Brindle & Glass Publishing is named for Paddington (Paddy) Foran, a Catahoula Leopard hound (wolf-headed variety) with brindle fur and one glass eye.

He had a louche majesty about him, the aspect of royalty in exile; there never was a nobler dog. His aloofness and fastidiousness was in many ways feline — he would even clean his face by licking his front paw and dragging it across his brow as cats do. He reviled gaiety, especially dancing, and felt honour-bound to put a halt to it whenever it threatened to break out.

He enjoyed food and liquor, especially beer. Some dogs are bibliophages—book-eaters— Paddy never laid a paw or a tooth on one.

Wherever he is now, a pizza is delivered every ten minutes, and he gets to eat both the pizza and the delivery boy.