By David DiBenedetto

As promised, the long awaited results to the dog name contest are in. Your passion and creativity are to be commended. Of the 54 responses, a few common themes seemed to bubble up to the surface. One of those was naming your dog for the headaches he/she might cause in the future. There was Damnit, Bug’s (as in, always bugging me unless she’s hunting), and Pita (for pain-in-the ass).

Another trend was naming your pooch after your favorite rifle. We had Savage, Ruger, Remington, and Winchester.

Pop culture seemed to play a role as well. Gus was named after the cowboy in Lonesome Dove. Sawyer came from a character in "Lost," and Jethro after the character Leroy Jethro Gibbs on "NCIS." There was also Maggie named after the Door’s song, "Maggie McGill."

The one that really made us laugh was Balzac…which, if you’re wondering has really nothing to do with the French novelist of the same name.

Two that almost took the prize were Rebel Lighting Scout (a yellow Lab whose name comes from a mix of an old hunting vehicle and a thunderstorm that raged when the dog was first brought home) and Hondo (A Boykin named in part because the owner has a houseful of girls and a reference to John Wayne sure can’t hurt).

But in the end we decided on Shadow Brandi, a Lab pup owned and trained by a 12-year-old boy (who goes by the name Brittle on this blog). Brittle named the dog after two of his late grandfather’s favorite pooches, and he hopes to be enjoying his first hunting season with her this fall. Congrats, Brittle. Send an email with your address to: mbfcontest@gmail.com. I’ll ship the six pack of Cabela’s training dummies. Hope you and Shadow Brandi wear ’em out.

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from MaxPower wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

Congrats Brittle. I didn't dare put my dog name up since it's not a hunting dog, but I named my wiener dog Johnson.

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from Dave DiBenedetto wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

MaxPower--Sounds like Johnson would get along well with Balzack. . .

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from Sick STi wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

Congrats man!

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from pinopolis wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

Congrats, Brittle—and good luck with your pup!

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from muskiemaster wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

congratulations,
brittle hope the dummies help you and shadow brandi.

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from ranger2 wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

Excellent story, Brittle, congrats! Dave picked appropriately!

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from MyDogRem wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

Congrats, hope you have many good days a field with your dog.

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from JOHN ANDERSON wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

CONGRATS,BRITTLE,!!NICE STORY BEST WISHES AND HAPPY HUNTING WITH THE UPCOMING SEASON.

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from kelmitch wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

I hope you have a great first season with her this fall Chris and Kelly M.N.Y..

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from ggmack wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

good choice. i was great to see a young man honor his granfather in such a way.

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from FloridaHunter1226 wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

Congrats to the winner! Good luck hunting with your dog!

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from Del in KS wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

Well done, Brittle. Keep up the good work.

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from 2Poppa wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

Congratulations Brittle,that's a name not to forget!

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from BlackWater wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

Congrats Brittle

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from brw7979 wrote 2 years 42 weeks ago

Congrats Brittle. Outstanding story.

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from chadian wrote 2 years 42 weeks ago

capture your moment in history with the enduring leagacy of art. chad lavin studio. www.lavinstudio.com

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from JOHN ANDERSON wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

CONGRATS,BRITTLE,!!NICE STORY BEST WISHES AND HAPPY HUNTING WITH THE UPCOMING SEASON.

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from FloridaHunter1226 wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

Congrats to the winner! Good luck hunting with your dog!

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from MaxPower wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

Congrats Brittle. I didn't dare put my dog name up since it's not a hunting dog, but I named my wiener dog Johnson.

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from Dave DiBenedetto wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

MaxPower--Sounds like Johnson would get along well with Balzack. . .

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from Sick STi wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

Congrats man!

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from pinopolis wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

Congrats, Brittle—and good luck with your pup!

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from muskiemaster wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

congratulations,
brittle hope the dummies help you and shadow brandi.

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from ranger2 wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

Excellent story, Brittle, congrats! Dave picked appropriately!

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from MyDogRem wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

Congrats, hope you have many good days a field with your dog.

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from kelmitch wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

I hope you have a great first season with her this fall Chris and Kelly M.N.Y..

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from ggmack wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

good choice. i was great to see a young man honor his granfather in such a way.

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from Del in KS wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

Well done, Brittle. Keep up the good work.

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from 2Poppa wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

Congratulations Brittle,that's a name not to forget!

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from BlackWater wrote 2 years 44 weeks ago

Congrats Brittle

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from brw7979 wrote 2 years 42 weeks ago

Congrats Brittle. Outstanding story.

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from chadian wrote 2 years 42 weeks ago

capture your moment in history with the enduring leagacy of art. chad lavin studio. www.lavinstudio.com

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