Butz the poodle

Butz was a poodle, and a well-known one in town. That was a long time ago. More than 150 years, to be exact. Butz lived in Frankfurt and was one of the few dogs that took on the role of a family member. For many people at the time, this was unbearable, but Butz lived in a flat with his owner, is said to have been fed the finest meals and accompanied his master on his daily walks. Butz was so important to his human that he moved after a dispute with the building manager over the animal. The appearance of the unusual pair impressed many Frankfurt residents, some of whom went on to acquire a brown poodle. Wilhelm Busch even drew them once. But Butz was actually called Atman (Sanskrit), which translated means world soul. But the dog was only called that when its owner praised it. From time to time, the curly four-legged dog was also called "Mensch" (human). Namely, when his owner scolded him. Otherwise it remained Butz, which was simpler and less irritating for the people of Frankfurt back then. But Butz was not the only dog in the life of his master, who already had a brown poodle at his side in his student days. If the animal died, the next brown poodle moved in, also named Butz, or Atman. Who was this caring dog lover? None other than the eloquent philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer.

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