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Kira. I love that name, and I think it goes nicely with the others.

I think two syllable names with a hard consonant work best as dog names.

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Birdie
Cara
Caro
Cora
Elka
Frida
Greta
Hedwig
Heidi
Peta
Thora

Gretchen or Gretel have nice growly sounds. Or Elbe, perhaps, to move away from the human?

Cute! How about Sasha, Lola, Mila or Mona?

Mina
Mira
Kira
Kita
Anika
Anouk
Anoushka
Katina
Chiara
Taia
Kaia
Maia
Layla
Stella
Mari
Marika
Marita

I like Nika 1st, Hanna 2nd

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Other suggestions (because you asked, not because I think you need more - yours are great!) drawn from German, Greek, and Russian pools, and that are short, snappy and strong but pretty (like your two options above) - good luck and let us know what you end up naming her :)

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Alina/Alita
Arina/Irina
Dunya
Echo
Freja/Freya
Gaia
Cora/Kora
Hera
Hero
Katya/Katia
Kira
Lena
Liesel/Liesl/Liesa
Maia/Maya/Maja
Maika
Megaira
Minna
Nyx
Phaedra/Phaidra
Raisa
Rike
Sigi/Sigge
Theia/Thea
Vera
Zhenya
Zita
Zia

Heidi. When I was a child, we had a beautiful, intelligent, devoted female German Shepherd and her name was Heidi.

My first dog was a female german shepherd, so I'll suggest her name: Gretchen. Gretel and Greta would be cute too.