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Job titles as dog names: Chief, Sheriff, Doc. A good fit for a working breed that takes their role seriously.

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Girl names (3)

Jillaroo
Australian word for a young woman training on a sheep or cattle station · Australian
Matron
A senior woman in charge, from the Latin matrona
Nanny
A woman employed to look after children

Boy names (85)

Abbot
The head of a monastery, from the Aramaic abba, father · Aramaic
Alderman
A senior member of a town council
Archer
One who shoots with a bow, from the Latin arcus
Bailiff
A court officer, or a steward of an estate
Baker
One who bakes bread, an English occupational surname
Barkeep
A bartender, with a handy bark in the name
Bellhop
A hotel porter who carries bags
Bishop
A senior member of the clergy, from the Greek episkopos, overseer · Greek
Blacksmith
A smith who forges iron at an anvil
Bosun
The officer in charge of a ship's deck crew, short for boatswain
Bowman
English surname for an archer · English
Brewer
Someone who brews beer
Butler
The chief servant of a house, from the Old French for bottle bearer · French
Carpenter
A builder who works with wood
Carter
One who drives a cart
Cartwright
A maker of carts and wagons
Chandler
A candle maker, and later a ship's supplier
Chauffeur
A paid driver, French for a stoker of steam engines · French
Coachman
The driver of a horse drawn coach
Collier
English surname for a charcoal maker or coal miner · English
Colonel
A senior army officer
Constable
A police officer, from the Latin comes stabuli, officer of the stable · Latin · big dogs
Corporal
A junior rank in the army
Cutler
A maker of knives and cutlery
Deacon
A church officer, from the Greek diakonos, servant · Greek
Deckhand
A sailor who works on deck
Detective
An investigator who solves mysteries, for a dog with a great nose
Draper
A seller of cloth
Envoy
A messenger sent on a special mission
Faber
Latin for smith or craftsman · Latin
Falconer
Someone who trains and flies falcons
Farrier
A craftsman who shoes horses
Ferryman
Someone who rows people across a river
Fletcher
One who fits feathers to arrows
Friar
A travelling brother of a religious order, like Friar Tuck
Gamekeeper
Someone who looks after the wildlife on a country estate
Glazier
Someone who fits glass into windows
Grocer
A shopkeeper who sells food
Gumshoe
US slang for a private detective, after quiet rubber soled shoes
Hayward
English surname for a guard of fenced land, from Old English haeg and weard · English
Helmsman
The sailor who steers the ship
Innkeeper
Someone who runs an inn
Inspector
A police officer who leads investigations, or checks things closely
Jackaroo
Australian word for a young trainee on a sheep or cattle station · Australian
Joiner
A woodworker who makes doors and window frames
Kemp
From the Middle English kempe, champion or warrior · English · big dogs
Lamplighter
Someone who lit the gas street lamps at dusk
Latimer
English surname for an interpreter, a speaker of Latin · English
Locksmith
Someone who makes and opens locks
Marshal
A high ranking officer, from the Old German marah, horse
Mason
One who works in stone
Mayor
The head of a town, for a dog who runs the street
Mercer
A dealer in fine fabrics like silk
Merchant
A trader of goods
Milkman
The early morning milk deliverer
Miller
One who grinds grain
Ostler
A stableman at an old coaching inn
Palmer
English surname for a pilgrim back from the Holy Land with a palm leaf · English
Parker
English surname for the keeper of a park · English
Parson
A country clergyman, and the Parson Russell Terrier
Pedlar
A travelling seller of small goods
Postman
The person who delivers the mail, every dog's favourite visitor
Professor
A university teacher, for a clever dog
Publican
The landlord of a pub
Purser
The officer who handles money and supplies on a ship
Reeve
An old English local official who looked after a lord's land
Saddler
A maker of saddles
Sergeant
A military or police rank, from the Latin serviens, serving · Latin · big dogs
Sheriff
A county officer, from the Old English scir gerefa
Slater
English surname for a roofer who laid slates · English
Spencer
English surname for a steward who handed out provisions · English
Stoker
Someone who feeds coal to a steam engine fire
Swagman
Australian word for a travelling worker who carried his swag · Australian
Tailor
Someone who makes and fits clothes
Tanner
One who turns hide into leather
Thatcher
English surname for a roofer who worked with straw or reeds · English
Usher
Someone who shows people to their seats
Valet
A gentleman's personal servant · French
Wainwright
English surname for a wagon maker · English · big dogs
Walker
English surname for a cloth fuller, who trod cloth to thicken it · English
Warden
A guardian or keeper of a place
Webster
English surname for a weaver · English
Wheeler
A maker of wheels for carts
Woodsman
Someone who lives and works in the woods
Wright
From Old English wyrhta, a craftsman or builder · English

Names for either (23)

Alchemist
An early chemist who tried to turn lead into gold
Apothecary
An old word for a chemist who made medicines
Astronomer
Someone who studies the stars
Aviator
A pilot of an aircraft
Botanist
Someone who studies plants
Cadet
A young trainee officer, perfect for a puppy in training · French
Cartographer
A maker of maps
Chef
The head cook in a kitchen, French for chief
Concierge
The hotel helper who can arrange anything · French
Courier
A messenger who carries packages · French
Curator
The keeper of a museum collection
Drover
One who drives stock along a road
Forester
One who looks after woodland
Lifeguard
Someone who keeps swimmers safe, for a water loving dog
Postie
Slang for the postal worker in Australia, New Zealand and Britain
Sawyer
One who saws timber
Scholar
A learned person who studies hard
Scribe
Someone who copied books by hand
Shepherd
One who tends sheep, from the Old English sceaphierde · big dogs
Taylor
From tailor, one who cuts cloth
Tradie
Australian slang for a tradesperson · Australian
Tutor
A private teacher
Weaver
One who weaves cloth, an English occupational surname

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