There's another, less well known, connotation to the name. A Google search for "Bosco" reveals that there's a Saint John Bosco. Actually, in Italian, Giovanni Melchoir Bosco (Bosco is Italian for "Forest"), who lived from 1815 to 1888, was canonized in 1934. One of "Don" Bosco's stories, in his memoirs, tells of a mysterious huge dog who appeared at times of danger or stress during Don Bosco's life, variously saving him from bandits, guiding him home when lost, and other interventions, then disappearing when the crisis no longer required its attention. [See Link, St. John Bosco's Dog]
Seinfeld fans will probably remember an episode in which the chocolate syrup Bosco figures highly. [See Link, Seinfeld Bosco Script]
Anyway, we hit on the name Bosco because of its connection with chocolate. The mysterious (angelic?) dog in Saint John Bosco's life is just an added serendipitous touch.
So unless something happens to change our minds, Bosco he shall be.
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