Gossip Girl star Blake Lively holds on tight to her puppy - and stays close to her actor / director dad, Ernie Lively - while out in the pre-Super Bowl sun at the Direct TV Beach Bowl game in Phoenix on Thursday.

Very cute. Here's another photo of Blake Lively from this event, in which she and Arizona Cardinals quarterback Matt Leinart are discussing strategy ...

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