It is Lindsay's turn to name the foster puppy, and she named him Omega.
Lindsay didn't know this before today, but the word Omega (Ωμέγα ...the last letter of the Greek alphabet) is commonly used to describe the last of a set, in contrast to Alpha, the first letter of the Greek alphabet.
Omega certainly will not be our last foster pup.
The term "omega" is also used when referring to the low guy on the totem pole as far as a pack of dogs. While this guy is clearly not an alpha dog, I hate to refer to him as the weakest of the pack.
Nevertheless, his name is Omega. I hope you get to meet him. He is precious.
Please join me in welcoming our new little foster guy, Omega.
It's also the name of that agency Schwarzenegger worked for in "True Lies", i.e. the last line of defense. *shrugs* So, if all the other dogs fail, Omega'll still be going strong.
ReplyDeleteGood way to look at it. He's a the last line of defense (even though he looks like a grey polar bear cub).
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