The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has announced its 2025 top canine of the year.

This announcement comes on National Dog Day, celebrated each year on August 26.

Steeler is top canine of the year

The TSA voted and named Steeler, a 2½-year-old Labrador retriever from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT), the 2025 top canine of the year.

According to the government agency, the explosives detection canine works alongside his handler, Mark Smith, at PIT providing explosives detection capabilities as part of TSA’s multilayered security approach.

Although Steeler has only been on the job for just over one year, the TSA said he keeps the traveling public safe through his sniffing abilities and "is already making a significant imprint on PIT."

Steeler and the rest of his lit

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