob Marley because he stood for peace: he thought love and music could cure the world ...

Hagen, Maggie, Daisy, Pepper, Whiskey 
Hagen is short for Copenhagen. He is a big block headed yellow lab male

Maggie was a choco lab female. My wife liked the name.

Daisy is a black ...

Winston 
Winston is a Miniature Schnauzer & looks like a regal, distinguished, little old man with bushy eye brows. He simply looks like a Winston should look:...

Angel 
Because the movie "Lady and the Tramp" had that dog named Angel and our Angel looked exactly like her!! Also, because she was the sweetest dog we had ever ...

Boo 
After Boo Radley in "TO Kill A Mockingbird" the scary, misunderstood neighbor who saved the children's life.
A perfect name for my American Pit Bull Terrier....

Roofus 
Yep!

Bowzer  Not rated yet
Then name just seemed to fit him as soon as we saw him. Nic names were Boozie --da booze

Cinder Ella  Not rated yet
In the process of looking/buying a dog, considering buying a female Schnoodle and I thought that would say it all!

After plants...Briar, Lily, Ivy, Clover  Not rated yet
I love to garden and so it seems natural.

Moose  Not rated yet
Her personality is slightly clumsy, but extremely loveable and adoring. At first when the name was mentioned, it was rejected due to the fact that shes ...

Rock  Not rated yet
Our bullmastiff would just sleep all the time, and in the same position, so he reminded us of a rock.

Buddy  Not rated yet
When I got my dog, his name was already decided so I didn't want to change it. The man that sold him to me, told me that he named him Buddy because he ...

Ginny  Not rated yet
I gave her that name because she's was so smart and alert as a puppy. She's a Genie.

Bella  Not rated yet
Well when I got her I always wanted to name a dog sugar but she wouldn't come to that, and I'm a huge Beauty And The Beast fan and Twilight so Bella fit,...

Smiley, Pheobie, Roxy   Not rated yet
We give smiley his name because he was bounding of fun from the first day he was born. Pheobie got her name because it was most unusual. Roxy also got ...

Bailey Grace  Not rated yet
Because the name just seemed to fit her. I love my Beagle with all my heart, she is our life.

Clyde  Not rated yet
We gave him this name because at the time of getting him we also had one of his sisters who we had named Bonnie (we liked the name Bonnie). So we thought ...

Jepp  Not rated yet
I'm probably the biggest Johnny Depp fan ever and when I got my female basset hound I wanted her to feel a connection to my favorite actor ever! So I combined ...

Lavish  Not rated yet
I actually picked this name up from another comment on this part of the website. Would fit a male/female I believe, and it is not too difficult to pronounce....

Bella  Not rated yet
Because Bella means beautiful and she is beautiful. I love my puppy BELLA her nickname is Belly.

Capone and Brinks  Not rated yet
I've got two pit bulls. I gave Capone his name because his snout is all black. It reminded me of when men don't shave for a day or so, and their face gets ...

Knuckles  Not rated yet
He is a spunky and very high energy MinPin. He is a small dog that thinks he is as big as a full size Doby. Tough, but so so small. Perfect fit for Knuckles....

Bentley  Not rated yet
We gave it to him him because we thought it was classy and sweet.

Moe Howard  Not rated yet
We are and have been 3 stooges fans for life.

Bumpers  Not rated yet
Bumpers was always a little dopey from the start. She loves to play with soccer balls and little ones that can fit into her mouth. When she was a puppy ...

Oscar  Not rated yet
He is a black Mini Poodle x Toy Poodle and has crazy hair like Oscar the Grouch off Sesame Street. He also acts like a cartoon character so it suits him ...

Mitsy  Not rated yet
The breeder named her. At first we thought we would change it, but after looking at her, she was so small and cute that it suited her. Its not a hard, harsh ...

Booker & Bentley  Not rated yet
I gave them these names because I felt they were less common names and they suit the type of dogs they are. (both are black labs)

Uncle Charlie  Not rated yet
Because he just seems like such an old man even though he is a little puppy.

Nala, Kovu  Not rated yet
I like the Lion King and they are both (to me) very cute names, they are both german shepherds, Nala is 6 months old and Kovu is 5 and 1/2. They are both ...

Askem  Not rated yet
Well that way when people come up to you and ask you what your dogs name is.....you can simply say...."askem" hehehee get it?....askem =ask him

Moo!  Not rated yet
Me and My sister were talking one night about her new puppie BB, she said she reminded her of a cow (because she's black and white) then my sister said ...

HappyFeet  Not rated yet
She was so big and clumsy on her feet while growing so fast! Reminded me of the penguin on the move HappyFeet! Sometimes her feet couldn't keep up with ...

Buddah Adonis   Not rated yet
Because of the Greek god Adonis and Chinese god Buddha.

Barney  Not rated yet
His front paws pointed outward like Barney the Dinosaur's feet did. Also, with three children who watched Barney all the time, it was a perfect fit.

Cookie (Kooky)  Not rated yet
She is a beautiful wee dog with a gorgeous face and I think it really suits her (cookie for her normal loving days and kooky for her mad hyper days) she ...

Gelert  Not rated yet
Named after the legend of Gelert. There is a small village in North Wales(UK)called Bedgelert. There is a small shrine immortalizing this dog.

Bullet  Not rated yet
I named him Bullet because of how fast he takes off when he sees a cat, and a tribute to Steve Mcqueen movie, and to Roy Rogers "Wonder Dog" Bullet

Sheena  Not rated yet
We had gotten her form a pound when she was only 6 months old. She was going to be put to sleep because no one wanted her. So we decided to save her from ...

Cerberus  Not rated yet
Cerberus gives my German Shepherd a bold and tough name.......even though he's really a push over! And I love him to bits. Cerberus is the name of the ...

Hazel  Not rated yet
When we first got Hazel, her eyes where the color Hazel and she also is Chocolate Lab so her fur color was brown and she looked like a Hazelnut!

Indiana  Not rated yet
She's a girl, but we love Indiana Jones movies (He named himself after his dog). We called her Indy. The best dog ever but she died of cancer and we ...

Haley  Not rated yet
Haley is a 1 year old Golden Retriever. My brother-in-law named her after Haley's comet.

Sequoia Rain  Not rated yet
We wanted her to have an indian name because me, my brother and my mom do.

Smurf  Not rated yet
Because he was small and so black with blue highlights when in light. Also my daughter loved the Smurfs on TV which was popular at that time.

Rocky  Not rated yet
I gave him this name because he loves to lay on the rocks.

Scruffy  Not rated yet
He is chubby, fluffy, and cute!

Kasey Kahne  Not rated yet
Well he's a rescued greyhound and they are built for speed, and we love NASCAR, so we thought Kasey Kahne (Kasey for short) was a cute name and not harsh ...

Rhino  Not rated yet
Cause he is think and strong and bully shaped..

Godiva  Not rated yet
Well.. I wanted a name that was elegant - She is a cavalier king charles spaniel and she is from England..and Lady Godiva is the one who rode naked on ...

TJ  Not rated yet
Its a sweet name and sounds strong for my 12 lb Yorkie.

Mercedes  Not rated yet
My rotti was a very energetic dog and I just thought she looked like a Mercedes. And I also like that car.

Diesel  Not rated yet
I gave him this name because he is fueled by energy and is a very big dog. I think the name serves him well.

Annabelle  Not rated yet
Annabelle is a Dachshund and the name suits her well. She is very high maintenance and loves getting what she wants!

Ralph  Not rated yet
Nice name for a strong dog

Beefy  Not rated yet
I watch Rob & Big on a daily basis and I love their bulldog Meaty. When Rob came out with his own show "Rob's Fantasy Factory" he got his other bulldog ...

Sadie mae  Not rated yet
We found someone in WV who was giving away 8 week puppies. Sadie Mae has that country twang to it since my great Grandmothers name was Sadie Mae Jones....

Emerald  Not rated yet
I named my schnauzer that because I thought that was a cute name. I also named her that because my birthday is in may. My dog also loves that name and ...

Bandit, Sophie, Dexter, and Diesel  Not rated yet
Bandit-- I got my husband a Basset Hound, he wanted to name him Fred, but I had already picked Bandit...it just suits him. My husband loves Smokie and ...

Flint  Not rated yet
Flint came from the Flint Hills of Kansas. He is a Mini Red Merle Aussie and is also the same color as the Flint Hills.

Tallulah Rose  Not rated yet
Tallulah Rose is my red and white husky. I liked the sound of these names together on her papers, because she sounds like she should be working at Miss ...

Wrigley  Not rated yet
We named our Lab, Wrigley, after Wrigley Field. My husband is a HUGE Cubs fan!

Miles  Not rated yet
I have a German Shepherd named Miles. I named him that because when we go for our morning jog he always runs 5 miles. He leaves and goes on his own and ...

rooney  Not rated yet
We named him Rooney because all of our family are big Manchester United fans so he is named after Wayne Rooney and he's a boxer so it fitted his breed ...

Nickels  Not rated yet
I named my little yorkie Nickels because he was a little bigger than the other pups and was gonna only weigh about 5 lbs fully grown and I only paid 500 ...

Gidget  Not rated yet
We adopted Gidget, a whippet, when she was about 13 weeks. She did not have a name yet. It was a 5 hour drive home and as I thought of different names ...

Java  Not rated yet
He is a solid brindle whippet, he kind of has tigger stripes. We adopted him at 10 weeks and he did not have a name. Whippets have 2 speeds, 40mph or sound ...

Molly  Not rated yet
We gave Molly this name, as when we were in the car we were just messing around with some names and when we said Molly she loved it, and she is 7 years ...

Daisy  Not rated yet
I gave my dog this name because, well, first off that is my favorite flower and second off when I picked her out she was as white as could be, and jumping ...

A"Dori"Bull  Not rated yet
We named our dog this because we felt it fit her breed well. She is an adorable English Bulldog. We call her Dori for short.

Toto  Not rated yet
The people we got him from actually named him, but the name suited him very well. When the parents initially brought the dog home, the kids were sitting ...

Boomer Rang  Not rated yet
We named our dog Boomer Rang because we live in Oklahoma. Our favorite team is OU and they are called the Boomer Sooners. My aunts dog is named Sooner ...

Birdie  Not rated yet
Birdie is a beagle-mix we adopted from the Humane Society in 2005. It's the name she already had and responded to. It suited her looks and personality,...

Canela  Not rated yet
She was found as a stray in Mexico and as a Mexican I know her name means cinnamon in Spanish. This name fits her because she has a cinnamon colored coat....

Jack Daniel  Not rated yet
He's a schnauzer has a long beard and a big attitude and we like to drink JD.

Leon  Not rated yet
I got him for Christmas from my local shelter, he is a German Shephard/Border Collie cross. I wanted a girl dog to go with my male lab but fell in love ...

Chompers  Not rated yet
It's a fun name to shout out at the dog park when my rottweiler runs up to a small lap dog 'Chom-pers... come back here...' It makes me giggle. The look ...

Magnum  Not rated yet
Sounds like a Riche Masuline name and easy for kids to say.

Skye  Not rated yet
Skye is now a 13 year old Border Collie. We wanted to give her a Scottish name, since her parents were sheep herders. So we pulled out a map of Scotland ...

Ruby  Not rated yet
I got a bloodhound 7 years ago and somehow this named came to me and it really just fit her. She was so darn cute we must have nicknamed her a million ...

Kaly  Not rated yet
My American Stafford is name Kaly because I grew up in California, now I live in Costa Rica and my whole family still lives in California, so as soon as ...

Buttercup  Not rated yet
I gave her this name because she had brown spots on her and was as beautiful as a Buttercup...and i was a powderpuff girl fan at that time. I like it because ...

Mozes  Not rated yet
I gave him that name because he just looked like a Mozes! He is a cairn terrier and is very x a billion cute!:) He kinda looked like a rat when he was ...

Rahjah  Not rated yet
It means prince and he has been my little prince since the day he was born!!

Tasha  Not rated yet
I gave her this name cuz it stood out compared to the other names. Shes a pure Pomeranian

Achilles  Not rated yet
He's a Pitbull/Lab Mix, and when we first got him, he seemed fierce, ruthless, aggressive, and a warrior, having piercing yellow-green eyes, an all-white ...

Rocky  Not rated yet
He's a Cairn Terrier, which were used to hunt vermin in rock piles, known as cairns. So "Rocky" is an homage to his heritage. When we had a Jack Russell,...

Alias  Not rated yet
The goal was to give him a unique name, that would reflect the fact that we would have to discover his personality and his identity.

Blu-beri  Not rated yet
Blu-beri is a blue nose terrier and she has the prettiest blue eyes and when the sun shines on her coat it looks grayish blue.

Yoda  Not rated yet
My son was going through his Star Wars phase! We tried every name in Star wars history (Yoda was a cute fluffy little 10 week old puppy at this time!) It ...

Mistletoe  Not rated yet
Three years ago, I was looking on petfinder for a little chihuahua. I finally came across a little girl in a shelter on Christmas Eve. She was going to ...

Bones  Not rated yet
When we first got our dog from my dads work friend he was planning on moving and he never had time to play with him. When we originally first got him his ...

Texan  Not rated yet
I'm from Texas. I love Texas. I intend to travel and possibly live in other places. Never forget where you came from. Also- it's a STRONG name!

Cosmo  Not rated yet
My father named our dog this because the Cosmo was his favorite flower.

Fungas  Not rated yet
This was my little, black Snoodle and he was just an unattractive funny, friendly dog, so we thought of an unattractive, funny name and it fit him. He ...

Brady  Not rated yet
Big "Days of Our Lives" fan! The Bradys are a good family that are the "glue" holding Salem together. So is our dog Brady!

Rocky  Not rated yet
We named him after the movie Rocky Balboa and he was a true fighter until the end...

RIP Rocky we love you!

Storm  Not rated yet
He's a lovely black & white husky. A storm, to me, is one of nature's best examples of power and control. My dog just suited this name and has grown into ...

Copper  Not rated yet
We called our viszla puppy Copper because our 4 daughters love the movie the fox and the hound. The hound is called Copper, so they really wanted to call ...

Raider  Not rated yet
We are huge Oakland Raider fans....sad, but true!

Echo  Not rated yet
I had a rottweiler that passed away, then soon after we went out and bought a 8 week old rotti puppy and we named it Echo cause it was an Echo of the dog ...

Sessa  Not rated yet
She was an Irish Setter. My dad found the name in a book and it supposedly means "to run swiftly"
She was a sweet and gentle dog and was well loved!!! And ...

Lillihammer (Lilly for short)  Not rated yet
We got Lilly opening day of the Lillihammer Olympics - we had a second dog named Atlanta (Attie) because we got her during the Atlanta Olympics - this ...

Columbine  Not rated yet
Columbine is an elegant & beautiful name.
The Columbine is the Colorado State flower, & I love Colorado!
It fits our Wheaten Terrier Well.

alice  Not rated yet
Because my favorite movie is Alice in Wonderland. Also, because the expression on her face just fits the name.She is so curious!

Mater  Not rated yet
My son loves the movie Cars and on the way home from picking up our new pup, we saw an old tow truck that reminded him of Tow Mater and my daughter says ...

Feather and Cedar  Not rated yet
When I found out I was getting a Springer Spaniel puppy I really wanted to come up with a pretty and unique name for her. I liked the name Heather, but ...

Christian Dior  Not rated yet
What's in a name? Well, my puppy had to have a taliored made name that described exactly who he is....expensive, regal, distinguished, lavish, bold, goregous ...

Domino,Jed, Lily, and Jake  Not rated yet
Domino is a black and white Heinz 57. Half his face is black and the other half is white. He has black spots in the white areas. I tried to think of ...

Beau (bo)  Not rated yet
I liked the name & he was gorgeous!
His sister was called Ty.

Mustard  Not rated yet
Because of the color of his fur and the way he smells.

Coal and Bella  Not rated yet
Coal is a black and tan miniature dachshund and we wanted a name that would fit with his color. We originally were going to call him Charcoal, but Coal ...

Buster  Not rated yet
Our dog Buster is a 7 year old yellow lab/dalmation mix. When we got him he was the only one out of the entire litter that was yellow. All the other pups ...

Shilo  Not rated yet
Cutest little shy lab you have ever run across.

Bella, Alice, Emmett, Jake  Not rated yet
I am a HUGE Twilight fan, I have 4 dogs, their names are Bella, Alice, Emmett, and Jake. They are really great names too!

Spirit  Not rated yet
A black lab is one of the most loyal dogs in the world. When we first got this puppy, it followed my grandpa everywhere. Being my Grandpa is always outside,...

Atticus Finch  Not rated yet
I named my yellow lab Atticus Finch after the character of the same name from the classic novel "To Kill a Mockingbird"

Everyone tells me it is a fabulous ...

Rain  Not rated yet
When I went to the shelter to find a dog, it was raining outside. Most of the dogs were under cover. But this one little puppy was prancing around in the ...

Mandy  Not rated yet
I named her after the Barry Manilow song, Mandy. She was the best dog. I swear she would sway every time Barry Manilow played a slow song, and became excited ...

Scarlett O'Hara  Not rated yet
As a Saint Bernard, aside from being absolutely gorgeous like the infamous character, Scarlett is the antithesis of whom she was named for. Our Scarlett ...

Molly  Not rated yet
I gave her this name because it cute and suites a staffy.

Lucky two Times  Not rated yet
We orginally called our lab Hercules but after the two accidents that could have been fatal for our beloved Hercules we changed it to Lucky Two Times. ...

Dutch  Not rated yet
Named him after Ronald Reagan to irritate our liberal friends.

Chloe/Tess  Not rated yet
Chloe:she came with this name but I think it suits.(the black one)
Tess: we named her Tess because it is a "strong adventurous name"

Java  Not rated yet
A rescued Chesapeake Bay Retriever. We drove 26 out of 30 hours to get to him before he went for the "big sleep".
Coffee is all that kept us going, besides ...

Elwood  Not rated yet
Our other dog, Jake, was 6 when he got out of the groomer's office because she didn't quite latch the door. We looked and looked for him and while searching ...

Deisel  Not rated yet
I gave my Pit Bull Catahoula Leopard mix his name because he's very stocky and muscular! I thought of a Semi, but he's also very energetic so I thought ...

Toulouse  Not rated yet
Toulouse is a pembroke welsh corgi who, just like his namesake - the artist Henri de Toulouse Lautrec - has a normal sized torso but short, little legs....

Iggy and Teddy  Not rated yet
Iggy, because of the musician Iggy Pop (also just a cute name!), and Teddy because he is so sweet natured and looks like a teddy bear. Iggy is a golden ...

Zeus  Not rated yet
Because he is an Irish Wolfhound and the family loves Greek stuff.

The Notorious BIG aka Biggie  Not rated yet
Biggie is an 8 week old black Great Dane. The sire of his litter is 41 inches and 240 pounds. He is the spitting image of his father, so I figured the ...

Bandit  Not rated yet
I gave him this name because it fit his personality. He was snoopy, sneaky and at times very lovable!

Snow Luv  Not rated yet
His coat was as white as snow, and I loved him so much. Even though there was no snow where I live, he would act as if it was snowing.

Sue   Not rated yet
I gave her that name just outta the blue. It sounded like she was saying her own name and I thought it sounded really cute!

Duncan  Not rated yet
Because we have a family that bakes alot and Duncan Hines is a cake mix so we just had to name him that! It's so adorable! He's a Carin Terrier and a bit ...

Memi Lu  Not rated yet
We used to have a jack russell named Milo. She died when I was 7, so my mum decided to get me 1 for my 8th birthday. When I got her I instantly called ...

Salt and Pepper  Not rated yet
because one was a cute white toy poodle and the other was a cute black toy poodle!

Bella  Not rated yet
I gave my yellow lab this name because she is so sweet and is such a pretty girl. She deserved a nice name. I picked a couple of different names I liked ...

Freckles, Lady, Cookie, Gus, Chi-Chi, Pidley   Not rated yet
Freckles got hers because she has many spots on one side. Lady got hers because we thought she was a lady when we got her (wrong!!!) Cookie became Cookie ...

Zeke & Nova  Not rated yet
Zeke: is an all white lab/ german shepard mix. We picked the name from Ezekiel (God's strength). Nova: is our sweetheart Rottweiler. It means bright ...

Presley  Not rated yet
I fostered two lurcher puppies, and called one Aaron and one Presley - after the King! Aaron was re-homed and I decided to adopt Presley. He has his own ...

Dega  Not rated yet
We're NASCAR fans and Talladega is one of our favorite tracks... Dega for short! He's a big black German Shephard and seems to love the name... it's unique,...

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