Dear Mercedes. What a gorgeous girl greets us today You are simply stunning! Your photo is so very lovely. What a lady!! And an incredibly big, beautiful heart to match. Hopefully, you will only have to use your amazing talents to perform practice swims! Congratulations on your VERY deserved honor as our spectacularly beautiful, loving and most heroic New Year's Eve Dog of the Day! Have a very happy and healthy new year sweet, sweet Mercedes!