Big dogs are brilliant—there's quite literally more of them to love! While diminutive lap dogs are fun, energetic companions in their own right (and we'd never speak ill of them), it's the big boys ...

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The results are in! Here are the top dog names for 2025. Naming a family dog is the ultimate group project, one that kids and adults take pretty seriously. Working together, each person tosses out ...

Picking the perfect name for your new dog is a big decision—one that reflects personality, family culture, and sometimes even the latest pop culture craze. After all, it’s a name you’ll be calling out ...

They have names that could make a random password generator cry uncle. Meet, for example, GCHG CH Calicops Sassafras Gonnakikurass. “She’s a saucy girl. Her name says it all,” Fred Ortiz said as he ...

Truth: Americans love their pets—and dogs most of all, per a recent survey from the American Pet Products Association (APPA), which tallied 68 million canines in U.S. homes in 2025. We happily spend ...

The American Kennel Club released its annual list of the most popular dog names, which continues the canines registered with the organization Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been ...

New Yorkers are mutts for this name. Big Apple dog owners once again looked to the light-polluted sky for inspiration when it came to naming their pet — with Luna crowned as the top dog name for the ...