Finding the perfect name for your working dog breed can be a challenge.
It’s so hard finding a name that fits your puppy’s personality and unique temperament while still sounding cool and badass enough to be memorable.
You’ve probably made your breed choice based on the typical working dog characteristics and hope that your pup will be alert, strong, intelligent, and easy to train.
Dog breeds from the working group were created to help us with various tasks.
It’s probably the most versatile dog group and the 30 recognized breeds under it excel at jobs like guarding, police work, and sledding.
Whether you are thinking about getting a Rottweiler, Husky, Doberman, or Boxer, they are all large and powerful breeds that deserve tough and badass names.
Below you will not only find 700+ badass working dog names but also inspirations for military, hunting, sled, and cool dog names.
They are divided into badass male dog names and badass female dog names.
If you cannot seem to find your perfect fit, try one of my other dog name articles:
Badass dog names for working dogs are often short, easy to memorize, and related to nature, sports, or just sound like tough dog names such as Birch, Cash, Hunter, Jax, or Odin.
My personal favorite female badass names include Akira, Cora, Hazel, Ivy, Kimber, and Yuki.
Badass Working Dog Names
| Badass Male Working Dog Names | Badass Female Working Dog Names |
|---|---|
| Abe | Abby |
| Ace | Akira |
| Albert | Alba |
| Alvin | Alessa |
| Apollo | Alexa |
| Archie | Amber |
| Arko | Anna |
| Arthur | Arna |
| Ash | Avery |
| Beau | Bailey |
| Birch | Becca |
| Blaze | Bella |
| Bolt | Betsy |
| Boxer | Betty |
| Bruce | Blair |
| Bullet | Blue |
| Buster | Brie |
| Cappy | Callie |
| Cash | Cara |
| Charlie | Casey |
| Chase | Celine |
| Chief | Cerise |
| Clyde | Chance |
| Cody | Chloe |
| Cole | Cinder |
| Colin | Cleo |
| Colt | Cora |
| Cooper | Crystal |
| Dante | Daffy |
| Dash | Daisy |
| Dave | Dakota |
| Denis | Danica |
| Diesel | Debbie |
| Drake | Delilah |
| Drew | Delta |
| Duke | Diva |
| Dylan | Duchess |
| Earl | Ebby |
| Echo | Eileen |
| Edward | Eliza |
| Edwin | Ella |
| Elias | Emery |
| Elliot | Emma |
| Emmet | Estella |
| Ernest | Esther |
| Eugene | Eve |
| Everest | Evelyn |
| Felix | Faith |
| Flame | Fancy |
| Flare | Faye |
| Flash | Fella |
| Fletcher | Fern |
| Flinn | Fifi |
| Flint | Fiona |
| Flo | Florence |
| Floyd | Floss |
| Francis | Fox |
| Frost | Freya |
| Gale | Gabby |
| George | Gemma |
| Gliss | Georgia |
| Gordon | Gia |
| Greg | Ginger |
| Griffin | Ginny |
| Gunner | Giselle |
| Guy | Grace |
| Gypsy | Grady |
| Hamilton | Hailey |
| Hank | Hallie |
| Harold | Hannah |
| Hector | Harley |
| Henry | Hazel |
| Hudson | Heather |
| Hugh | Heidi |
| Hunter | Holly |
| Ian | Ice |
| Icon | Inez |
| Igor | Irene |
| Indy | Isabella |
| Irving | Ivy |
| Ivan | Izzie |
| Jack | Jade |
| Jacob | Jane |
| Jake | Janelle |
| James | Java |
| Jason | Jess |
| Jasper | Jessie |
| Jaws | Jill |
| Jax | Jo |
| Jeff | Joan |
| Jerry | Jody |
| Joey | Jolene |
| Judge | June |
| Jupiter | Justice |
| Kai | Kali |
| Kaiser | Karla |
| Kane | Kate |
| Karl | Kathy |
| Kenneth | Katniss |
| Kevlar | Kelly |
| Khan | Kim |
| Kingston | Kimber |
| Kit | Kimbra |
| Knight | Kiska |
| Kobe | Koda |
| Kodak | Koko |
| Kurt | Korra |
| Kyle | Kylie |
| Lad | Lacey |
| Lambert | Laika |
| Lance | Lassie |
| Lawrence | Leia |
| Lee | Leslie |
| Leo | Lexi |
| Leon | Liana |
| Leonard | Liberty |
| Leroy | Lilly |
| Levi | Lisa |
| Lewis | Locket |
| Liam | Lola |
| Lillian | Lorraine |
| Linus | Louise |
| Louie | Lucia |
| Lucky | Lucy |
| Luke | Luna |
| Luther | Lyla |
| Mack | Mabel |
| Major | Macy |
| Malcolm | Maddie |
| Malfoy | Madison |
| Mark | Mae |
| Marlee | Mallory |
| Marvel | Mango |
| Mason | Maple |
| Mason | Marley |
| Master | Mavis |
| Mate | May |
| Mateo | Meadow |
| Maverick | Meg |
| Max | Melody |
| Maxwell | Mika |
| Micah | Minx |
| Monty | Mocha |
| Morgan | Myka |
| Murphy | Mystic |
| Nacho | Nala |
| Nash | Nala |
| Nathan | Nana |
| Nelson | Naomi |
| Nero | Navi |
| Nick | Nell |
| Nikita | Nema |
| Niles | Nichole |
| Noah | Nikki |
| Noel | Nina |
| Norman | Nora |
| Norris | Nova |
| North | Nutmeg |
| Oakley | Odessa |
| Odin | Olive |
| Oliver | Olivia |
| Omar | Opal |
| Orson | Ophelia |
| Oscar | Oprah |
| Overton | Orchid |
| Owen | Oreo |
| Pablo | Paige |
| Pacino | Pandora |
| Paco | Peanut |
| Parker | Peggy |
| Patriot | Penny |
| Pavlov | Pepper |
| Peter | Phoebe |
| Pilot | Phoenix |
| Potter | Pippa |
| Presley | Pixie |
| Prince | Poppy |
| Quarz | Qiana |
| Quatro | Queen |
| Quentin | Questa |
| Quill | Quinn |
| Quincy | Quinsy |
| Quinton | Qwara |
| Quiz | Qwin |
| Radar | Rachel |
| Ralp | Regina |
| Rambo | Rey |
| Randall | Rhea |
| Rascal | Riley |
| Raven | Rima |
| Rebel | Rin |
| Remi | Rita |
| Ridley | River |
| Ringo | Ro |
| Robert | Robyn |
| Robin | Rogue |
| Rocky | Rosalie |
| Rooster | Rose |
| Roy | Rosemary |
| Ruben | Roxie |
| Ruger | Ruby |
| Runner | Ruth |
| Russel | Ruthie |
| Ryder | Rye |
| Saint | Sadie |
| Samba | Sally |
| Sarge | Sandy |
| Scout | Sarah |
| Shadow | Sassy |
| Shane | Scarlet |
| Shannon | Sedona |
| Sherman | Selena |
| Shorty | Serenity |
| Skate | Sheba |
| Skipper | Shelly |
| Skye | Shirley |
| Smash | Siefra |
| Snapper | Siri |
| Snickers | Sissy |
| Snoopy | Skye |
| Spade | Snow |
| Sparky | Snowflake |
| Spencer | Sofia |
| Spike | Sorbet |
| Sport | Sparkle |
| Steve | Spirit |
| Storm | Stella |
| Stream | Sue |
| Stretch | Summer |
| Sweep | Sydney |
| Tacco | Tabitha |
| Tanner | Tama |
| Taylor | Tamara |
| Tenyson | Tara |
| Theo | Taylor |
| Tiger | Teal |
| Timber | Teegan |
| Timmy | Tess |
| Todd | Thea |
| Tom | Theresa |
| Toro | Tiara |
| Tracker | Tillie |
| Trapper | Tilly |
| Tristan | Tonka |
| Troy | Tres |
| Troy | Trey |
| Truman | Tricky |
| Tucker | Trixie |
| Turner | Trudy |
| Tyson | Tulip |
| Uber | Una |
| Ukele | Ura |
| Ulrich | Ursula |
| Usher | Utah |
| Usk | Utah |
| Ustinov | Utopia |
| Vader | Valeria |
| Vance | Velvet |
| Vandal | Venus |
| Vanish | Vern |
| Vernon | Veruca |
| Vernon | Vesta |
| Victor | Vicky |
| Victor | Vinnie |
| Viggo | Violet |
| Vince | Virginia |
| Virgo | Volga |
| Wally | Wendy |
| Walter | Willa |
| Warrior | Wilma |
| Watson | Windy |
| Willow | Winnie |
| Winston | Winter |
| Woody | Wren |
| Xanadu | Xasa |
| Xander | Xena |
| Xango | Xoe |
| Xavier | Xyla |
| Xax | Xyla |
| Yarrow | Yappy |
| Yelp | Yarra |
| Yenko | Yasmin |
| Yeti | Yo |
| Yoda | Yoko |
| Yogi | Yuki |
| Yogi | Yumi |
| York | Yuna |
| Yoshi | Yvonne |
| Yukon | Yzma |
| Zac | Zailey |
| Zack | Zara |
| Zane | Zia |
| Zap | Ziggy |
| Zarley | Zoe |
| Zeus | Zoey |
| Zipper | Zora |
| Zuki | Zuni |
| Zyron | Zuzu |
Badass Military Dog Names for Your Badass Pup
Dogs have been used in warfare since 600 B.C. Today, they are assigned special tasks such as explosives detection, guarding, and Military Police.
Their heightened sense of olfaction and ability to see in low light are extremely useful and provide an advantage in combat.
Due to their comparatively small size, they can reach places and traverse tunnels that would otherwise be inaccessible.
There are 5 main breeds that are used for military duties and roles.
German Shepherds, Belgian Malinois, Doberman Pinschers, Farm Collies (short coat), and Giant Schnauzers are preferred military dog breeds because they are athletic, intelligent, easily trainable, and have a high drive.
Especially German/Belgian Shepherds have a unique set of traits including adaptivity to climates, dependability, predictability, and trainability and are more suited for this work than any other breed.
Hunting dogs, in general, are rejected because of their prey drive and giant breeds like the Great Dane are not easily trainable and just too large for this type of work.
So if you are looking for a tough, badass military name that fits your German Shepherd or Malinois, the following list will definitely provide you with some unique inspirations.
Recommended Reading: 700+ unique female dog names
| Male Military Dog Names | Female Military Dog Names |
|---|---|
| Ace | Akelia |
| Admiral | Alpha |
| Ammo | Amelia |
| Apache | Armina |
| Blackhawk | Bazooka |
| Bomber | Beretta |
| Boots | Bethany |
| Bravo | Betty |
| Bullet | Bliss |
| Caliber | Cadence |
| Camo | Callie |
| Captain | Cameron |
| Charlie | Carbaret |
| Chevron | Carnation |
| Chief | Casey |
| Colonel | Cerise |
| Colt | Chance |
| Combat | Chestnut |
| Commander | Chinook |
| Dagger | Delta |
| Dodger | Destiny |
| Duke | Duchess |
| Emerson | Echo |
| Foxtrot | Fallon |
| G.I. | Gauge |
| General | Gloria |
| Gunner | Glory |
| Havoc | Harlow |
| Hercules | Haven |
| Hero | Heaven |
| Honcho | Hedda |
| Humvee | Hera |
| Hunter | Honor |
| Icon | India |
| Jag | Judy |
| Jake | Juliet |
| Jet | Justice |
| Koda | Kimber |
| Laser | Liberty |
| Major | Mairi |
| Marine | March |
| Maverick | Meesha |
| Max | Meredith |
| Mike | Missile |
| Nuke | Navy |
| Nukem | Nediva |
| Oscar | Onora |
| Pilot | Parris |
| Private | Payton |
| Radar | Raven |
| Ranger | Rey |
| Remington | Rhetta |
| Remmy | Ria |
| Rifle | Ridley |
| Rocket | Rogue |
| Romeo | Ruth |
| Ruger | Sandra |
| Sabot | Savannah |
| Sailor | Sawyer |
| Sarge | Scarlett |
| Scout | Scooter |
| Sergeant | Sedona |
| Shadow | Semi |
| Sherman | Shura |
| Shooter | Sierra |
| Skipper | Sloane |
| Sniper | Sonia |
| Solider | Squat |
| Striker | Sylvi |
| Tango | Tabitha |
| Tank | Tessa |
| Torpedo | Trinity |
| Tracker | Trinket |
| Trooper | Trudy |
| Uzi | Ula |
| Victor | Viper |
| Walter | Wera |
| Warrior | Willa |
| Yankee | Yong |
Badass Hunting Dog Names
Retrievers, Pointers, Hounds, Spaniels, Setters, and Terriers are not part of the working group but they share a very unique bond with their handler.
They not only work together but actively communicate through body language on the field.
If you have chosen a hunting dog to be your lifelong companion, you are probably searching for a badass name that reflects his curiosity and willingness to work with you in water as well as on land.
Animal or nature-themed names are amazing choices for hunting dogs but you could also opt for names inspired by the hunting equipment such as Gunner or Magnum.
To provide you with the best hunting dog names, I have created a whole article about 200+ Hunting Dog Names with meaning. Check them out and see what fits your puppy best.
My personal favorites are the ones that will always remind you of the beautiful landscape and nature like Meadow, Aurora, or Algon.
Badass Sled Dog Names
Sled dogs are probably the most robust and enduring dogs of all the different working group types.
Dog sledding originated in Siberia and has been around since 2,000 B.C. Back then it was used as a way of traveling.
The Husky and Alaskan Malamute were typically used for this task but there are many more breeds like the Alaskan Husky, Samoyed, and Canadian Eskimo Dog that have played an important role in the sledding history.
Even dog breeds that are not part of the sledding group have been used as such including the Poodle, Labrador Retriever, and St. Bernard.
When choosing a fitting name for your Malamute or Husky puppy, think about the snowy mountains and icy landscapes of Alaska and how your pup’s ancestors were racing over frozen lakes and traversing hostile landscapes.
Whether you are actually living in the Northern regions or in Southern regions with warmer climates, your dog will always carry a part of Alaska.
| Male Sled Dog Names | Female Sled Dog Names |
|---|---|
| Arrow | Aga |
| Ace | Akira |
| Arko | Amber |
| Aspen | Aurora |
| Bolt | Bailey |
| Balto | Blue |
| Chase | Crystal |
| Dash | Dakota |
| Echo | Eska |
| Fang | Fable |
| Frost | Freya |
| Ghost | Grace |
| Hunter | Hazel |
| Ice | Irina |
| Jiro | Java |
| Kenai | Kayra |
| Logan | Laika |
| Moose | Miska |
| Nanook | Nova |
| Odin | Odessa |
| Polar | Pandora |
| Quake | Qwin |
| Rocky | River |
| Storm | Sky |
| Snow | Snowflake |
| Siku | Suka |
| Togo | Terra |
| Timber | Tundra |
| Usk | Ulva |
| Willow | Winter |
| Xanadu | Xena |
| Yukon | Yumi |
50 Cool Dog Names
A super cool pup deserves a super cool and badass name and to give you some ideas we have collected a few name ideas to give you some inspiration.
- Ace
- Bojack
- Boomer
- Camilla
- Captain
- Cash
- Chance
- Cleo
- Cobra
- Dash
- Dove
- Drogo
- Duke
- Echo
- Escobar
- Gambit
- Gatsby
- Harper
- Hendrix
- Hera
- Jack
- Joplin
- Jude
- Justice
- Kobe
- Koda
- Kvothe
- Kyanite
- Loki
- Merlot
- Midnight
- Milan
- Montana
- Ned
- Ninja
- Nyx
- Oakley
- Olive
- Oracle
- Pearl
- Rhody
- Rick
- Ripley
- Rocky
- Sage
- Shadow
- Sky
- Tanner
- Tex
- Zeus
Here are some of my favorite puppy owner tools
Thanks for reading, I hope you’ve found the perfect name for your pup. If you’re interested in what I’ve been using as a puppy owner, here are a couple of simple tools to help you navigate life as a dog owner.
These are all products I’ve used and would recommend to my own family.
Name tag: We all hate just thinking about it… But if your pup gets lost, a stainless steel tag is not only a fancy name tag but will also help get your pup back quickly. Here’s a QR code version as a fancier version, not everybody might be able to know how to scan it though.
Playpen and/or crate: If you’re getting a new puppy, you probably need to place him or her into a playpen or crate sooner or later. While playpens are not as secure, they’re good as a safe haven or to play outdoors. Crates are great for getting your pup to sleep at night.
Puppy training treats: Every time you’re using your pup’s name for recall training, leash training, or anything else, you’ll want to pack single-ingredient dog treats. Avoid using multi-ingredient treats with unhealthy additives, just liver is what I’m mostly using for my dog (besides homemade dog treats).
Ever wondered if dogs know their name?
Now that you have hopefully found the perfect name for your future puppy, it’s time to make a few preparations. Head over to my puppy training section and gather as much knowledge as you can.