UW Mascot 'Dubs' Announces Retirement

SEATTLE, WA - He's been a very good boy for the last 10 years, but it's time for University of Washington mascot Dubs to take a break. The 10-year-old Alaskan malamute this week took to Facebook to announce his retirement at the end of the 2018 season.

With remarkably good typing skills and syntax for a canine, here's what Dubs wrote on Facebook:

"It's hard to believe it's been nearly 10 years since, as a little pop, I first took the filed at Husky Stadium, following in the legendary paw prints of the likes of Denali, Redoubt, and my immediate predecessor, Spirit.

"What a journey! It has been the honor of a lifetime to represent this great university on and off the field.

"As I reflect on the great memories, I realize the time is coming for this old dawg to pass the collar onto the next generation. The 2018 football season shall be my last.

"While I will miss the thunderous cheers from my corner of Husky Stadium field, I am excited to spend more time with my family, frolicking in the fields of my own backyard.

CAPTION: Washington mascot Dubs, an Alaskan malamute dog, waits with his handler before an NCAA college football game against California Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017, in Seattle.

Photo by Elaine Thompson/Associated Press