THE
SUBURBAN DOGWALKER
STORY BOARD
Aswithanyepictale,thisonestartswithalovestory.
Ihadjustupdatedmyonlineprofiletagline toread“FreakingCatalinaWineMixer”.
Ithought,“whattheheck?I’llgiveitashot”.
Thelightning bolthitme rightaway.
After3½weeks, wetookalittle trip…
…andthis happened…
…thenthis happened…
…andthenthis happened…
D.O.U.G.
Wecouldn’thave childrenofour ownsowegotthe nextbestthing.
IneverthoughtIwasgoingtomeetmy bestfriends.Nowmyfurrycompanion couldjoinmeonwalks.Justintimeas thestepaddictionwaskickingin.
DouglasOtisUlyssesGlanker
Thenthisguyhappened…Wewereonarollatthenonprofit. Wewerereadytolaunchnationally. LarryDallasGlanker Bigbrothereventually camearound. Theysoonbecamebest budsandwalkingpartners. *Toreadacopyofthecomicvisit www.operationcomicbook.org
Magiccomic book...Walk yourdog….
Reportinglivefromthenorthcoast,I’m GabbyGibler.HereinAvonLake,Ohioanew sport,SuburbanDogWalking,iscatchingthe communitybystorm. Local residents mayhave seenthis manand hisdogs ontheir sidewalks andtrails. Hisnameis Knuth DuBears. Histeammatesare LarryDallas DouglasOtis Thestayathomeorderwas interpretedbythismanasan opportunitytogethealthy.. DuBearsstates findinganew appforhis phone,wasa gamechanger
AsCovidimpactscommunities,outdoorwellnessbreakshavebeenencouraged.
Theboys andIhave always beenavid walkers. Gothooked onthe Fitbit sometime back.
Wehavethesickesttrails rightinourbackyard.Loveto walkandlistentotunes
Whenwelearnedabout WoofTraxwethought,YahBra
“…sowehitthetrack.Droppedinatthe southpointofArmorTrailbutstreaked GableCreek’snorthpointandback. Cha,itwasrad!”
Iconicwordsfromthe“Dogfather”ofa newsport.Suburbandogwalkingishere sosaysKnuth.SportsCenterisnext.
“Itwascaketodownloadthe appandregisterourteam...“
THEPAINDEALER
TheyareOFF!
TheSuburban DogWalking teamledby KnuthDuBears features DouglasOtis andLarry Dallas
Injust11 walksthe DuBears teamhas climbed5 levelsin the rankings. Thenext levelin thepackis alevel13
Atthispacesponsors willbeliningup
Witha punkrock ethosthe boystake onbig walksand jamtunes
He’sbeen glossedthe CruJonesof Suburban DogWalking
Astheyshredtrailstheyareonpacetobethe fastestteamtobreakintotheirpack’stop10
Let’sgolivetothepodium ReportinglivefromSuburban DogwalkerHQ,KnuthDuBearswill beannouncedasthenewteam walkingcaptain. Thisjustin,itappearstheteamhas alsopickedupitsfirstsponsor,Ryan StMarieInsurance. Thepressroomisbuzzing. Theteamisreturningfromawalkandisexpectedtoaddressthemedia.
WHEN YOURPET.. LetRyanSt.Marieadviseonyourinsurancerelatedneeds forpets,people,property&nonprofits. Ourpetservicesportalisthereforourfurryfamily membersandtheorganizationsthatsupportthem. OurlocalpartnershipwithTheSuburban Dogwalkerhasopenednewopportunitiesfor wellnessthroughwalkingwithyourdog.Ask howaSuburbanDogwalkerleaguecanenhance yourwellnessprogram.www.ryanstmarie.com ..NEEDS YOUMOST
So,yahbrah,SuburbanDog Walkingisnowasport. Gnarly,aye?
Doug&Larry,mybros. Whorescuedwho?
Asasport,combineFitbitchallenges withgolfleagueswithwalkingyour dog.Mixinalittlepunkrockand Boom!-SuburbanDogWalking.
TheWoofTraxmobileappis awesome.Wepulleddown FriendshipAnimalProtective Leagueasourcause.Nowwe’re helpingthemwiththewalkswe take.Larrywouldn’tbeontheteam withoutthem.Happytogiveback.
Thisspring, theworldwill officially welcomeour newsport. WoofTrax, RyanSt.Marie andEmbrace PetInsurance arehelpingus makehistory...
..bylaunchingthefirstever leagueforthesportof suburbandogwalking.
LadiesandGentlemen,I present..
Findtheappandstartwalkingforadog.GoblueforSDW. EarnyourBlueTeamshirtafteryourfirstwalk.Shareandcare. Seeyouonthewalk.
Let’sdoourbesttokeepourparkscleanandgreen. Beadefenderofyourlocalgreenspace.
ThesportofSuburbanDogWalkingisheatingup.Soisteam
DuBears.Within10daysofregisteringandmakingthescene,team
DuBearsispoisedtobreakintotheirpack’stop10.Oneofthe quickestpacesthesporthaseverseen.Thenextbenchmarkinthe WoofTraxApp,alevel10status.
Herearesomeofthequotes DuBearsandteamliveby:
Thebestwaytogetonyourfeetistogetoffyoura@$!
“Life’shardsoyougottabehardtoo.”–Cro-Mags
Withagreattrailsystemandanamazingcause towalkfor,teamDuBearsismakingeasyworkof thestepsahead.Thisweekend’sMemorial Tourneywillbeintriguing.
“Thehottestteamonthecircuit.DuBearsandtheboysarenow walkingforteamSuburbanDogWalker.”
“Theyarecurrentlyalevel7,ranked12th intheirpackandarerisingquickly.”
“Hugetournamentthisweekend whereDuBearsandteamcanbreak intotheFriendshipAnimalProtective Leaguepacktop10.”
“Itappearsthe GableCreek runistheir sweetspot.”
“Averaging2.3milesper walk,theyareaforce.”
WEGOLIVE…
MEMORIALOPEN “YOUFOUNDYOUR PATHNOWWALKIT” DOWNLOADTHEAPP®ISTERYOURTEAM TheLorainCountyMetroParksarefullof trailsforgueststoexplore.www.loraincountymetroparks.com
Knuth,you andthedogs werewashed outonGable Creek.How’d youdoit?
Yah,aye,weneeded tomakesome adjustments. Footwearwasfor gravelpathsbutwe hadtogopaved.
Weatherplayingarole ondayoneasrainis challengingwalkers. IncludingDuBears
Ourzoneis
GableCreek butits sloppy whenwet. Wasn’t excitedbout abunchof muddy dogs.
Butstill,our worstdayon Armour,is10 timesbetter thanmost.Just lovebeinginthe park.We’vea lottatourney left.
Onday1,while makingarunfor thetop10, TeamDuBears reachedanother milestone; welcometothe 50mileclub.
Backto youSVP
Intenseactioninthe levelrace.Thenext 2walkscouldseea 2positionswingfor teamDuBears.
Exciting suburban dogwalking action continues tomorrow downthe dialon…
StrengthensYourBond-Dailywalksprovidemuch neededqualitytimeforyouandyourpooch.
•HelpswithWeightControl....
•ImprovesSocialization....
•IncreasesPhysicalandMentalHealth....
•Decreasesloneliness.
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Hereare5waysyouandyourdogcanbenefitfromdailywalks
MEMORIALOPEN NOW WALKIT” DOWNLOADTHEAPP®ISTERYOURTEAM TheLorainCountyMetroParksarefullof trailsforourgueststoexplore.www.loraincountymetroparks.com STORYBOARD2-ProgramGuide “YOUFOUNDYOURPATH
PRESENTS
“Andnow,livefromtheKopfFamily ReservationinAvonLake,Ohio..”
“..It’sthefirstannualSDubs MemorialOpen sponsoredbyWoofTrax.“
‘Coveragecontinuinghereon”
Helloeveryone.I’mCottonMcKnightdoingtheplay–by-play alongsidethebestcolormanintheSuburbanDogWalking business,PepperBrooks.
2dogs,1walkermakeup teamDuBears.
32teamsinthepackall chasingthenumberone spot.Cotton!
Backtotheaction.Pepper,itlooks liketeamDuBearsisonthemove!
Wecouldseea3playerswing,Cotton!
GraciasCotton.Theboys andIarestoked! Earlyroundsareover.CatchingDuBearsonthetrail.Let’sgolive.. Knuth,itlookslikeyouandtheboyshavedoneit. You’vebrokenintothetop10 OurhatsareofftoKnuth andTeamDuBears.The fastestteamtoreach level8andbreakintothe top10.Wehaven’tseen thelastofthem. We’llseeyounexttime ontheESPN8The“Ocho” PropstoSuburbanDogWalker andFriendshipAnimal ProtectiveLeague
org
Wearbrownwhenonthetowntorepthecauseforthepaws. Whenit’stimetogetthetailsonthetrails,goblueforSDW.
MerchandGear–FiberFashion
Pathways–Scholarships-Education-Literacy
Mynextguestiscaptivatingthesuburbandogwalking community.Histeamiscurrentlyranked#10intheir WoofTraxpackandhavealevel10standing.
Injust45walks,heandteammates,DougandLarry, havereachedthegoalof100mileswalked.They’re sponsoredbySuburbanDogWalkerand,throughthe WoofTraxApp,theywalkonthebehalfoftheFriendship AnimalProtectiveLeague.KnuthDuBearsismyguest.
MrRome,itisanhonortomeetyouandtobeintheJungle. WartoalltheSDubclonesout there.Who’swalkingWho?
Impressivetotals foryou,Doug andLarry.
But,theaccoladesand rankings,thisreallyisn’tyour motivatorisit?Greatnessin thesportisdifferentforyou?
Thisismorethanasport.It’sa foundationforahealthylife.Just gratefultoteamSDWfortheplatform.
Butmostimportantly,trueself-careisnotsoftbathsandchocolates.Its makingthechoicetobuildalifeyoudon’tneedtoregularlyescapefrom. That’swhatSDWdoesforme.
Beinghealthyandhero-ingupforrescues,howimportantisthispieceof thepuzzletoyou?
Thebestideasarethesimplestandtheyareusuallyrightinfrontofus.Really whorescuedwho?WithoutFriendshipAnimalProtectiveLeagueLarrywouldn’t behere.Lovethislittledude.Thisisthesimplestformofhealthandwellness. EvenIcan’tmessitup
It’slikeyou’reamoderndaySmokeyThe Bear.YouhaveaneventcomingupforEarth Day.What’slivinggreenmeantoyou?
Yeah,thisonemeansalottome.Asitshouldeveryone.OneEarth,One People.Whatgetsmeampediswecandobetter.Butitstartswithdoing yourpart.Holdingyourselfaccountable.Attheendofthedayyouknowif youdidtherightthingornot.Thisoneistrulycheckabox;yesorno.If youdidn’t,don’tbesorry,bebetter.
Youareonamissiontogrowthesport.TheWoofTraxapphasbeena greatspringboard.“WeartheBlueforSDW.”
Yeah,weartheBlue
Downloadtheapp,registeryourteamandmakethescene.Walk,Care&Share.It’sthateasy.
Andasfarasmymission,myjourney…maybethejourneyisn’tsomuchaboutbecoming anything.Maybeitsaboutunbecomingeverythingthatisn’tyou,soyoucanbewhoyouwere meanttobeinthefirstplace.
Iappreciatethekarma.Seeyouonthewalk.IguesswhatI’msupposedtosaynowis,I’mout.
THE3C’SINLIFE: CHOICE,CHANCE, CHANGE. “YOUMUST MAKETHE CHOICE,TO TAKETHE CHANCE,IF YOUWANT ANYTHING INLIFETO CHANGE”
Thesearewords tolivebyfor KnuthDuBears
Foryou,greatness comesfromyourwork offthetrail.
Yes,Weare138. Butgreatstatsdon’tmakeyougreat.
60walksfor138miles.You’veaveraged2.3milesperwalk.Anothermilestone. Butitsonly1morestepforyou. TheboysandI justtakeitone dayandstepat atime.What wedowiththis opportunitywill bethetrue measureof greatness.
Exactly.Numberonegethealthyandgrow thesport.Health&wellnesscomeinmany forms.Thisissosimpletodo.
Second,Greenspace defenseandinnovation needsourattention. Wehavetobebetter.
GoingBlueforSDW. Registeryourteamthroughanapp likeWoofTrax.Afteryourfirstwalk, shareonsocialmediatoearnyour blueteamshirt.
Larry,Doug,Knuth.Greathaving you.Goodluckonyourwalk.
AredSDW symbol meansits timefora riskupdate fromour sponsor.
WHO’SWALKINGWHO?
Therelationshipbetweenphysicalandmentalhealthcan beadelicateone.Ourpetservicesportalishereforthe entirefamily.Wellnessprogramscanbecoveredunder yourmedicalbenefits.Askwhichresourcesareavailable.
LetRyanSt.Marieadviseonyourinsurancerelatedneeds forpets,people,property&nonprofits.
OurlocalpartnershipwithTheSuburban Dogwalkerhasopenednewopportunitiesfor wellnessthroughwalkingwithyourdog.Ask howaSuburbanDogwalkerleaguecanenhance yourwellnessprogram.www.ryanstmarie.com
FAMILYFIRST.
Autoclaimsareonthe riseduetodistracted drivers.
Whenyou’rerocking outtoyourfavorite band,propervolume levelcanlowerthe chancesofbumping intosomeoneelse. And,saveyourhearing.
Let’smakesureallof yoursafetyfeaturesare gettingyouthebest rates.
Hello.I’mKnuthDuBears alongsideoneofmy walkingpartners,Doug.
Whenwearen’t suburbandogwalking, weadviseoninsurance needsforour community.
Ifyouareasuburbandog walkerand/orhome owner,herearesome tipsonperilsimpacting you.
Whenwehitthewalkswe rampupourMPH.
Sometimes,trippingisharderto avoid.Homeownershavehazardsto contendwith.Somecanbecostly,..
Afterstops,watchfor tanglestoavoidtripping.
“SDubbin” canbe dangerous.
Someperilsaremanmade. Ifwetriporfallonyourproperty,howare youcovered?Giveusacallforareview.
insurancerelatedneedsforpets, people,property&nonprofits.
outsideforawalk. Let’sfindLarryand hitthetrail. Aredlogomeansriskispresent. RyanSt.MarieInsurance isproudtorecommend EmbracePetInsurance.
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OkDoug.Timetoget
SUBURBANDOGWALKER.ORG
“Timetowakeupandlive. Honeydidyoufallasleep readinginfrontofthetvagain?”
“Itlookslikesome dogsarehappy you’reawake.”
Honey,Ihadtheweirdestdream. IdreamtIwasaprofessionalsuburbandogwalker.”
“Goodmorningeveryone.Loveyouallsomuch. WHAT!?!
“You’llhavetotellme aboutit.Youarerunning latefortheoffice.CanI getashirtreadyforyou?”
TOBECONCLUDED! Andwhat’swiththemysteriouslightblue? Besuretocatchthenextissueof…. Youhaveatonofpresslined-up today,dogstowalkandanonprofit torun.Solet’sgetmovin. Gottheblue forthe morning walkand.. ..thebrownforthe towntorepresent thecauseforthe paws.
HEALTH LITERACY ISREAL. SOIS...
Sothathappened! Youshould saysomething, it’sreal. “Lookcloselyatthepresentyou areconstructing.Itshouldlook likethefutureyouaredreaming.” ThesportofSuburbanDogWalkingis nowOCB’shealthliteracyplatform. UsingtheOCBmodulesystem,thoughts areorganizedintotangibleliteracy. KnuthDuBearsandteamcometolifeinOperation ComicBook’sSequentialArtstorytellingprocess.
Andso,thelegendarySuburbanDogwalker,KnuthDuBearsemergedonthe scene.Bringingwithhim,ahealthliteracyplatformwhichisfunforagirland aboy…ofallages.
...wecanmakeasportout
systemtotellyourstory.” Howdoesoneexplainthesport?Expresstheideathroughsequentialartstorytelling.
ofwalkingwithourdogs. Rankteamsbynumberof walks,distanceandeven speed. “YoushoulduseOperation ComicBook’smodule
Dad,you’realways encouragingmeto gettheideadownon paper.
Dad!Dad!Dad!
Preparation breeds confidence. Everyoneget ready.
..sohesaystothe police,‘soberman?’ no,“I’maDoberman.” GetitDoug?
It’sthehottestsport onthenorthcoast, ‘SuburbanDog Walking’. Jointheleaguetoday.
It’stimetogo..
Larry
Doug
Hat,Glasses,Tunes, Leashinganddon’tforgetthe poopbags.
*paw model
*Dougstuntdouble
TheSDWportal ishometoan EliteRisk AdvisoryForce dedicatedto suburbandog walking.
Tokeeppacewiththe explosivepopularityofthe sport,theSuburban Dogwalkertrainingcenter wasbuilttorecruitand trainnewadvisors.
PETS PEOPLE PURPOSE
Theseadvisorsarelicensedforalllinesofinsurance. Theportalcomplimentsallinsuranceagencieswith aCEtrainingcenterandEmploymentPathwaysfor insuranceriskadvisorinterns.
Serviceaboveselfisthe foundationofourculture.
Rotarypartnershipsare itscornerstone.
Educationisthekey tosustainability. Youthprogramming expands. Rotaryconnectstheworldandis committedtopromotingliteracy. Unitingurbanandsuburban Rotariansofallwalksoflife. ConnectmoreRotaryclubs.
Educational Programs
PUPPatrol
•celebratepetadoptions
•inspiremobility
•food“scraps”program
•showusyourwalk
Juniors SeniorProgramscomingspring2021
Besureyou’renotaddingtoo manytablescrapsontopofyour dog’sdailyfoodallowance, otherwiseyouriskweightgain whichisaseriousmatterfordogs.
Sharingfoodwithyourpetmay seemrelativelyharmless,but outsideofextracalories,you couldactuallybeputtingyour pet'soverallhealthandlifeatrisk.
Pleasedon’tfeedittoyour dog.Landfillsarenotthebest optioneither.
Sowhathappenedtothelovestorystuff?
We-Descendents-"Idon'tcarewhattheysayThosenumbersdon'tmeanathingWe'vegotitmade ThisworldisjustmeandyouAndweknowjustwhattodoWe'vegotitmade
Hey,everything'sgonnabeokay(We'vegotitmadetogether)Hey,everything'sgonnabeokay(We'vegotitmade)
Idon'tcareifwegetajobWe'vealreadygotalifeWe'vegotitmadeIdon'tknowwhatthefutureholdsAllIknowisyou'retherewithmeThat's allIneedHey,everything'sgonnabeokay(We'vegotitmadetogether)Hey,everything'sgonnabeokay(We'vegotitmade)
WhenIlookinyoureyesIknowwhatIwantinlifeNothingmore,nothinglessNothingmore,nothingless(Everything'sgonnabeokay) Nothingmore,nothingless(Everything'sgonnabeokay)BethekeytomysuccessNothingmore,nothingless"
Sothat happened!
Youshould saysomething, itsreal.
Thelifestyledivision expandedtoincludereal estatelistingson/aroundthe SDWhighlightedwalkareas.
Weconnectedrealtors &remodelerstocreate
SDWfriendlyhomes.
Investorproperties–
AB&Bnetworks
Traveldestinationexperience–extremewalkingroutes&events
Partnershipsemerged
LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION
“So,Tone,webuilt thefuturewedreamt about.Wecreateda worldwedidn’twant toescapefrom. Werenno’dthe houseandturnedit intothefirstSDW Outpost.Itservesas ourcommandcenter. Wedirectallofour programmingfrom thislocation.”
Wemodeledtheoutpostafter otherinspirationalhomes
“Wewelcomedguests,offeredspacefor partners.Aboveground,andbelow..”
“..Wewantedour housetobesuper”…
“Theepicenterforthenewlyformed nonprofit,TheSuburbanDogwalker.”
…”abeaconforthe undergroundDIY’ers”
Andnowthenonprofitisofficiallylaunching.Itallstartswithliteracy.Goto www.operatincomicbook.orgtogetinvolvedandsupportthecauseforthepaws
Knuth,thehouselooksgreat.Congratsonthesuccessof theleague.YouandteamDuBearsarepioneersofournew nationalpastime.Besafeoutthere.
Riz,breakingnews,leagueofficialsareinvestigatingpackleaders, Shawn&Cary!TheLeagueisquestioningthepaceoftheirclimbto firstplace.AsawalkingcomparisontofutureHOF’ersteamDuBears:
May10th2020Shawn&Caryarelevel16,TeamDubearslevel5. Oct20th2020Shawn&Caryarelevel78,TeamDuBearslevel33 DuBearsgain28levelsin6months,Shawn&Carygain62.
ThiscomparedtoTeamDuBearsaveraging10.5walksper week,averageof2.20milesperwalk.Shawn&Carydeclining tomaketheirstatsavailableforauditmadethestatement, “Glitch!?Youfixyourglitch.Wethechamps.Comegetus!”
WHOA!!We’vegotussomecontroversyandarivalryalltakingplaceinthesportof,SUBURBANDOGWALKING!
SuburbanDog Walkingcovered dailyonTheReally BigShowwTony Rizzo&Aaron Goldhammer.Airs weekdaysfrom9am1pmETESPN850 WKNRCleveland.
Caller,you’rebannedfrom theshow.Yourteam’sa bunchof‘paperchampions’. TeamDuBearswalksthe walktherightway.
WhatIdon’tmessaroundwith ishealthliteracy. Readthemagiccomicbookand showusyourpower. Makeadifferencetosomeone.
IliketocallHammerandposeas otherwalkersandmesswithhim. So,yahbrah. Who’swalkingwho,aye?
TEAMDUBEARSWERE FIRSTBALLOTINDUCTEES INTOTHESDWHALLOF FAME.KNUTHANDHIS WIFE,SIMONE,LIVE HAPPILYATTHEOUTPOST PROMOTINGTHESPORTOF SUBURBANDOGWALKING.
ASFARASDOUG&LARRY ARECONCERNED.. FOREVERSDW SDWFOREVER
THEBEGINNING…?
Nowit’syourturn.Readthe magiccomicbook,gainsuper abilitiesandmakeadifferencein yourcommunity. Lifelonglearning,onecomicbook atatime.
SHOWUSYOURWALK
WARNING:TheBassMasterGeneralhas determinedthatcoffeeandsuburbandog walkingaregoodforyourhealth.
Iwanttobestereotyped.Iwanttobeclassified.
Thefirstofitskindleagueforthe sportofSuburbanDogWalking.
