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The Story of Fritz the Super Dog
When you really think about it, dogs are like little super heroes. As soon as you walk through the door, they can see the “dog signal” brightly illuminated against the storm clouds hovering over your head. Once they know that they are needed, they fly to you at the speed of sound, and you can’t help but smile as you hear their paws skid across the wood floor in a sense of urgency that only a dog could have. As they lock eyes with you, it grows apparent that their best friend has been subjugated to the foul machinations of an unknown villain! With a newfound resolve, they leap towards you, and into your arms. Although you are now carrying the weight of furry, ferocious, crime fighting dog, you somehow find that you feel a little lighter. What’s more than that, you find the strength to smile. Who could have possibly have guessed that so much love could reside in such a tiny vessel?
I once had a superhero, that would fly in to save the day before my dog Fritz, and her name was Sabrina. After months of begging, my parents finally caved in, and got the family a dog. She was the first thing I loved outside of my family, but any dog owner knows, that line quickly becomes indistinguishable as you fall under their spell. If I recall correctly, my love of dogs stemmed from watching Scooby-Doo, and Air Bud. In my youthful innocence, I was convinced that I could teach Sabrina to dunk, and that we…
