When you look at your house dog sleeping on the floor you don't see the beast within. You see the pet you train and is at your will, but also your friend.

I see this as well. That was until I followed my dog into the woods on a winter day. There are woods behind my house. One day I let my dog out. He's a brown-black germen shepered. He ran into the woods! I followed him, he had never done this befor.

"Rizzy, Rizzy, here boy, come on boy." I yelled.

He turned and looked at me his face seemed as if it grew 3 times bigger and his body to.

I looked to the place he looked befor he saw me. There a wolf sat. It was Grey and was the size of Rizzy.

"Come boy come. Rizzy please come here befor that wolf gets angry!" I whispered.

Wolves were my biggest fear. I wanted to get away and I didn't want Rizzy to die. Rizzy didn't listen though. He walked to the wolf and they sniffed and the turned and played. I looked on in silence. RIZZY WAS JUST LIKE THIS WOLF! NOT DOG BUT WOLF! He was dog but inside he was wolf. Then out of no where a black wolf attacked Rizzy!

"No! Stop! No! Get you wolf go! O Rizzy!" I yelled from the side.

Rizzy was being hurt. he howled and barked and yelped. I couldn't take it. My best pal in the world was being hurt. I ran to the wolf I went to grave it's fur to yank it away but it turned as my hand got an inch from it. A low grow came and it chped down. It was the worest feeling. The fangs in my skin, my blood rolling over every thing. I let out cryies tring to free my hand. Rizzy jumped on the beast. Sunk his teeth into it's neak. The wolf fell to the ground. Rizzy stood up and walked to me with a limp. The other wolf walked over too. The wolf licked him and he licked her. Then turning to me. He licked my hand stood next to me and waited for his command. I stood down huged him and stood back up.

"Lets get to the vet pal." I said turning and walking to the house.

Rizzy followed. I went in put a bandege around my hand. Phoned my mom. She was worried to death. Said she'd be home thst she would leave work and come home. I calmed her down and said I would be gone in the car to the vet, then the docter by that time. She said she'd meet me at the dotor.

I jumped in the car and opened the door.

"Come on Rizzy." I yelled to the silly dog.

He jumped in looking around wondering where we were off to. I got him to the vet who said he'd be fine. I told him of the wolf and the way it loked and that it was dead in the woods. He said it had Rabies and that Rizzy and I would need shots. I went to the doctor. I got the shots and every thing went ok. I had a bandged hand for a month. Rizzy was rewarded pet of the year for his brave heip and wonderful work in a horrible situation. He was given a years worth of dog food but i donated it to the vet who helped us.

Now when I walk into my house and see my dog I also see him as a wonderful wolf beast and my hero and my dear friend. So when you look at your house dog also think of his past. The wolf inside all dogs. I look at Rizzy every day and see a wonderful loving beast who is a giant who is a loving gentel giant.

In honor of Rizzy a hero to me!