The best Patriotic dog names

Naming your dog using a patriotic theme is a fun way to show how devoted you are to your country. With a patriotic dog name, everyone will know how much you love your country.

Our patriotic dog name list consists of fun, clever names… and even a short history lesson on the United State Presidents and their dogs.

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• Clever Patriotic dog names
• Presidential dog names
• President dog names

Presidential dog names

Dogs named after our United states Presidents can be a unique way to show your patriotism.

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Presidential Pet Books

There are a few books I think you will want to read if you are a true patriotic pet enthusiast:

• The Dogs of Camelot: Stories of the Kennedy Canines
• First Dogs: American Presidents and Their Best Friends
• Presidential Pets: The Weird, Wacky, Little, Big, Scary, Strange Animals That Have Lived In The White House
• Secret Service Dogs: The Heroes Who Protect the President of the United States

George Washington (1789-1797)

John Adams (1797-1801)

• Juno (mutt)
• Satan (mutt)

Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809)

• Buzzy (Briard Sheepdog)

James Madison (1809-1817)

• No dogs

James Monroe (1817-1825)

• Buddy (Spaniel)
• Sebastian (Siberian Husky)

John Quincy Adams (1825-1829)

• No dogs

Andrew Jackson (1929-1837)

• No dogs

Martin Van Buren (1837-1841)

• No dogs

William Henry Harrison (1841-1841)

• No dogs

John Tyler (1841-1845)

• Le Beau (Italian Greyhound)

James K. Polk (1845-1949)

• No dogs, no pets

Zachary Taylor (1849-1850)

• No dogs

Millard Fillmore (1850-1853)

• No dogs

Franklin Pierce (1853-1857)

• Names unknown (Seven miniature dogs gifted)

James Buchanan (1857-1861)

• Lara (Newfoundland)
• Punch (Toy Terrier)

Abraham Lincoln (1861-1865)

• Fido (Retriever mix)

Andrew Johnson (1865-1869)

• No dogs

Ulysses S. Grant (1869-1877)

• Faithful (Newfoundland)
• Rosie (Mutt)

Rutherford B. Hayes (1877-1881)

• Hector (German Shepherd)
• Nellie (German Shepherd)
• Dot (Cocker Spaniel)
• Hector (Newfoundland)
• Duke (English Mastiff)
• Grim (Greyhound)
• Otis (Miniature Schnauzer)
• Juno and Shep (Hunting dogs)
• Jet (Mutt)

James A. Garfield (1881-1881)

• Veto (Newfoundland)

Chester A. Arthur (1881-1885)

• No dogs, had a pet rabbit and three horses

Grover Cleveland (1885-1889 and 1893-1897)

• Hector (French poodle)
• Millie, (Fox terrier)
• Gallagher (Cocker spaniel)
• Frankie (Collie)
• Name unknown (St. Bernard)
• Name unknown (Poodle)
• Name unknown (Dachshunds)

Benjamin Harrison (1889-1893)

• Dash (collie)

William McKinley (1897-1901)

• No dogs, had other pets including a parrot, roosters and kittens.

Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909)

• Blackjack (Manchester Terrier)
• Rollo (Saint Bernard)
• Pete (Bull Terrier)
• Sailor Boy (Chesapeake Retriever)
• Jack (Terrier)
• Tip (Mutt)
• Manchu (Pekingese)

William H. Taft (1909-1913)

• Caruso (small white dog)

Woodrow Wilson (1913-1921)

• Bruce (Bull terrier)
• Davie (Airedale Terrier)

Warren G. Harding (1921-1923)

• Laddie Boy (Airedale Terrier)
• Old Boy (English Bulldog)

Calvin Coolidge (1923-1929):

• Peter Pan (Wirehair Fox Terrier)
• Paul Pry (Airedale Terrier)
• Rob Roy (Collie)
• Calamity Jane (Shetland Sheepdog)
• Tiny Tim (Chow Chow)
• Blackberry (Chow Chow)
• Ruby Rough (Collie)
• Boston Beans (Bulldog)
• King Kole (Belgian Sheepdog)
• Bessie (Collie)
• Palo Alto (English Setter)

Herbert Hoover (1929-1933)

• King Tut (Belgian Shepherd)
• Pat (German Shepherd)
• Big Ben (Fox Terrier)
• Sonnie (Fox Terrier)
• Glen (Scotch Collie)
• Yukon (American Eskimo Dog)
• Patrick (Irish Wolfhound)
• Eaglehurst Gillette (Setter)
• Weegie (Norwegian Elkhound)

Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1945)

• Fala (Scottish Terrier)
• Major (German Shepherd)
• Meggie (Scottish Terrier)
• Winks (Llewellyn Setter)
• Tiny (Old English Sheepdog)
• President (Great Dane)
• Blaze (Mastiff)

Harry S. Truman (1945-1953)

• Mike (Irish Setter)
• Feller (Cocker Spaniel)

Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961)

• Heidi (Weimaraner)

John F. Kennedy (1961-1963)

• Charlie (Welsh Terrier)
• Shannon (English Cocker Spaniel)
• Wolf (Irish Wolfhound)
• Clipper (German Shepherd)
• Gaullie (Poodle)
• Moe (Doberman Pinscher)
• Pushinka (mixed breed)
  • Butterfly (Pushinka and Charlie’s pup)
  • White Tips (Pushinka and Charlie’s pup)
  • Blackie (Pushinka and Charlie’s pup)
  • Streaker (Pushinka and Charlie’s pup)

Lyndon B. Johnson (1963-1969)

• Beagle (Beagle)
• Little Beagle (Beagle)
• Him (Beagle)
• Her (Beagle)
• Edger (Beagle)
• Blanco (Collie)
• Yuki (Mutt)

Richard Nixon (1969-1974)

• Checkers (Cocker Spaniel)
• Vicki (Poodle)
• Pasha (Terrier)
• King Timahoe (Irish Setter)

Gerald Ford (1974-1977)

• Liberty (Golden Retriever)
• Lucky (Mutt)
• Misty (Libery’s puppy, Golden Retriever)

Jimmy Carter (1977-1981)

• Grits (Border collie mix)
• Lewis Brown (Afghan Hound)

Ronald Reagan (1981-1989)

• Lucky (Bouvier des Flandres)
• Rex (Cavalier King Charles Spaniel)
• Victory (Golden Retriever)
• Peggy (Irish Setter)
• Taca (Siberian Husky)
• Fuzzy (Belgian Sheepdog)

George H.W. Bush (1989-1993)

• Millie (English Springer Spaniel)
• Ranger (one of Millie’s puppies)

Bill Clinton (1993-2001)

• Buddy (Labrador Retriever)

George W. Bush (2001-2009)

• Barney (Scottish Terrier)
• Spot (English Springer Spaniel, and one of Millie’s puppies)
• Miss Beazley (Scottish Terrier)

Barack Obama (2009-2017)

• Bo (Portuguese Water Dog)
• Sunny (Portuguese Water Dog)

Donald Trump (2017-2021)

• No dogs

Joe Biden (2021-present)

• Champ and Major (German Shepherd Dogs)
  Major has become famous for being the first shelter dog ever to live in the White House.

Want more dog name ideas? We have a full library of fun dog names grouped by theme, check out the list and let us know what you decide!