ðə fˈeɪs ʌvðə dˈɑːɡ wʌz skˈʌlptᵻd tə ɹᵻzˈɛmbəl fɹˈɛmɔnt pəlˈɪɾɪkəl lˈiːdɚ ænd ðə sˈɪɾiz "ɡˈɑːdfɑːðɚɹ ʌv ɹᵻsˈaɪklɪŋ" ˈɑːɹmɛn "nɐpˈoʊlɪən" stɛfˈeɪniən, wɪð hˈuːm bˈeɪɚ hæd pˈʌblɪk dˌɪsɐɡɹˈiːmənts ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z.
The face of the dog was sculpted to resemble Fremont political leader and the city's "godfather of recycling" Armen "Napoleon" Stephanian, with whom Beyer had public disagreements in the 1970s.