Rachelle Ungerman is the Manager of The Point/Arc’s coffee shop, Point Perk, and she just happens to love dogs as much as her coffee.
The coffee shop held its first “Dog Days of August” event last month. The event had dog merch, homemade treats for the canines, and a voting for Pup of the Perk.
The final votes are in, and the winners are Tucker Kilgore, an eight-year-old Pomeranian Husky, and Fury, a one-year-old Husky Terrier.
And what Ungerman, Tucker Kilgore and Fury all have in common – firsts. “This was our first Dog Days of Summer event,” Ungerman said. “And it certainly exceeded expectations, as well as bringing the community together.”
Some thirty-one dogs entered the month-long contest, and the voting was done by staffers working at the Point-Perk as well as Perk customers.
“I wasn’t really surprised with Tucker taking the title of Vice-Pres-A-Dog,” said co-owner Chandler Lane. “I rallied for votes and had a personal campaign at the Covington Farmer’s Market every Saturday. I went to every booth asking for votes.”
Lane, a Frankfort, Ky., to Covington transplant, says she is a regular at Pont-Perk.
“I’m usually here several times a week for my favorite, the caramel latte,” she said.
The Vice-Pres-A-Dog prize packet included a gift card for The Perk, a Schitty Kit, prize Bay and a Road ID.
“This was Fury’s first prize for just about anything,” said Pres-A-Dog winner Brian Klovas, a Covington resident who works with a non-profit. “Yes, he’s a first-time winner.”
Fury’s prize packet included a gift card, Road ID, T-shirt and a Point-Perk bandanna.