The Dog Days Dozen

If you know Gainesville, and we think you do, you can understand why we needed something, anything, to get us through July and August. So we put out a call for cuteness overload. Gators, you did not let us down. Here, just 12 of the many adorable submissions we received from our Dog Days of Summer request. —Tina Banner (’99 BSPR)

Long on school spirit. Tony displays his Gator gear – and a coy, over-the-shoulder pose – for Terri Bowles (’06 JD).

F is for Fluffy. Rosie wears her Gator gear proudly. She belongs to Stephen Judy who graduated from UF in 1996 with a psychology degree.

The dapper yapper. Brody, handsome in his gingham bandana, belongs to Daniella van der Merwe, who graduated in 2013 with a bachelor’s degree in materials science engineering.

Did someone say Gators? Meeko, a rescue dog from Puerto Rico, can be found showing off his Gator pride on Instagram @meekofromrico, says owner Brittany Quintero (’12 BSPR).

We heard there were snacks? Rex and Bacchus hope their cuteness scores them more game-day eats from Sharon Printy (’97 BSESS).

Grrrrrr, Gators! Sadie waits expectantly for owner Daniel King (’85 BABA, ’88 JD) to provide a suitable perch for her game-day viewing.

He drools for his school. Jojo reps for his favorite team, along with his human, Alexis Trumbull, a current UF student.

A bulldog on the winning team. Georgia lays claim to Valor’s breed, but owner Michelle Yovanovic (’92 BSESS, ‘95 MSWSS) makes sure he’s dressed for success.

Hunny is swaddled in Gator spirit, since both her owners graduated from UF. Heather Jackson graduated in 1997 with a bachelor’s in occupational therapy and husband, Lindsey, graduated with a bachelor’s in dairy science in 1994 and DVM in 1998.

UF’s newest mascot? Penny gets a campus visit with Pamela Dickrell (PhD’00, BSMEng, ’03 MSME), a UF faculty member in the engineering department.

How many dog years until football? Marley waits patiently for the start of football season. This curlytop belongs to Jennifer Boffey (’97 BAEd) and Jason Boffey (’97 BSBC, ’09 JD).

He chews(es) the Gators. In Ollie’s family, the Gator Nation runs deep. Lisa Ebel graduated with her bachelor’s in business administration in 1986; her husband, Mark, graduated with his bachelors in engineering in 1985; daughter, Emma, graduated with her bachelors in psychology in 2017; and now their son, Ethan, is a sophomore pursuing engineering.