No bones about it: Pittsburgh International Airport is officially home to America’s cutest TSA dog.

Steeler, a two-and-a-half-year-old Labrador, posed regally in front of the Franco Harris statue on Pittsburgh International’s ticketing level Tuesday as his handler, Mark Smith, adorned him with a blue first-place ribbon for winning the TSA’s annual “Cutest Canine” bracket.

Mr. Smith said that for his dog — who was born on Super Bowl Sunday in 2023 and ended up working in Pittsburgh by pure chance — winning the competition was a good omen for his namesake’s upcoming football season.

“Fate worked out for him,” he said. “The Steelers are going to the Super Bowl for sure at this point.”

But as the Steelers are still preparing to take the field next month, Steeler the dog has already been cr

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