Dogs in Literature

Dog names used in literature. My favorites are Pilot and Toto. Share your favorites in the comments!

Addison - Peculiar dog in Hollow City: The Second Novel of Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Argos - Dog owned by Odysseus in Homer's Odyssey
Blue - From The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
Buck - Dog that is the main character of Jack London's The Call of the Wild
Bulls-eye - Bill Sikes' vicious dog in Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
Cavall - King Arthur's dog, sometimes called Cabal or Cafall
Crab - Launce's Dog in Two Gentlemen of Verona by William Shakespeare.
Cujo - Main character in Stephen King's Cujo. He was a St. Bernard.
Dingo - Dog in Dick Sand, A Captain at Fifteen, by Jules Verne
Diogenes - Dog in Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens
Einstein - Golden Retreiver from Watchers by Dean Koontz
Fang - Mastiff owned by Hagrid in the Harry Potter series.
Fluffy - A Cerberus owned by Hagrif in the Harry Potter Series.
Gaspode - From Terry Pratchett's Discworld
Gyp - From Adam Bede by George Eliot
Huan - Wolfhound from The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
Jip - From David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
Kazak - Kurt Vonnegut used this name for a dog in two of his novels, The Sirens of Titan and Breakfast of Champions
Kiche - a wolfdog in White Fang by Jack London
Laddie - From Terry Pratchett's Discworld
Laska - Levin's hunting dog in Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Mouse - Harry's dog in The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher
Nana - Newfoundland from Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
Pilot - Rochester's dog in Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Snowy - Tintin's wire fox terrier in The Adventures of Tintin
Toto - Dorothy's dog in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
White Fang - Dog in Jack London's White Fang
Woola - Martian 'hound' in A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs

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Place Names for Pets

These place names would work great for your pet! My favorites are Dublin, Yukon, and Orlando. Share your favorites in the comments!

Alberta - Province in Canada
Asia - The largest continent
Aspen - City in Colorado, U.S.A.
Austin - City in Texas, U.S.A.
Berlin - City in Germany
Bristol - City in England
Brooklyn - City in New York, U.S.A.
Bronx - City in New York, U.S.A.
Carolina - For U.S. States North & South Carolina
Charlotte - City in North Carolina, U.S.A.
Chelsea - Neighborhood in New York City and London
Cheyenne - City in Wyoming, U.S.A.
China - Country in Asia
Dakota - For U.S. States North & South Dakota
Dallas - City in Texas, U.S.A.
Dublin - City in Ireland
Eugene - City in Oregon
Georgia - State in the southern U.S.A.
Gobi - Desert is Asia
India - County in South Asia
Indiana - State in the Midwest of the U.S.
Ireland - County in Europe
Israel - Country in the Middle East
Jersey - Island in the English channel, and for New Jersey, a state in the U.S.
Juneau - City in Alaska, U.S.A.
Kalahari - Desert in Africa
Kent - County in England
Kenya - Country in Africa
London - Capital of England
Madison - City in Wisconsin, U.S.A.
Nevada - State in the Western U.S.
Odessa - City in the Ukraine
Orlando - City in Florida, U.S.A.
Paris - City in France
Raleigh - City in North Carolina, U.S.A
Regina - City in Canada
Sahara - Desert in Northern Africa
Savannah - A city in Georgia, U.S.A.
Sydney - City in Australia
Verona - City in Italy
Victoria - City in Canada
Virginia - State in the Southern U.S.
Yukon - River in North America, and a Canadian territory
Zaire - Country in Africa

Ghostbusters Pet Names

These names come from all three Ghostbusters films. Vinz Clortho and Zuul would be great for a pair of big dogs! Share your favorites in the comments!


Abby
Bennie
Dana
Ed
Egon
Erin
Gozer
Jillian
Kevin
Oscar
Patty
Peter
Ray
Rowan
Vigo
Vinz Clortho
Winston
Zuul

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Dodgeball The Movie Pet Names

These names are from one of the funniest movies I've ever seen, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story. Cotton Patches and Pepper are my favorites. Share your favorites in the comments!


Amber - cheerleader that Justin has a crush on
Blade - a member of the Globo Gym Purple Cobra's team
Blazer - a member of the Globo Gym Purple Cobra's team
Cotton - Cotton McKnight was an anchor for ESPN 8, The Ocho
Dwight - a member of Average Joes.
Fran - a member of the Globo Gym Purple Cobra's team. She hooks up with Owen from Average Joes.
Gordon - a member of Average Joes. He was timid, but learned to harness his inner rage.
Justin - a teenage member of Average Joes.
Kate - accountant hired by White who joined Average Joes
La Fleur - Peter La Fleur was the owner of Average Joes
Lazer -a member of the Globo Gym Purple Cobra's team
Me'Shell - a member of the Globo Gym Purple Cobras.
Ocho - ESPN 8, the Ocho, was the channel that broadcast the Dodgeball tournament
Owen - a member of Average Joes. He hooks up with Fran from the Purple Cobras
Patches - Patches O'houlihan was a famous dodgeball coach who became coach for Average Joes
Pepper - Pepper Brooks was a color analyst for ESPN 8, The Ocho
Peter - Peter La Fleur was the owner of Average Joes
Steve the Pirate - a member of Average Joes who thought he was a pirate
White - owner of Globo Gym and Peter La Fleur's Nemesis

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Classic Game Pet Names

Here is a list of names inspired by classic games. Bingo, Checkers, Cricket, Jinx, and Tiddlywinks are my favorites. Share your favorites in the comments!


Bingo
Blackjack
Boggle
Bunco
Checkers
Cricket
Dodger
Jigsaw
Jinx
Limbo
Mahjong
Marbles
Marco Polo
Othello
Peekaboo
Roulette
Rubik
Simon
Snooker
Sudoku
Tiddlywinks
Yahtzee

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Baseball Pet Names

These baseball terms would make awesome pet names for any baseball fan. My favorites are Blooper, Dugout, Homer, Mitt and Spike. Share your favorites in the comments!

Ace - the best pitcher on a team
Ash - slang for a baseball bat
Bazooka - slang for a strong throwing arm
Bender - slang for a curveball
Bingle - slang for a single.
Blast - slang for a home run
Blooper - a weak fly ball
Bullpen - area where the relief pitchers warm up
Bunt - to deliberately hit the ball weakling to a spot on the infield
Cheese - a fastball that is easy to hit.
Chopper - a ball that strikes the dirt in front of home plate
Clutch - good performance under pressure
Deuce - a curveball, because the catcher's sign for a curveball uses two fingers
Dinger - a home run
Dirt Dog - nickname for a scrappy player
Dugout - where the team's bench is located
Duster - a pitch thrown close to the batter
Fungo - a fly ball hit to practice catching
Homer - a home run
Hopper - a batted ball that takes several bounces
Looper - a softly hit ball that drops in between the infielders and outfielders
Maddux - a game where the pitcher throws a complete game shutout on 99 or fewer pitches
Mitt - a baseball glove
Pepper - a pregame exercize where one played bunts ground balls to a group of fielders
Pickle - slang for a rundown. where a runner is stranded between two bases
Pitch - throwing the ball to the batter
Rainbow - a curveball with a high arc
Slide - when a runner drops to the ground when running to the base to avoid a tag
Spike - When a runner slides into an infielder and causing an injury with the spikes of his shoes
Squibber - when the ball is hit off the end of the bat with the batter swinging very late causing a side spin on the ball
Strike - when the batter misses the pitch
Triple - a three base hit
Twirler - an old fashioned term for the pitcher
Zinger - a hart hit line drive base hit

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Toy Story Pet Names

Here is a list of names from the Toy Story Franchise. My favorites are Bullseye, Pricklepants, Trixie, and Wheezy. I'd love to hear your favorites in the comments!


Andy 
Barbie
Bo Peep 
Bookworm
Bozu
Bullseye
Buster
Buttercup
Buzz 
Chuckles
Chunk
Dolly
Hamm 
Jesse 
Ken
Lenny 
Lotso
Neptuna
Pricklepants
Rex  
Rocky
Sarge  
Scud
Sid 
Slinky Dog
Sparks
Stinky Pete
Stretch
Totoro
Trixie
Twitch
Wheezy
Whiskers
Woody 
Zurg

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