Most of the American Girl dolls own their own pets and have a vested interest in giving them the very best care. Some of the dolls even own more than one pet! Check out our listing below to get your own ideas for the kinds of pets your dolls could own and care for. The pet names here are all very imaginative too.
- Molly McIntire owns two terriers she calls "Bennett and Yank"
- Kaya's horse, "Steps High", and her dog "Tatlo"
- Summer McKinny's dog named "Crescent" and her cat named "Fettuccine"
- Felicity Merriman's horse, "Penny"
- Samantha Parkington's pet dog is "Jip"
- Caroline Abbott doll has a cat named "Inkpot"
- A dog called "Barksee" belongs to Kanani Akina
- Josefina Montoya's doll has a little goat called "Sombrita"
- "Bo" is a pet dog belonging to Melody Ellison
- Isabelle and Jade Palmer care for a kitten they call "Tutu''
- Kavi Sharma's pet dog is "Scamper"
- Cecile Rey has a parrot called "Cochon"
- Lila Monetti's is friend to a dog named "Mighty Mae''
- A French bulldog named "Bonbon" belongs to Grace Thomas
- A Himalayan cat called "Rascal" belongs to Marisol Luna
- "Cooper" is a lovely goldendoodle owned by McKenna Brooks
- Marie-Grace Gardner has a long-time companion dog named "Argos"
- Rebecca Rubin cares for a cat named "Pasta'' along with it's two kittens
- Kirsten Larson's cat is named "Missy"
- Chrissa Maxwell is the only American Girl Doll to own a llama and it's name is "Starburst''
- Addy Walker has a tiny yellow canary she calls "Sunny"
- Claudie Wells has a pet dog "Dizzy Dot''
- Kit Kittredge takes home a hound called "Grace"
- One of two American Dolls to own a rabbit is Julie Albright and she names it "Nutmeg"
- Isabel Hoffman has a cat she calls "Buffy"
- Nicki Hoffman calls her dog "Blossom"
- The Maryellen Larkin doll pet is a dog called "Scooter"
- Kailey Hopkin's pet is a classic golden retriever named "Sandy"
- Corinne Tan and her sister Gwynn own a dog named "Flurry"
- "Sprocket'' is the name of Nicki Fleming's dog-in-training and "Jackson" is her horse.
- Lanie Holland is another American Girl doll who owns a pet rabbit and she calls it "Lulu"
- "Picasso" is Saige Copeland's pet horse and she also has a dog she calls "Sam".
- Dogs named "Coconut" and ''Chocolate Chip" and "Honey" and "Meatloaf''' and "Pepper" and "Sugar"and ''Toasty'' plus cats named "Licorice" and "Ginger'' and "Praline'' are mascots for the American Girl Dolls in general. These are not written about in the doll character books but may be purchased for any doll to love and give a home to.
- The Kira Bailey doll fosters many kittens for a local shelter before they are given in adoption to their permanent owners.
- Tenny Grant owns a dog called "Waylon"
- "Maya" is the name of a cat owned by the Gabriela McBride doll.
- The Lea Clark doll owns the most exotic pets: a turtle named "Ginger" and a sloth who's name I do not recall.
I think these are all the pets for both the old Pleasant Company Dolls and the 18inch American Girl Dolls? But, I may have missed a few... If you can remember any others, add them in the comments below so that our readers here will know them all!