113 Fun Nicknames For Your Dog

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You did it! It was a gauntlet, but you did it! You named your dog! All those sleepless nights, all those broken friendships and disowned family members because they didn't have the proper reaction to the names you were considering, it was all worth it! And now you have a perfectly named pup... that you will rarely if ever call by her name. Every dog owner will tell you as soon as you name your dog you instantly start calling her by a slew of other nicknames, almost involuntarily. These names fall out of your mouth and you can't source how or where they come from and they often make zero sense. The great news is, it's hard to go wrong in the nickname department and you can never have too many. Here are 113 more to add to your roster.

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Formal titles before their name

Sir

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Sire

Gentleman

Mistress

Madame

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Dame

Lord

Lady

Esquire

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Excellency

His Honor

The Honorable

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Fluffy dog nicknames

Puff

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Puffers

Puffington the Third

Floofers

Floofy Doof

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Fluff and Fold

Poofy Floofy Down and Doofy

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Blowout Bernice

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Pomade Recall

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Appetizer nicknames

Guac n' chips

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Sausage Pinwheel

Loaded Mashed Potato

French Onion Dip

Veggies and Hummus

Egg Rolls

Little Meatballs

Deviled Eggs

Pizza Bagels

Seven Layer Dip

Frito Pie

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Sleepy nicknames

The Drowsy Chaperone

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Sleepy Tiger

Sluggy Bug

Tired Titan

Nap Activist

Sleepytime Tea

Slumber Slinky

Tuckered out Sam

Snoozer Mcgee

Sir Snoozes a Lot

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Small dog nicknames

Tiniest there ever was

Reigning Champion

Pocket Monster

One single pea

Snack-sized Snicker

Little Fry

Happy Meal

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Mighty Mouse

Swiss Miss Hot Chocolate

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Big dog nicknames

Huffington Post

Megatron

Mount Rushmore

Great Barrier Reef

Family-sized Pizza

Annual Pass

Hippo

Buffalo Wild Wings

Horse Right Here His Name is Paul Revere

Marvel Comics

Tiny Tim

Lap Dog

Buckingham Palace

UltraTron

New York Times Best Seller

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Dainty descriptives before their name

Elegant

Exquisite

Graceful

Lacy

Petite

Choice

Darling

Lovely

Trim

Charm Bomb

Precious

Refine

Rare Gem

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Athletic and professional titles before their name

Doctor

Professor

Judge

Chancellor

Secretary

Vice President

Commander in Chief

President

Coach

Assistant Coach

Intern

C.E.O

C.O.O.

MVP

VIP

Goalie

General

Captain

Sheriff

Private

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Mischievous nicknames

Perpetrator

Scoundrel

Sneaky Pete

Suspect Sally

Didn't Do it

Bacon Bandit

Sylvester Sly zone

Fugitive

Criminal at large

Eye Witness

Alibi Albert

America's Most Wanted

Cookie Criminal

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