X Marks the Spot

"Viens, Xerxes! Viens, Xenophon! Viens, Xenia! Viens, Xenopol!"

During 1949, and for a dog's age afterwards, cries like these will bring many of France's thoroughbred poodles and poms running to their masters. It came about in the natural course of a standing Societe Centrale Canine de France (French Kennel Club) policy which decrees that all show dogs born in a given year bear the same initial. This year the club's registry reached the letter X. As France's dog lovers pored diligently over their dictionaries, they were reassured by club officials that it was not absolutely necessary to choose such names as Xantippe and Xavier. X-Rags, X-Rover or X-Spot would do just as well.

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