Calhoun: Wake-up Call

Comment of the Day: Beer Snobs Name Their Dogs Pliny and Oskar

Sit, Guinness. Roll over, Merlot. As our news blog reported yesterday, a website called rover.com, which bills itself as "the nation's Airbnb for dogs," has released a survey of the most popular dog names in 2014, and Denver ranks in the top spot as the city with the most alcohol-related...
By Patricia Calhoun
Carbonatix Pre-Player Loader

Audio By Carbonatix

Sit, Guinness. Roll over, Merlot. As our news blog reported yesterday, a website called rover.com, which bills itself as “the nation’s Airbnb for dogs,” has released a survey of the most popular dog names in 2014, and Denver ranks in the top spot as the city with the most alcohol-related dog names. The top five beer names for dogs? Guinness, Porter, Bud, Corona and Guiness again (different spelling). The top five wine names were Merlot, Bordeaux, Riesling, Malbec and Vino; and the top five liquor names were Whiskey, Jameson, Martini, Scotch and Stoli.

See also: Where Does Denver Rank on This List of Cities With the Booziest Dog Names?

Says Dave:

Beer snobs wouldn’t touch those names. They name their dogs “Pliny,” “Oskar” (same spelling, of course) or “Tres Pistoles.”

Have you encountered pets with boozy names? Food names? What’s the name you’d like to hear?

Patricia Calhoun is editor-in-chief of Westword, the alt-weekly she co-founded in September 1977. She’s been inducted into the Colorado Press Association Hall of Fame, the Association of Alternative Newsmedia Hall of Fame and the Colorado Restaurant Association Hall of Fame. She’s also received dozens of local, state and national awards for writing, including first place for feature writing and first place for column writing with the Society of Professional Journalists. Patricia is a weekly commentator on Colorado Inside Out, PBS 12’s public affairs roundtable, which has won two Emmys.

patricia.calhoun@westword.com
Editor-In-Chief Patricia Calhoun Westword has always been free, and we want to keep it that way. But we can no longer rely solely on advertising to support our newsroom. If you value independent journalism, please consider making a contribution to support our work and keep Westword forever free.
Support Us

Loading latest posts...