Are you looking for a name for your new dog that’s a little different? A name that, when you call it at the dog park, won’t have 3 different pooches running up to you? Here are some ideas inspired by famous dogs if you just can’t quite come up with something unique on your own.

 

Gidget

The mascot Chihuahua of Taco Bell.

 

 

Beasley

The Dogue de Bordeaux that played Hooch in the movie “Turner and Hooch”.

 

 

Snuppy

The first cloned dog, an Afghan hound, that was born in 2005 and lived to be 10 years old.

 

 

Togo

The lead sled dog of Leonhard Seppala and his dog sled team in the 1925 serum run to Nome.

 

 

Higgins

The shelter-adopted dog actor that starred in the movie “Benji”.

 

 

Kántor

A famous Hungarian detective dog who had a show made about him. Kántor's son, Tuskó, played his own father in the show

 

 

Cheeka

A pug who appeared in the “You & I” advertising campaign of Hutchison Essar’s cellular service in India.

 

 

Owney

The stray dog that became the United States Postal Service’s mascot in 1888.

 

 

Keon

The Irish Wolfhound that holds the world record for longest tail on a dog. If you were wondering, it's 30.2 inches.

 

 

Budgie

The name of one of the two pitbull terrier singers of the dog-fronted band Caninus.

 

 

Balto

The lead sled dog of Gunnar Kaasen and his dog sled team in the 1925 serum run to Nome.

 

 

Jofi

Sigmund Freud’s Chow Chow that would calm patients during his sessions.