Gary Butler, of Duluth, drives very slowly next to his 14 year old Husky mix, Daisy, in the parking lot at Rice’s Point in Duluth Thursday morning. Butler, who has lung issues and can’t walk that far, follows Daisy in his car as she slowly works her way around the lot. “We try to get out here everyday,” Butler said. (Jed Carlson / jcarlson@superiortelegram.com)
Gary Butler, of Duluth, followed slowly behind his 14-year-old Husky mix, Daisy, around the outside of the parking lot at Rice's Point on Thursday morning.
Although time has slowed Daisy, she still leads the way while Butler follows in his car due to lung issues.
"We try to get out here every day," Butler said.
The duo usually makes a couple laps around the lot before heading home to take a nap.
Daisy, a 14-year-old Husky mix, leads her owner, Gary Butler, of Duluth, as she walks the perimeter of the parking lot at Rice’s Point in Duluth on Thursday. (Jed Carlson / jcarlson@superiortelegram.com)
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Daisy, a 14-year-old Husky mix, gets a drink from the St. Louis River after barking at waves that rolled on Rice’s Point in Duluth on Thursday morning. Even at 14, Daisy still walks around the parking lot almost every day. (Jed Carlson / jcarlson@superiortelegram.com)
Gary Butler, of Duluth, holds the door open after placing a stool next to his car for his 14-year-old Husky mix, Daisy, after a walk in the parking lot at Rice’s Point in Duluth on Thursday morning. (Jed Carlson / jcarlson@superiortelegram.com)
Daisy, a 14-year-old Husky mix, shows off her seasoned puppy-dog eyes before getting a pet along the shore of the St. Louis River on Rice’s Point in Duluth on Thursday. (Jed Carlson / jcarlson@superiortelegram.com)
Jed Carlson joined the Superior Telegram in February 2001 as a photographer. He grew up in Willmar, Minnesota. He graduated from Ridgewater Community College in Willmar, then from Minnesota State Moorhead with a major in mass communications with an emphasis in photojournalism.
