It’s National Dog Day, but you are a smart person and knew that already because your Instagram timeline is full of, well, dogs. Lots of dogs.

There are also a lot of dog mascots around college football. But, since you are a smart person, you know that the best dog mascots come from the SEC.

In honor of this fantastic, man’s-best-friend themed holiday, here are some awesome pictures of the SEC’s live K-9 mascots:

Georgia: Uga

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Mississippi State: Bully

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Tennessee: Smokey

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Texas A&M: Reveille

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