Which university has a live collie as its official mascot?

Reveille is known as the First Lady of Aggieland and is Texas A&M’s official mascot. The most widely accepted tale of how Reveille made it to the College Station campus has it happened in January 1931. While on their way back to campus from nearby Navasota, a group of cadets hit a small black and white dog. They picked up the dog and brought her back to their dorm to care for her, but since pets weren’t allowed on campus, the dog was carefully hidden. But the injured pup quickly blew her cover: the next morning, when “Reveille” was blown by a bugler to wake the cadets, the dog went wild barking, earning the name we know her by today.

During the following football season, Reveille I was officially named the mascot of Texas A&M when she led the band onto the field. Reveille I died on Jan. 18, 1944, after 13 years as the mascot. She was given a formal military funeral at Kyle Field, including a 21-gun salute. All of the deceased Reveilles, including Reveille I, are buried outside the north end of Kyle Field, where they have a special scoreboard so that they can always watch the Aggies outscore their opponents.

Reveille III was the first collie to be the mascot and every Reveille since then has been that breed. The current Reveille is the ninth in the line.

Reveille is the highest ranking member of the Corps of Cadets and wears five diamonds. The Corps Commander only wears four diamonds. Reveille appears at all official university functions.