Article: BUTKUS IS BIG, SWEET POOCH ABLE TO PULL EVERYONE'S HEART STRINGS.(SUFFOLK SUN)

Byline: Linda McNatt

When I first met Butkus on a chilly, damp Saturday last February in Gates, N.C., I heard the announcer at the first dog weight pull held in the area call the big, friendly pooch a hometown hero.

As I've gotten to know him better, I realize that he has everything it takes to make a star.

Butkus is a 3-year-old bull mastiff/St. Bernard mix. His owner, Debbie Lee, calls him a cutup and a ham. Seeing the two of them lounge on the grass between pulls gives you the idea that, to Lee, he's also probably a best friend.

That first dog pull, when Butkus out pulled everything else around, certainly made me a fan. I went to ...

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