For no-frills dogs, rugged dogs, dogs that can take some heat. For dogs with a venerated, age-old mystique. Find additional inspiration with brown and tan names, strong and tough names, geology names, and cowboy and cowgirl names for those who roam untamed stretches of land.
- Acacia
- Addax
- Agate
- Agave
- Aloe
- Arabia
- Arizona
- Arroyo
- Baja
- Bajada
- Basin
- Beetle
- Bilby
- Bobcat
- Brandberg
- Bush
- Butte
- Cactus
- Cairo
- Cali
- Camel
- Canyon
- Carson
- Cassia
- Cholla
- Chuckwalla
- Cobra
- Coyote
- Creosote
- Dahna
- Dune
- Dusty
- Fennec
- Ficus
- Fox
- Gecko
- Gibson
- Gila
- Gobi
- Grand
- Granite
- Gravel
- Gypsum
- Hamada
- Heath
- Horizon
- Igneous
- Iguana
- Jerboa
- Joshua
- Kalahari
- Kavir
- Larrea
- Libya
- Locust
- Marigold
- Meerkat
- Mesa
- Mesquite
- Mirage
- Mojave
- Namib
- Nevada
- Nubia
- Oasis
- Ocotillo
- Oryx
- Pampas
- Pebble
- Peyote
- Phoenix
- Poppy
- Primrose
- Quail
- Rattler
- Rattlesnake
- Rocky
- Roo
- Roseate
- Sage
- Saguaro
- Sahara
- Sandy
- Scarab
- Scorpion
- Sedona
- Shrub
- Simpson
- Sinai
- Sirocco
- Sonoran
- Spider
- Sunflower
- Sunny
- Sunset
- Sunshine
- Syria
- Thrasher
- Tucson
- Tumbleweed
- Tundra
- Vera
- Victoria
- Viper
- Wallaby
- Wren
- Yucca
- Yuma