Police Dog Names

Sniffing out and chasing down criminals, police dogs play a big role in our justice system. Set your dog up for a life of law and order by selecting one of these police dog names.

Tap the arrow to see a name's meaning, and the heart to save it to your shortlist.

Ace
Meaning: One Or Expert
Agent
Meaning: the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
Aid
Meaning: improve the condition of
Aim
Meaning: the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies
Ammo
Meaning: Short for ammunition.
Armor
Meaning: tough more-or-less rigid protective covering of an animal or plant
Arrest
Meaning: take into custody
Badge
Meaning: an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.)
Baton
Meaning: a short stout club used primarily by policemen
Beanbag
Meaning: a small cloth bag filled with dried beans; thrown in games
Belt
Meaning: a vigorous blow
Blackjack
Meaning: a flag usually bearing a white skull and crossbones on a black background; indicates a pirate ship
Blue
Meaning: The color; also a colloquialism meaning "sad"
Bolt
Meaning: Explosive leap forward or upright; the action of a rifle.
Bullet
Meaning: Projectile.
Captain
Meaning: The leader of a group of people
Case
Meaning: a specific size and style of type within a type family
Charger
Meaning: formerly a strong swift horse ridden into battle
Chase
Meaning: Skilled hunter or huntsman.
Chief
Meaning: a person who is in charge
Chip
Meaning: A word short for a chipset, or a splinter. Also the diminutive form of Charles.
Clip
Meaning: cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
Club
Meaning: golf equipment used by a golfer to hit a golf ball
Colonel
Meaning: a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
Commissioner
Meaning: a government administrator
Corporal
Meaning: possessing or existing in bodily form
Dagger
Meaning: Swordlike weapon.
Dash
Meaning: A short fast race; to move quickly.
Detain
Meaning: cause to be slowed down or delayed
Detective
Meaning: a police officer who investigates crimes
Glove
Meaning: the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball
Gun
Meaning: a hand-operated pump that resembles a pistol; forces grease into parts of a machine
Handcuff
Meaning: shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs
Helmet
Meaning: a protective headgear made of hard material to resist blows
Holster
Meaning: a belt with loops or slots for carrying small hand tools
Inspector
Meaning: an investigator who observes carefully
Knife
Meaning: any long thin projection that is transient
Knuckles
Meaning: (used in the plural) a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand
Laser
Meaning: an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation; an optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light
Launcher
Meaning: armament in the form of a device capable of launching a rocket
Lieutenant
Meaning: an officer in a police force
Major
Meaning: Better; a military rank
Martial
Meaning: (of persons) befitting a warrior
Officer
Meaning: any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
Pager
Meaning: an electronic device that generates a series of beeps when the person carrying it is being paged
Partner
Meaning: A friendly, romantic or professional affiliation.
Patrol
Meaning: maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol
Pistol
Meaning: a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
Projectile
Meaning: a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled
Radio
Meaning: an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals
Ram
Meaning: Pleasing, supreme
Range
Meaning: assign a rank or rating to
Ranger
Meaning: Gamekeeper; a rover or wanderer
Rifle
Meaning: go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way
Sap
Meaning: a person who lacks good judgment
Sarge
Meaning: As in sargent.
Scanner
Meaning: an electronic device that generates a digital representation of an image for data input to a computer
Scope
Meaning: electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities
Sergeant
Meaning: a lawman with the rank of sergeant
Sheriff
Meaning: the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
Shield
Meaning: loyal
Slug
Meaning: Slow motion.
Spray
Meaning: a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist
Squad
Meaning: a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
Strap
Meaning: a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag
Stun
Meaning: hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag
Sway
Meaning: move back and forth or sideways
Taser
Meaning: Electric shock weapon.
Trace
Meaning: Short form of Tracy.
Trek
Meaning: a journey by ox wagon (especially an organized migration by a group of settlers)
Trooper
Meaning: One who endures adversity; a brave or stalwart person
Vest
Meaning: provide with power and authority
Weapon
Meaning: any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
Zip
Meaning: Energy, vim and vigor.

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