Here Come the Real Professionals - What Trump Could Learn from the Mexican Puppy Parade

It was June 14, 2025, and once again, Donald Trump had summoned the nation to a grand parade - a military spectacle for his own birthday, wrapped in pomp, pathos, and PR. Cost: up to 45 million dollars. Outcome: a mix of empty pavement, bewildered stares, and endless speeches. The audience? Sparse. The excitement? Muted. The symbolism? Somewhere between a Wagner opera and a regional carnival parade with a military budget.

And while tanks rumbled through Washington and the crowd yawned, a contrasting program took place south of the border - one that was hard to beat in dignity, style, and educational value: the Mexican puppy K9 unit parade. A canine demonstration where young service puppies, clad in mini uniforms, marched across the asphalt with clumsy paws and maximum discipline - winning more hearts than Trump’s entire troop formations.

While Trump sat in his glass booth like a grumpy monarch on standby, Mexico’s four-legged recruits marched in step as if they knew: true greatness isn’t measured by the caliber of your weapons but by your sense of rhythm. Not a bark too many, not a step out of line - and not a single Chihuahua called “Sleepy Joe.” The dogs stuck to the mission.

Lesson No. 1 for Trump: If you want discipline, you have to earn respect first - not through fear, but through clear commands.

Lesson No. 2: The parade wasn’t a cult of personality. No “Dear Leader” signs, no golden pedestal, no “Make Parades Great Again” caps. Just well-trained puppies, proud trainers, and an audience that came to be amazed - not to worship the leader.

And Lesson No. 3? You can honor a country without shackling it. Mexico’s K9 parade showed how institutions can work when they’re not turned into a backdrop for egos, but a space for community, skill, and training.

So while Trump continues to puzzle over rain, resonance, and reach, there’s only one piece of advice left:

Dear Donald, before you plan your next parade, head down to Mexico. The puppies will show you how it’s done - free of charge, without a teleprompter, and with far more applause.