2009.04.17
And his name is Tusker
The good folks at the Wine Gourmet had a "name our dog" contest with the shop's customers and received over 100 entries, according the the store's e-newsletter.
They asked for the name to have a beer theme and said they got many excellent choices, including some complex titles that might have left the little fellow with an identity crisis.
"...(You) can imagine how cumbersome it would be to be calling, 'Here, little Allagash-Bud-Hoppy-Leghumper..."
Wisely, they chose to keep it simple.
They narrowed the suggestions down these three choices, copied and pasted directly from the newsletter:
3.) Barley - This was suggested by several folks. There's just something about that name, something sweet and brown. (He's sweeter than he looks.)
2.) Rogue - Another multi-suggester name and a fine one. He certainly appears to be a bit roguish. He wouldn't be out of place with an eye patch and a knife tucked into his belt
- if he like, . . . you know, wore a belt and stuff.
But finally, the winner:
1.) Tusker - It just made us laugh. His personality is certainly elephantine. He has no problem charging his much larger siblings and, as can be seen in this photo, he enjoys displaying his dental work.
The shop credited customer Jerry Clark for his winning submission. And the little pooch will make a personal appearance tonight to celebrate his new moniker.
"Tusker would love to yelp at all and will be available for oooh-ing and awww-ing over, at the store, [tonight] from 6 to 7p.m. We will, of course, be tasting out Tusker beer at that time as well."
The store is located at 2219 Franklin Road in Roanoke.
