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Cowboy and western dog names

Ranch, rodeo and frontier names, for a herding dog with a job or any dog with swagger.

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Girl names (8)

Bandana
A cowboy's neckerchief, pulled up against the dust
Bridle
The headgear and reins used to guide a horse
Calamity
After Calamity Jane, frontierswoman and scout
Cowgirl
A woman who rides and works cattle
Gingham
A checked cotton fabric of country dresses
Grulla
A mouse grey horse colour, Spanish for crane · Spanish
Oakley
After Annie Oakley, sharpshooter of Buffalo Bill's Wild West show
Rhinestone
A sparkly fake gem on a country singer's jacket

Boy names (40)

Amarillo
The Texas Panhandle city, Spanish for yellow · Spanish
Bolo
A bolo tie, the western string tie with a silver clasp
Bronc
An untamed horse that bucks at the rodeo
Buckaroo
A cowboy, from the Spanish vaquero · Spanish
Chaps
Leather leg coverings worn by cowboys in the brush
Chuckwagon
The kitchen wagon on a cattle drive, for a food loving pup
Cimarron
American Spanish for wild or untamed, and a river of the Santa Fe Trail · Spanish
Colorado
The river and state, Spanish for coloured red · Spanish
Concho
A silver disc used to decorate western saddles and belts · Spanish
Cowpoke
An old word for a cowboy
Coyote
The wild dog of the American West, from the Nahuatl coyotl · Nahuatl
Deadwood
The Dakota gold rush town of the Old West
Deputy
The sheriff's right hand helper in an Old West town
Desperado
A bold, reckless outlaw of the Old West · Spanish
Earp
After Wyatt Earp, lawman at the OK Corral gunfight in 1881
Greenhorn
A newcomer who has a lot to learn, for a new pup
Gunsmoke
The smoke from a fired gun
Hickok
After Wild Bill Hickok, lawman and gunfighter
High Noon
Midday, the hour of the classic western showdown
Hombre
Spanish for man, used for a tough cowboy · Spanish
Hoss
Dialect form of horse, a nickname for a big man · big dogs
Howdy
The friendly cowboy hello
Kit Carson
After the frontier scout and guide of the American West
Lefty
A nickname for a left handed cowboy
Longhorn
The long horned cattle of the Texas trail drives · big dogs
Mustang
The wild horse of the American West, from the Mexican Spanish mestengo, stray · Spanish · big dogs
Outlaw
A fugitive beyond the protection of the law · big dogs
Pardner
Cowboy slang for partner or friend
Rattler
A rattlesnake of the desert West
Rawhide
Untanned cattle hide
Rodeo
A cowboy contest, from the Spanish rodear, to round up · Spanish
Rustler
A cattle thief of the Old West, for a dog who steals socks
Showdown
The final face off of an Old West story
Sidewinder
A desert rattlesnake that moves sideways
Spur
The spiked wheel on a cowboy's boot heel
Stagecoach
A horse drawn coach that carried passengers across the West
Ten Gallon
The big cowboy hat
Texas
The Lone Star State, from a Caddo word for friends · big dogs
Tombstone
The Arizona silver town of the gunfight at the OK Corral
Wild Bill
After Wild Bill Hickok, the Old West lawman and showman

Names for either (37)

Appaloosa
A spotted horse breed, the name usually linked to the Palouse country · big dogs
Bonanza
A rich vein of ore, Spanish for fair weather or prosperity · Spanish
Buckle
A big shiny belt buckle, the rodeo prize
Buckskin
A tan horse with a black mane and tail, named after deer hide
Bunkhouse
The cowhands' sleeping quarters on a ranch
Caboose
The last car on a freight train, also slang for a bottom
Corral
A fenced pen for horses or cattle · Spanish
Cremello
A cream coloured horse, usually with blue eyes
Dogie
A motherless calf on the cattle trail, as in git along little dogie · small dogs
Eldorado
The legendary city of gold, Spanish for the golden one · Spanish
Frontier
The edge of settled land in the Old West
Giddyup
What a rider says to get the horse moving
Hoedown
A lively country square dance party
Homestead
A frontier family farm
Honky Tonk
A lively country music bar
Horseshoe
An iron shoe for a horse, nailed up for luck
Jackrabbit
The long eared hare of the western plains
Jamboree
A big lively gathering with music
Lariat
A rope for catching stock, from the Spanish la reata, the rope · Spanish
Lasso
A rope with a running noose, from the Spanish lazo · Spanish
Mesquite
A tough desert tree whose wood gives barbecue its smoky flavour · Nahuatl
Palomino
A golden horse with a pale mane, from the Spanish for young dove · Spanish · big dogs
Pinto
A horse patched in white and another colour, Spanish for painted · Spanish
Ponderosa
A tall western pine with orange bark that smells of vanilla
Posse
A group gathered to help the sheriff
Roundup
Gathering the cattle together at the end of the season
Saddle
The leather seat on a horse's back
Sagebrush
The grey green shrub of the western plains
Saloon
The swinging door bar of an Old West town
Sarsaparilla
A root beer style drink of the Old West
Stampede
A wild rush of cattle, and the Calgary rodeo festival
Stirrup
The foot loop that hangs from a saddle
Sundown
Sunset, when the cowboys head back to camp
Tenderfoot
A newcomer to the rough life of the West
Tin Star
A lawman's badge
Yeehaw
The cowboy whoop of joy
Yodel
A warbling mountain song, for a dog who sings

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