Sometimes, the motivation that we need comes not for our fellow man, but perhaps from man’s best friend.

Dogs have long been apart of world culture, and certainly American culture.  From the working ranch dogs of the high plains, to the apartment-dwelling puffballs of Manhattan, Americans are absolutely smitten with their furry friends.

Maybe it’s because dogs give us hope in the goodness that exists around us.  They are eternally grateful for even the simplest of gestures, and would do for you what you’ve done for them one-thousand times over had they the ability or the thumbs.

Instead, they reward us with unconditional kindness…and maybe some life lessons along the way.

Now, one Bulldog’s determined and unexpected agility course performance is reminding Americans that, if you put your mind to it, you can do anything.

Rudy the bulldog is my Monday motivation pic.twitter.com/R82wR10HpA

— Chris L (@C_lassy23) February 11, 2019

Rudy became an overnight celebrity.

Rudy the bulldog charmed the audience at the Westminster Kennel Club agility contest in New York City over the weekend after he was spotted flying over jumps and bounding through tunnels.

The so-called “sourmug” canine had a final time of 51.63 at the agility contest, which ushers in the club’s annual dog show.

Though Rudy’s time was a bit slower than Verb the Border Collie’s winning time of 32.05 seconds, according to NJ.com, the canine quickly went viral — finding an abundance of new fans and endless support on Twitter.

Sure, Rudy may not have won the race, but he provided us with something far better than a gold medal:  A goodhearted chuckle.

The lawyer for one of the Covington Catholic kids has released a damning video detailing just how badly the left-wing media and Native America activist Nathan Phillips lied about Nick Sandmann and his fellow students during their visit to Washington D.C.

The video shows clearly that the teenagers were the ones abused by Phillips and the media, not the other way around. The video clearly shows the massive lies told about these students.

“Two weeks ago, the mainstream media, politicians, church officials, commentators, & celebrities rushed to judgment to wrongfully condemn, threaten, disparage & vilify Nick Sandmann based solely on a few seconds of an out-of-context video clip. It only takes 15 minutes to learn the truth,” the video says.

Look at lie after lie thrown at these kids:

Nathan Phillips clearly lied about every aspect of what he did that day. Just as he has lied about his military service.

The video also proves unequivocally that the media lied about what happened that day.

This video is irrefutable.

According to PJ Media:

The video was released Saturday by L. Lin Wood, the high-profile attorney who was retained by the family of Nicholas Sandmann, the 16-year-old who smiled at Phillips while the activist banged on a drum and chanted in his face. The initial viral video clip of that confrontation spurred widespread condemnation and death threats against the 16-year-old. Wood’s specialty is bringing “aggressive libel and slander suits against media organizations,” reportedly.

The release of the video came on the heels of letters sent by the Sandmann family attorneys alerting members of the media that they are about to be sued for slandering Nick Sandmann and his classmates.

Whatever else results from this, the video is a damning indictment of the lies the media doles out on a daily basis.

Follow Warner Todd Huston on Twitter @warnerthuston.