So you’ve lovingly taken in a three–legged dog. What now? We’re here to help you answer the pressing question, “What do you call a dog with three legs?” Are there 3 legged dog names that would suit your pup?
Your brand new pet is unique and likely clever by circumstance. When someone asks your new friend’s name, they expect something creative!
That’s why we’ve compiled a list of the best 3 legged dog names, each complete with an explanation. And don’t worry, this list is far more creative than the clever but all too common name, Tripod. Keep reading to find the name that best fits your furry friend’s personality.
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Sports-Related Names for Dogs With Three Legs
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- Triathlon: Triathlon is a race that includes three activities—running, swimming, and cycling. It also requires immense strength! Is any further explanation necessary?
- Triathlete: Triathletes are the impressive athletes that compete in triathlons. We think your three-legged pup is just as awe-inspiring and worthy of the same title.
- Tricycle: If your friend is missing a front leg, this name is extra charming. Two in the back and one in the front—just like a tricycle!
- Trike:If tricycle doesn’t roll off your tongue easy enough, shorten it to trike! Trike typically refers to a three-wheeled motorcycle; two in the front and one in the back.
- Strike: Three misses to strike out in baseball and three legs to strike out your heart!
- Hat trick: A hockey term that warrants a celebration of hat tossing when the same player scores three goals.
- Hatty: A shorter version of hat trick!
- Threepeat: The name Threepeat roars champion! Chances are your three-legged boy or girl is a champ worthy of the threepeat title!
Brainy Three-Legged Dog Names 
- Pi:Pi is a play on the mathematical constant, 3.14. If you’re into math or physics, the name Pi is a fun way to symbolize that your dog does not quite have four but is still pretty impressive. If you want their name to indicate their sweetness, alter the spelling to Pie.
- Prime: Clearly, one of your furry friend’s feet got loose.
Creative Three-Legged Dog Names 
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- Flip-flop:This name is extra fun if your pup has a missing front leg as flip-flops are sandals with one strap in the front and two in the back.
- Ternion: Ternion is a rarely used word but it’s similar in meaning to a triad. In our opinion, it’s a name with singularity and some edge.
- Pogo:Pogo Sticks are fun spring toys you can place both feet on and jump up and down. When you climb on top of one, it’s almost like you have three legs.
- Slingshot:Whether you’re naming your three-legged dog after the three-wheeled vehicle or the weapon with three crucial points, the name is great!
- Intersection:Intersections, or four-way stops, give drivers three options.
- Neapolitan: Neapolitan is ice cream with three different layers of flavor, usually chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry. It’s a little bit different, like your pup! This name is fun for multi-colored three-legged dogs.
Conclusion for 3 Legged Dog Names
We hope this list of names for 3 legged dogs has helped! However, we hope you remember that your three-legged dog is just like any other pet—innately happy and in need of love. They’ve already won the jackpot going home with you, and now all that’s left to do is grant them a name symbolic of the awesome life ahead of them.
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Dr. Sabrina Kong graduated from the Royal Veterinary College in England in 2016 and has been working at a small animal clinic in Northern California since then. She grew up in the Bay Area and got her bachelor’s degree from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. She also became a Certified Canine Rehabilitation Practitioner through a program at the University of Tennessee.
When she isn’t in the clinic taking care of her four-legged patients, she enjoys traveling and trying new foods with her friends and her three-legged dog, Apollo. She adopted Apollo from her clinic when he was a puppy with numerous health issues. Dr. Kong truly cares about taking care of animals.