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We can only assume Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has tons of workout buddies to keep him motivated. But no one is quite like Hobbs, Johnson’s French bulldog. Standing at just under a foot tall depending on how his ears are feeling that day—forgive us, Hobbs, if we’ve underestimated your height—he’s always there to give “The Rock” the extra kick in the ass he needs. (Or just gnaw on some size-15 Project Rock shoes.)Check out our favorite workout moments they’ve shared together.

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Hobbs Barbell

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When their relationship was new, Hobbs knew he just had to touch that barbell.Click here for the full post.

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Hobbs Lick

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When “The Rock” helped Hobbs get well-acquainted with the equipment.Click here for the full post.

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Hobbs Preworkout

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When they developed a pre-workout routine, including a pump-up jam.  Our pre-workout ritual. We throw on "Rocky Mountain Way" from Joe Walsh and get to rough housin'. He's definitely "on one" and feelin' himself today cause he killed a lizard. He also knows when I lay down its a trap! Smart boy. Let's get to work. A post shared by therock (@therock) on Sep 2, 2016 at 9:59am PDT

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Hobbs Portrait

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When “The Rock” took this regal AF portrait of Hobbs in his home gym, aka the Iron Paradise.Click here for the full post.

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Hobbs Carry

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When Hobbs tried to pee in the Iron Paradise, and “The Rock” wasn’t even that mad.Click here for the full post.

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Hobbs Up

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When Hobbs was just wondering when he could get work in on the dip station.Click here for the full post.

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Hobbs Shoe

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When “The Rock” was proud of Hobbs for taking on a workout shoe twice his size.Click here for the full post.

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Hobbs Halloween

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When they both looked yoked in their Halloween costumes, and they were relieved to see some progress.Click here for the full post.

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When it was time to get back to work, and Hobbs was more interested in the play.Click here for the full post.

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When Hobbs was supposed to be doing pushups in support of the #22pushupchallenge, but “The Rock’s” shiny head was too much for him to resist.  #22PushUpChallenge Raising awareness for our 22 US vets who commit suicide daily. If you're a vet and you're going thru it, just know we're thinking about you and you're not alone. Be strong, have faith, keep fighting that good fight and there's always a better day. I challenge my boys @kevinhart4real and @justinjames99 as well as our history making first black OLYMPIC Gold medalist in swimming @swimone13. Thanks to my bud @prattprattpratt for passin' the torch and Hobbs the beast for the bad breath kisses. I'll take em all day A post shared by therock (@therock) on Aug 15, 2016 at 5:09am PDT

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When they gifted each other new workout toys.Click here for the full post.

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We can only assume Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has tons of workout buddies to keep him motivated. But no one is quite like Hobbs, Johnson’s French bulldog. Standing at just under a foot tall depending on how his ears are feeling that day—forgive us, Hobbs, if we’ve underestimated your height—he’s always there to give “The Rock” the extra kick in the ass he needs. (Or just gnaw on some size-15 Project Rock shoes.)

Check out our favorite workout moments they’ve shared together.

When their relationship was new, Hobbs knew he just had to touch that barbell.

Click here for the full post.

When “The Rock” helped Hobbs get well-acquainted with the equipment.

Click here for the full post.

When they developed a pre-workout routine, including a pump-up jam.

 

Our pre-workout ritual. We throw on "Rocky Mountain Way" from Joe Walsh and get to rough housin'. He's definitely "on one" and feelin' himself today cause he killed a lizard. He also knows when I lay down its a trap! Smart boy. Let's get to work.

A post shared by therock (@therock) on Sep 2, 2016 at 9:59am PDT

When “The Rock” took this regal AF portrait of Hobbs in his home gym, aka the Iron Paradise.

Click here for the full post.

When Hobbs tried to pee in the Iron Paradise, and “The Rock” wasn’t even that mad.

Click here for the full post.

When Hobbs was just wondering when he could get work in on the dip station.

Click here for the full post.

When “The Rock” was proud of Hobbs for taking on a workout shoe twice his size.

Click here for the full post.

When they both looked yoked in their Halloween costumes, and they were relieved to see some progress.

Click here for the full post.

When it was time to get back to work, and Hobbs was more interested in the play.

Click here for the full post.

When Hobbs was supposed to be doing pushups in support of the #22pushupchallenge, but “The Rock’s” shiny head was too much for him to resist.

 

#22PushUpChallenge Raising awareness for our 22 US vets who commit suicide daily. If you're a vet and you're going thru it, just know we're thinking about you and you're not alone. Be strong, have faith, keep fighting that good fight and there's always a better day. I challenge my boys @kevinhart4real and @justinjames99 as well as our history making first black OLYMPIC Gold medalist in swimming @swimone13. Thanks to my bud @prattprattpratt for passin' the torch and Hobbs the beast for the bad breath kisses. I'll take em all day

A post shared by therock (@therock) on Aug 15, 2016 at 5:09am PDT

When they gifted each other new workout toys.

Click here for the full post.

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