Watch: Famous bat dog retires after six seasons with minor league team…

A very good girl is hanging up her paw protectors.

Layla, the bat dog for the Clearwater Threshers, the Single-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies, retrieved her last bat on Friday.

Layla is now 13 and has been retrieving bats for six seasons. She got the gig after her owner sent a video to the Threshers in 2018 showing Layla retrieving a beer for him from the refrigerator. They asked if the owner could train her to retrieve bats; the rest is history.

Since then, she has retrieved bats at games. Layla retrieved bats for two innings during Friday’s Threshers game. Her owner has decided she should retire since she is slowing down. Layla’s sister is a candidate to replace her.