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Consistently one of the most popular breeds in the United States, the Golden Retriever has ranked third among America's favorite dog breeds, for the last three years running. Their gentle natures and strong desire to please make this breed an ideal family companion. Highly intelligent, their eager and alert temperaments make them excellent hunting companions as well as competitive obedience, agility and rally dogs. These same traits, combined with their super olfactory senses, also make them one of the most valuable search and rescue, service and therapy dog breeds. With this great heritage in mind, your golden retriever is deserving of a unique and noble name. Golden Retrievers are joyful and enthusiastic hunting dogs. Uncommon Names for Golden Retriever Males By Coat  The Golden Retriever's coat comes in a variety of rich golden tones.  While their coats may be a very pale shade of gold, they may not be white or have white patches.  In young puppies, th...

By Cal119 at English Wikipedia Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers are the smallest of the retrievers, yet they have some of the biggest hearts.  Tollers are intelligent, outgoing and very affectionate. These busy dogs are always eager to please, and were bred to "toll" which means to frolic on the shoreline, in order  to attract birds of hunters' interest.   You are sure to be amused by the antics of your Toller.  These names celebrate the attributes that make the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever one of the most charming family companions. By kallerna Names for Male Duck Tollers That Celebrate their Tolling Heritage Bash Blast Caper Gambol Jester Joker Jolt Josh Party Pow Player Revel Riot Rollick Sport (Sport'n Life) Strut Spur Swagger Sway Wag Zany By Kallerna Names For Female Nova Scotia Duck Tollers That Celebrate Their Ability To Lure Waterfowl Blythe Caprice Flirt Folly Frolic Gala Glee Jinx (High J...

Famous Tycoons Make Rich Names for Dogs For many of these illustrious tycoons, just the mention of their last name brings instant recognition of untold wealth and fortunes that changed the course of a nation. If you would like to pal around with a mogul mutt or purebred prince, consider one of these rich dog names for your best friend. Bezos, Jeff Branson, Richard Buffett, Warren Carnegie, Andrew Croesus Gates, Bill Gould, Jay Green, Hetty Hilton, Conrad Hughes, Howard Hutton, Barbara Jobs, Steve Kennedy, Joe Midas Morgan, J.P. Musk, Elon Reeve Onassis, Aristotle Oprah Rockafella, John D. Rothschild Soros Pickens,  T. Boone  Tesla Tudor Vanderbilt, Commodore Windsor Pet Names From Slang for Rich and Riches When considering opulent names for cats and dogs, chose those that evoke images of the landed gentry of  the baroque era. These synonyms for the splendor of the rich as well as their riches make excellent dog names. Kitties wil...

Unique Names for Brilliant Border Collies The smartest breed known to man, the border collie's intelligence is matched most closely by that of the Poodle. Bred purely for instinct and the desire to obey orders, these dogs are little geniuses at determining what their master wants and how best to achieve it for them.   Schemers and stalkers by nature, they bend their stock and human companions equally to their will. These unique names honor the cunning talents of the preeminent performance dog.  Dodger Flair Forte Foxy Journey Keen Knack Maggie Noble Panda Prism Puzzle Raven Riddle Rhyme Rogue Rook Rune Sage Savvy Shift Shine Skein Skill Slick Spirit Toby Trek Trixie Twist Wily Wizard Worthy Catchy Names for Border Collies "The Gathering Dog" The border collie is one of only two true "gathering" breeds.  This means that the border collies likes to round up stock and bring them to their master.  You can see this...

Unique German Shepherd Dog Names Powerful Dog Names for Noble German Shepherd Dogs  If you are lucky enough to have acquired a GSD puppy or adult dog, no doubt you are seeking a majestic German Shepherd Dog name.  After all, German shepherd puppies are the second most popular breed in the United States, and deservedly so. Highly intelligent and fiercely loyal, these noble dogs are loving family pets and unparalleled protectors.  As a breed, they excel at herding, agility, as well as obedience, not to mention they make excellent schutzhund (a German word meaning "dog for protection") guardian dogs. Police departments, drug enforcement agencies, and military services the world over rely on the versatility and biddability of the German shepherd to protect facilities and sniff out bombs as well as contraband.  These puppy names have been chosen from German history to celebrate this breed's heritage as kings of the herding group, and as the ultimate guard dog and family f...