August 26 is National Dog Day and sport fans all over social media are posting adorable photos of their four-legged friends dressed in their favorite teams' attire.
Naturally, many universities and conferences with dog mascots are following the trend on Twitter.
We're celebrating #NationalDogDay SEC Style. pic.twitter.com/67rDzciVuM
— SEC Network (@SECNetwork) August 26, 2015
Happy #NationalDogDay to our two wonderful canine mascots @GeorgetownJack & @ButlerBlue3 #BIGEAST pic.twitter.com/z6UMkoOoE9
— BIG EAST Conference (@BIGEAST) August 26, 2015
Dog, the unofficial mascot of the #CFBPlayoff, is thrilled that everyone is celebrating him today on #NationalDogDay pic.twitter.com/DikESf3Qua
— CFBPlayoff (@CFBPlayoff) August 26, 2015
Unsurprisingly, the bulldog is the popular breed for schools to adopt as a mascot:
Happy #NationalDogDay ... or #NationalDawgDay for the rest us pic.twitter.com/0G0MCFmuU1
— UGA (@universityofga) August 26, 2015
Happy #NationalDogDay! #HailState pic.twitter.com/toXDhfjIPz
— HailState (@HailState) August 26, 2015
"Where my dogs at?" Happy #NationalDogDay from Georgetown's Jack the Bulldog! http://t.co/IB0zaR8KQ5 pic.twitter.com/KmoQNSNtih
— Jack the Bulldog (@GeorgetownJack) August 26, 2015
Happy #NationalDogDay to our two favorite dogs, Handsome Dan & Nash! #YaleFootball #OffTheLeash #NashVegas #Sherman pic.twitter.com/Fjj2HXmg5q
— Yale Football (@Yale_Football) August 26, 2015
It's National Dog Day. @GeorgetownJack is pumped. #HoyaSaxa pic.twitter.com/L0Iv6gX4vQ
— Georgetown Hoyas (@georgetownhoyas) August 26, 2015
Time to wish all my canine friends a very happy #NationalDogDay! I got dressed up for the occasion! pic.twitter.com/PP0S9rKJ7h
— BryantMascot Tupper® (@BryantTuppy) August 26, 2015
Other breeds receive love as well, like golden retrievers, huskies, hounds and mixed breeds:
Happy National Dog Day to the greatest mascot in all of sports, SMOKEY! @UTSmokey_00 pic.twitter.com/FK5mKlDs2j
— Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) August 26, 2015
Wishing a very happy #NationalDogDay to our favorite furry friend @TulsaGoldie Forecast: Fast pic.twitter.com/1mbn0zTlpl
— TulsaHurricane (@TulsaHurricane) August 26, 2015
Happy #NationalDogDay #Diesel #Mission https://t.co/1a1dRy1dSC
— NIU Football (@NIU_Football) August 26, 2015
Happy #NationalDogDay! Celebrating with #WPN's favorite live mascot, Tuffy! pic.twitter.com/VXWwIlnKWe
— NC State Athletics (@PackAthletics) August 26, 2015
Happy #NationalDogDay to our one & only @Reveille IX! #tamu pic.twitter.com/tt3rtud7ed
— Texas A&M University (@TAMU) August 26, 2015
But not everyone is showing their love for the dogs today, specifically rival fans and mascots.
To be honest, I'm very conflicted about #NationalDogDay @UTSmokey_00
— Mr. Commodore (@MrCommodoreVU) August 26, 2015
Happy #NationalDogDay to our friends at @ugaalumniassoc! Glad to see you're having fun with that gift we sent. pic.twitter.com/qfnlrJH4Jc
— UF Alumni (@ufalumni) August 26, 2015
Maybe those teams could learn a lesson from Arizona, which seems to have made peace with Washington for today.
Happy #NationalDogDay, @UW, :fist bump: pic.twitter.com/dVwv8dOmP0
— Univ. of Arizona (@UofA) August 26, 2015
