When looking for dog names a great source of inspiration can come from famous dog names, dogs with famous owners or famous dog character names, which is exactly what you’ll see below.
Famous Dog Names
- Balto – Famous Husky sled dog who has a statue dedicated to him in Central Park, New York
- Endal – Won the award “Dog Of The Millennium”
- Sergeant Stubby – Dog who fought for 18 months in the trenches during WW1
- Dakota – Was used to find the remains of the astronauts who died in the Space Shuttle Columbia explosion
- Sadie – A dog who was as a bomb detector and saved countless lives in Afghanistan, Iraq and Bosnia
- Bothie – The first dog to visit both the North and South Poles
- Smoky – A four pound Yorkshire Terrier and a WW2 hero
Dogs With Famous Owners
- Tinkerbell & Bambi – The two Chihuahuas owned by Paris Hilton and a great example of famous dog names
- Buddy & Seamus – The two Labrador’s of former U.S. President Bill Clinton
- Rufus – Pet Poodle of Winston Churchill
- MatzaBull – The dog owned by Adam Sandler
- Him, Her & Edgar – The three dog owned by President Lyndon Johnson
Famous Dog Characters
- Snoopy – The dog in the comic strip “Peanuts”
- Lou – The family dog in the film Cats & Dogs
- Ren – The dogs name in the TV show “The Ren And Stimpy Show”
- Bruiser – The Chihuahua in the “Legally Blonde” movie
- Bouncer – Famous dog in Australian TV show “Neighbours”
