We are both huge Sherlock Holmes fans…of the books, the movies, the television series. We had fun compiling this list of possible Sherlock Holmes dog names — both for girl dogs and for boy dogs — from the works of Arthur Conan Doyle. The name game is afoot!
What was the name of the dog in the Sherlock Holmes movie?
The Sherlock Holmes dog name in the movie was Gladstone. The English Bulldog was actually Dr. John Watson’s dog.
A
- Adler
- Afoot
- Arthur
B
- Baker
- Bascombe
- Baskervilles
C
- Conan
D
- Diogenes
- Doyle
E
- Elementary
G
- Gladstone
- Gregson
H
- Holmes
- Hudson
I
- Irene
K
- Kitty
L
- Lestrade
- London
M
- Mary
- Molly
- Mycroft
P
- Pips
S
- Scarlet
- Scotland Yard
- Sebastian
- Sherlock
T
- Toby (the dog!)
W
- Watson
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Paris Permenter is the award-winning co-author, with John Bigley, of over 30 pet and travel books including The Healthy Hound Cookbook and Texas with Dogs, both available through Simon and Schuster. Paris is also a member of the Dog Writers Association of America.
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