There are countless dog characters in comic strips, and if you are a comic fan you could choose a comic-inspired name for your boy or girl puppy. Here comes our selection of
famous comic dog names after well-known dog characters. For example, Ruff was Dennis the Menace’s pups title, and Snoopy is a favorite character from the comic strip Peanuts. Check out the below list for the complete options of comic strip dog names.
Ace: The comic book character Ace the Bat-Hound was the canine crime-fighting partner of Batman and Robin in DC Comics of the 1950s and 1960s.
Andy: Mark's faithful Saint Bernard in the newspaper comic strip Mark Trail created by the American cartoonist Ed Dodd.
Beauregard: A recurring hound dog character in comic strip Pogo.
Bolivar: A non-anthropomorphic St. Bernard dog belonging to Donald Duck.
Daisy: The Bumsteads' family dog in the comic strip Blondie, whose best friend is Dagwood.
Dogbert: Dilbert's anthropomorphic talking pet dog from the Dilbert comic strip.
Dollar: Rich family dog in the comic strip Richie Rich, it looks like a Dalmatian, but with dollar signs instead of spots.
Elektra: Cathy's dog in the comic strip Cathy, which was rescued from the animal shelter as a puppy.
Farley: The family sheepdog who lost his life while saving April Patterson in the comic strip Better or Worse.
Hotdog: Jughead Jones' pet dog and bestfriend in the comic strip Archie.
Krypto: A fictional character in the comic strip Superman, also known as Superdog, he is Superman's pet dog.
Marmaduke: A messy but lovable Great Dane owned by the Winslow family in the newspaper comic strip Marmaduke.
Odie: A fictional character who appears in the Jim Davis comic strip Garfield.
Otto: Sgt. Snorkel's anthropomorphic in the comic strip Beetle Bailey, look-alike bulldog whom Sarge dresses up the same as himself.
Poochie: Nancy's nondescript dog in the comic strip Nancy.
Puddles: Luann's dog in the comic strip LuAnn, so named for his tendency to wee in the wrong spots.
Rosebud: The world's last basselope in American comic strip Bloom County by Berkeley Breathed, a cross between a basset hound and an antelope.
Ruff: Dennis's big, lovable, faithful Airedale mix dog and best pal in the comic strip Dennis the Menace.
Sam: A shaggy-haired mutt, one of the two family dogs in the comic strip Family Circus.
Sandy: Annie's dog rescued from a gang of abusive boys in daily American comic strip Little Orphan Annie.
Snert: Hagar's hunting dog in the American comic strip Hagar the Horrible.
Snoopy: Charlie Brown's pet beagle in the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz.
Spike: Snoopy's brother who lives alone in the California desert in the Peanuts comic strip by Charles M. Schulz.
Wally: The Drabbles' hyperactive dachshund in the internationally syndicated comic strip Drabble.
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