Squash Inspired Dog Names

Introduction

When it comes to racket sports, squash may not be the most popular, but that certainly doesn’t take away from the fact that it can be a fun, intense game that provides a significant cardiovascular workout. Even if you don’t have a court in your local neighborhood, the game itself is gaining nationwide popularity, as the United States ranks in the top three outside of Egypt and England. With it has come a fairly good sized list of terminology, techniques, famous faces and places you can use to give your dog an appropriate squash inspired name. After all, even if they’re not familiar, they soon will be once they realize there’s a new ball involved!

Squash Inspired Dog Names in Pop Culture

Featured Famous Dog with a Squash Inspired Name

Striker

Striker may not be famous in the world of squash, but he now is in the world of show dogs (and, of course, also sports a squash-inspired name, though his full title is Strike Force). In 2017, the Cocker Spaniel was named Best in Show at the AKC National Championship, chosen over nearly 5,000 other dogs. But that wasn’t his first win either.

Compared to all other dogs that competed in AKC events in 2017, Striker was the third-winningest dog and ranked top in the sporting group. Touring like a world famous band, Striker took the sporting category at a whopping 145 shows and took best in show at 42, spending nearly every day of the year on the road.

But his history doesn’t start there, it starts with his owner, Regina Beinhauer. Now, in her late 60s, Beinhauer has been breeding and showing Cocker Spaniels for over 30 years, nearly 200 of which eventually became champions. Striker, however, was not one of them. He was actually bred by Wilson and Bonnie Pike, two successful breeders in their own right. But when Beinhauer witnessed Striker in a show ring at only six months old, she knew that he would be a winner thanks to his excellent demeanor and stellar looks. She wasn’t wrong.

After years of being on the show circuit, Striker has earned himself star status. When he travels, he is carried in a sherpa bag and rests under a first class seat. He gets frequent playtime with his favorite toys (balls) so he can expend energy and gets to go back to Mike and Linda Pitts, the handlers he’s so attached to, whenever he’s not touring and competing.

But after a huge 2017, Striker may be given the ultimate status: retired. Although he’s mastered just about every competition he’s been entered into for the last few years, constantly being in the show ring can become wearisome, even for a six-year-old with a ton of energy. It takes constant obedience, good behavior, self control and often significant trimming and cleaning. For the breeders, owners and trainers, it’s just as much work and isn’t particularly lucrative, considering the near six-figure costs it takes to stay on the circuit.

But now that Striker has had his fun under the spotlight, it’s time to let him retire with those he loves most. Beinhauer said he will still be entered in a few competitions here and there but for now, his touring days are over, soon to be happily replaced with time by his family’s side.

Squash Inspired Dog Name Considerations

Coming up with a suitable squash inspired name can be a simple or more complex process depending on how much meaning you’d like to attribute through their future title. If you plan to keep it simple, try choosing the name of one of your favorite or most accomplished squash players. If you’d like a little more depth, start by making a list of your dog’s most prominent traits, as this will be the easiest point of comparison to the list we’ve made below. Then try to see where similarities crop up and don’t be afraid to get creative.

For instance, if your dog is always playfully aggressive when you partake in games together, Striker would be a great name. For a dog always in the middle of things, T would be a solid fit. For a dog that always carries around sticks or other pieces of wood (or is a racket thief for that matter), the names Timber, Racket or Ash would be good fits. For a dog that’s constantly wheeling around backwards, the names Turner and Spin would be decent. If your dog often barks when others play, the name Ref would be great.

There are plenty of ways you can go as long as you have a bit of imagination, so grab a mental ball and racket and start plugging away!

Male Squash Inspired Dog Names

Votes	Name	Vote
0	Board The lowest horizontal line on the front wall
0	Boast A shot that hits the side or back wall before the front
0	Drop A soft, low bouncing shot near the front of the court
0	Let A rally that the ref determines needs to be replayed due to an unclear outcome
0	Nick The edge of the floor that meets the bottom of the wall
0	Racket An important tool and also a game that Squash developed from
0	Rail A good shot along the side wall
0	Striker The player who is hitting the ball
0	Fault A penalized action
0	Turner As in turn, a player who physically turns to have their body follow the ball
0	Harrow After the Harrow School, the boarding school in London where the game came to fruition
0	Timber As in laminated timber, which many older rackets were made from
0	Gut As in gut strings, which used to be used before synthetic materials
0	Concord As in Concord, New Hampshire, where America's first squash court appeared
0	Ash A common material used for making rackets
0	Blue The marking for a beginner player type of ball
0	Dunlop One of few manufacturers of squash balls
0	Power A type of player who often uses powerful shots to take time away from opponents
0	Maker As in shot maker, a type of player who focuses more on accuracy to gain advantage
0	Ref As in referee, who judges the game
0	Challenge The first system used in the first British Open championship
0	Butcher After Don Butcher, the first man to win the British Open men's title
0	Knockout The style of format used since 1947
0	Cave After Joyce and Nancy Cave, both highly successful squash players
0	Karim After Mahmoud Karim, who took 4 consecutive British Open titles
0	Khan The most famous last name in squash thanks to four dominant Pakistani players
0	Barrington After Jonah Barrington, whose accomplishments gained him the nickname "Mr. Squash"
0	Hunt After Geoff Hunt, who is considered one of the game's best players
0	Palmer After David Palmer, who was No. 1 for quite a while and owns numerous champions worldwide
0	Jahangir After Jahangir Khan, who is considered the greatest player in the history of squash

Female Squash Inspired Dog Names

Votes	Name	Vote
0	Squash The sport itself, which is played with small rackets and a rubber ball
0	Drive A good, flat shot with good length
0	Quarter One of two quarters the back court is divided into
0	Rally A series of consecutive shots
0	Tin The area between the board and floor, covered in tin to make sound when struck
0	Volley A shot that is struck before hitting the floor
0	Swing Attempting to strike with the racket
0	Match A game of squash
0	T The center of the court, great for controlling
0	String What is strung through the racket to form its hitting surface
0	Rubber The material the ball is made of
0	Ussra After the USSRA, the United States Squash Rackets Association, the former name for U.S. Squash
0	Royal After the Royal Automobile Club, who helped refine the game's standards
0	Yellow One of several marks indicating a ball's level of experience (yellow is advanced)
0	Red The dot distinguishing balls for medium experience players
0	Spin As in racket spin, how it is determined who serves first
0	Pars As in PARS, AKA point-a-rally scoring
0	Retrieve As in a retriever, players who are experts with return shots
0	Attri As in attritional players, those who play on high run and shot speed to wear opponents down
0	Read After Charles Read, one of the sport's first champions
0	Cecily After Cecily Fenwick, a three-time British Open winner
0	Margot After Margot Lumb, who won the British Open five consecutive times
0	Lumb After Margot Lumb, who was the undefeated champion from 1935-1939
0	Noel After Susan Noel, the three-time championship predecessor to Lumb
0	Morgan After Janet Morgan, who dominated the sport for a full decade
0	McKay After Heather McKay, who is widely considered the sport's best ever female player
0	Nicol After Nicol David, who holds the record for being No. 1 in the world for 108 months
0	Amr After Amr Bey, who is considered the sport's first true dominator
0	Bey After Amr Bey, who ran the table from 1933-1938
0	Ramy After Ramy Ashour, considered one of the best and most successful modern young players