The Famous Dog Names H-M list has great names from Harvey to Junkyard and from Lord Nelson to Marmaduke. There are more than 400 exciting possibilities. Here are a few examples:
Happy: Played a role in the TV series 7th Heaven.
Jack: The first dog in the the book Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Mr. Peabody: The star of the animated TV series The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show.
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This page lists all famous dog names from H through M. Jump to anywhere in the list by clicking on the letters below.
All Famous Dog Names A – B C – G H – M N – R S T – Z
| Famous Dog Names H-M | Dog Breed | Why Dog is Famous |
| Hachiko | Akita | The legendary loyal Japanese dog. A book for children was written about this famous dog in 2004 entitled Hachiko: The True Story of a Loyal Dog by Pamela S. Turner. There was also a 2009 film called Hachiko, A Dogs Story. |
| Happy | Terrier mix | Happy played a role in the TV series 7th Heaven. |
| Harvey | Golden Retriver | Elliot’s dog in the 1982 science fiction movie E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. |
| Hector | Border Collie | In the TV movie Hecks Way Home, played by a dog named Beasley. |
| Hector | Bull Dog | The animated show The Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries by Warner Brothers is just incomplete without this bulldog. |
| Him and Her | Beagles | These are the two pets of President Lyndon B. Johnson. |
| Hobo | German Shepherd | Star of the 1960s and 1970s TV series The Littlest Hobo. |
| Hong Kong Phooey | Generic | Title character of hanna-Barbera TV series Hong Kong Phooey. |
| Hooch | Dogue de Bordeaux | Star of the movie Turner and Hooch. |
| Horand von Grafrath | German Shepherd | Born in 1895, this was the first of the German Shephered line. |
| Horrie the Wog Dog | Egyptian Terrier | Adopted by an Australian soldier during WW II, this dog became the mascot of 2/1st Machine Gun Battalion and followed the regiment through Egypt, Greece, Crete Palestine and Syria. |
| Hotdog | Generic | Jughead’s pet in the comic strip Archie since the 1940s. |
| Huan | Wolfhound | Found in the novel The Silmarillion written by J. R. R. Tolkien. |
| Hubble | Border Terrier | The innocent faced pet in the 2003 movie Good Boy! |
| Hubert | Black and Tan Coonhound | The dog cast in the 1999 film The Duke. |
| Huckleberry Hound | Generic | The star attraction of the Huckleberry Hound TV show, another Hanna-Barbera creation. |
| Huddersfield Ben | Yorkshire Terrier | This is the first Yorkshire Terrier, born in 1865 as the original dog of this breed. |
| Hunter | Golden Retriver | Seen in Road Rovers the animated television series. |
| Hush Puppy | Generic | The 1960s puppet on the TV show Shari Lewis Show. |
| Itchiford Itchy Dachshund | Dachshund | One of the dogs in the annimated film All Dogs Go to Heaven. |
| Jack | Bull Dog | The first dog in the the book Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder. |
| Jack | Mixed breed | The role of “Jack” was played by a mixed breed when Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder was adopted for TV. |
| Jean, the Vitagraph Dog | Unknown | The dog of unknown breed which was a regular actor in the silent movie era during the early 1900s. |
| Jenna | Siberian Husky | A real life character. Inspiration of the 1995 animation film Balto. |
| Jerry lee | German Shepherd | The hero of the film K-9 with James Belushi. |
| Jessie | Border Collie | Featured in the film Animal Farm. |
| Jip | Sheepdog | A must have feature in Hugh Lofting’s Doctor Dolittle books. |
| Jock | Scottish Terrier | In the animated 1955 Disney movie Lady and the Tramp. |
| Jock of the Bushveld | Pit Bull | The title character in Percy Fitzpatrick’s 1907 book Jock of the Bushveld. |
| Jo-Fi | Chow Chow | The pet of Sigmund Freud, who sat with his master in his therapy sessions. |
| Judy | English Pointer | The only dog ever to be taken as Japanese Prisoner of War during WW II. She was abroad a Royal Navy vessel which was captured by the Japanese. She was given the Dickin Medal, the highest animal military award in the UK. |
| Junkyard | Labrador Retriever mix | In the 2009 Disney movie Race to Witch Mountain, Buck plays the role of the dog. The movie also starred Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. |
| Just Nuisance | Great Dane | The only officially enlisted dog of the Royal Navy. This dog helped in boosting the morale of the soldiers during WW II. |
| Kewpie | Generic | Featuring in comic strip Born Loser by Art and Chip Sansom since 1965. |
| Kipper | Generic | Kipper appears in books as well as a Mick Inkpen-created animated TV series for children. |
| Krypto | Generic | Appeared in several Superman comic strips from DC Comics. |
| Krypto the Super dog | Great Dane | Krypto the Superdog was in an animated television series on the Cartoon Network where the hero is Krypto. |
| Ladadog | Bearded Collie | Part of the TV series Please Don’t Eat the Daisies. |
| Lady | Cokers Spaniel | Our favorite beautiful Lady in the Lady and the Tramp animated movie from The Walt Disney Company. |
| Lady | Basenji | The adorable pet in Goodbye, My Lady, a children’s book by James H. Street which was adopted into a film. |
| Lady Greyhound | Greyhound | Logo in Greyhound Lines bus company advertisment. |
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| Ladybird | Bloodhound | Appears in King of the Hill, an animated series on TV since 1997. |
| Lafayette | Basset Hound | We see this character in the 1970 Disney film The Aristocats. |
| Laika | Mixed breed | This was the first dog in space. This Russian dog went to space in the year 1957. |
| Lassie | Collie | This character enchanted a whole generation of children and their parents through the book Lassie Come Home, the movie version staring young Elizabeth Taylor, as well as a TV series that ran from 1954 to 1973. |
| Liberty | Golden Retriver | This pet of President Gerald R. Ford was a celebrity in its time and even autographed his own pictures with a paw print! |
| Lincoln | Portuguese Podengo | The socceer playing dog from the movie Soccer Dog: The Movie. |
| Little Dog | Generic | From the comic strip Little Dog Lost, this character has been entertaining readers since 2007. |
| Lord Nelson | Bearded Collie or maybe a Sheep Dog | The dog that played the dog “Ladadog” in The Doris Day Show and in the TV series Please Don’t Eat the Daisies. |
| Lou | Beagles | Starred in the 2001 movie Cats and Dogs. |
| Luath | Labrador Retriever | Lovable dog from the book The Incredible Journey. When the book was made into a movie the character name was changed to “Chance.” The breed was also changed to the American Bulldog. |
| Lucky | Golden Retriver | The dog who is the animal right hand of Dr. Doolittle in the Dr. Doolittle movies. |
| Luie | Generic | This is dog from the comic strip Overboard. |
| Mac | Siberian Husky | One of the snow dogs from the 2002 movie Snow Dogs. |
| Magenta | Generic | Another lovable character from the 1996-2002 cartoon series Blue Clues. |
| Marley | Labrador Retriever | The dog who ruled the life of journalist John Grogan who wrote about his great antics in the autobiography Marley and Me: Life and Love with the World’s Worst Dog, a New York bestseller. The book was then turned into a movie in 2008. |
| Marmaduke | Great Dane | The hero of the comic strip Marmaduke. |
| Martha | Generic | The character from the book Martha Speaks as well as the series. |
| Max | Generic | The companion of the Grinch from the Dr. Suess classic How the Grinch Stole Christmas. |
| Max | Tibetan Mastif | The genetically enhanced dog from the movie Man’s Best Friend, a horror flick from1993 |
| Max | Bulldog | The pet of the detective J.L. ‘Fatman’ McCabe from the crime thriller Jake and the Fatman that ran from 1987 to 1992. |
| Max | Siberian Husky | From the movie Eight Below that was fictionalized version of an ill-fated Japanese expedition to Antartica. |
| Maya | Siberian Husky | Another dog from the movie Eight Below. |
| McGruff | Bloodhound | The mascot for National Crime Prevention Council whom you can see in its ads since 1980. |
| Mignon | Yorkshire Terrier | Acted in the TV Series Green Acres starring Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor. |
| Millie | English Springer Spaniel | The pet dog of U.S. First Lady Barbara Bush. |
| Milo | Jack Russell Terrier | The cute pet in the famous movie The Mask, pet of Jim Carrey. The character was also featured in the animated The Mask series. |
| Minus | Generic | Featured in the famous animated series Poko by Canadian production company Halifax Film. |
| Molly | Irish Setter | Featured in the book Big Red, later made into a movie. |
| Mooch | Terrier Mix | The pet star in the film Mooch Goes To Hollywood. The role was played by Higgins. |
| Master McGrath | Irish Greyhound | A racing hero who even impressed the British Royal Family and was granted a visit. |
| Moreover | German Wirehaired Pointer | Acted in the 1972 film The Biscuit Eater from the production of The Walt Disney Studios. |
| Mother Teresa | Newfoundland | The pet in the film Must Like Dogs, where the role is played by Molly and Mabel. |
| Meatball | English Bulldog | Pet of Adam Sandler, he was also featured in the movie Little Nicky starring the actor. |
| Mr. Peabody | Generic | The star of the animated TV series The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show. |
| Muffit II | Daggit (robot; cross between a dog and a bear) | The pet in the series Battlestar Galactica on TV. |
| Murray | Border Collie mix | Maui is the one that played the role of the pet in the TV series Mad About You. |
| Munchie | Shih Tzu | Singer Boyonce Knowles’ pet dog who appeared on the cover of Animal Fair magazine. |
| Muttley | Mixed breed | Dick Dastardly, the animated series star. The series was created by Iwao Takamoto for Hanna-Barbera |
All Famous Dog Names A – B C – G H – M N – R S T – Z
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