The Super Bowl has gone to the dogs

WILLMAR - Mary Lynch-Sheehan, along with her husband Kevin Sheehan, agreed to watch their two daughters' two dogs, Mystic and Mali, during the Super Bowl festivities. With the influx of people heading to the Twin Cities this weekend, the Sheehans' daughters, who live only several blocks away from U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, wanted to drop their dogs off with their parents to keep them safe.

1/4: Erica Dischino / Tribune Mary Lynch-Sheehan gives Mali, left, and Mystic a treat at her home Wednesday in Willmar. She and her husband Kevin Sheehan agreed to watch the two dogs, who belong to their two daughters who live in Minneapolis, to keep them away from the crowds during Super Bowl week.

2/4: Erica Dischino / Tribune Mary Lynch-Sheehan plays with Mystic, left, while Mali watches Wednesday at her home in Willmar. Lynch-Sheehan, along with her husband Kevin Sheehan, agreed to watch the two dogs, who belong to their two daughters who live in Minneapolis, over the Super Bowl week.

3/4: Erica Dischino / Tribune Mary Lynch-Sheehan plays with Mystic, right, while Mali sits close to her Wednesday at her home in Willmar. Lynch-Sheehan, along with her husband Kevin Sheehan, agreed to watch the two dogs, who belong to their two daughters who live in Minneapolis, during the Super Bowl festivities this week.

4/4: Erica Dischino / Tribune Mystic, a Labrador retriever mix about a year and a half old, plays with Mary Lynch-Sheehan at her home in Willmar. Lynch-Sheehan, along with her husband Kevin Sheehan, agreed to watch their two daughters' two dogs during the Super Bowl festivities to keep them safely away from the influx of people in Minneapolis.