Putter, an 8-year-old Labrador retriever, runs alongside Tom Schmidt, superintendent at Hillcrest Golf Club in St. Paul Thursday, July 27, 2017.The 96-year-old course will close Oct. 31, owners have announced. Schmidt, who has worked at the course for 20 years, has often used his dogs to scare geese off the course. (Dave Orrick / Pioneer Press)
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