Oh, man, smack my forehead. Why didn’t I think of it when I wrote “Top Ten Jobs that Dogs Could Do” on January 12? Of course: Personal Trainer!

My hero today is that nameless, but magnificent, dalmation in yesterday’s SuperBowl Budweiser commercial. When Hank the horse misses the cut for the Clydesdale team, the dalmation takes over as his personal trainer for a whole year.

He has the horse lifting stacks of hay on a hoist, pulling a railroad flatbed car, running in the snow, and then, finally, pulling an entire train. Wow!

And all to the music from Rocky.

After all that, the dalmation gets a “high-five” from Hank, and Hank makes the Clydesdale team. It really made me cry puppy tears.

If you haven’t seen the commercial, here it is — or maybe you’d like to see it again.

I can’t have puppies, but if I could, I’d sure be thinking about Golden Retrievers with black and white spots.

If you didn’t see the comments on yesterday’s blog about Blackie, the Labrador retriever who sacrificed his life to save his owner, take a look. Blackie’s mom, Dolores, checked in, which was just lovely. I’m sure we’re all thinking about her and her family and the bittersweet feelings they must have right now.

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