I used to raise Irish Setters, so when I chose my CB handle in the early 70's, I chose Red Dog. I ran with 3 or 4 guys I'd met on the CB, & they all knew me by that. Lots of guys used nicknames in the bowling alley in town, so Red Dog just naturally followed me there, and has never changed. Most folks there call me that, and always have. I'm sure some there don't even know my actual name.
My dad was Red Carpet (the name of the place he worked.) He had a giant antenna on our roof, which was really unusual in the city-suburbs & tall antennas on both their cars. The neighbors thought we were wacked!
