# @macjournalism on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DIvMhpgMtMZ
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/29703751-macjournalism-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-04-22T06:02:01.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** McCallum Journalism (@macjournalism) — https://gondola.cc/macjournalism

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Shield alumna Elisha Scott distinctly remembers the newspaper late nights where adviser Dave Winter’s dog Marty accompanied the staff.

“I have one video on my phone that I hold close to my heart of us throwing his tennis ball down the hallways for him to chase during a late night,” she said. “It always makes me smile when I come across it in my camera roll. Late nights were my favorite part of being on staff, but when Marty was there it made it even more special for me because we could all bond over our love and excitement for him being there.” 

Winter, his wife and two children adopted Marty, a Bichon-poodle mix, in 2013 when they lived in Atlanta. It didn’t take long for Marty to train his humans.

“My family was just so excited to have a dog, and we spoiled him rotten with peanut butter cakes and so many toys even though Marty was really picky about treats and stuff,” Annabel Winter said. “Even my mom, who was unsure about getting a dog, fell in love with Marty because he brought so much joy to our house.”

When the family moved to Austin in 2015, Marty became a Texan and an Austinite. After several quasilegal visits to Sunshine Drive, he became the unofficial Shield mascot. 

“You always knew that Marty was at school if the door to the newspaper room was closed, because that door was never closed,” Class of 2024 alumna Alice Scott said. “It was always one of those things that brightened your day a little bit, especially during newspaper. It’s first period, and you’re tired. it’s 9:02 in the morning, maybe you didn’t have your coffee, and you walk into the newspaper room and Marty’s there. It brings a smile to your face. It was very clear that Mr. Winter loved Marty.”

Marty crossed the rainbow bridge last summer, but he lives on the hearts and memories of the students who knew him. To read Lillian Gray and Wren Vanderford’s tribute profile of Marty, the MacJ mascot, please click the first link in our bio or visit macshieldonline.com.

Video by Elisha Scott. Photo by Gregory James. 

#MartyMonday #MartyMemory #WeLoveYouMarty #WeMissYouMarty

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