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Here’s where 1151275 AHL's Calder Cup comes to Snyder for wings, hot dogs, fans rant, vent and even chat over beers about it beer 1151276 What kind of contract could Sam Reinhart get as a Ottawa Senators restricted free agent next summer? 1151298 Senators working on Thomas Chabot extension after signing Colin White Calgary Flames 1151299 Fans will get a first-hand look at Josh Norris as Dorion 1151277 Giordano hopes Tkachuk signs new contract with Flames updates some prospects 'sooner rather than later' 1151300 Logan Brown: Joining the Stanley Cup party at home in St. 1151278 'Young and fresh' Giordano ready for upcoming Flames Louis campaign 1151301 Brown hoping for bigger opportunity under new Senators 1151279 After five: Analyzing Brad Treliving’s successes and coach D.J. 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He’ll get a high amount of energy Desert dogs and the Coyotes who love them and just start ripping around in circles. He’ll run out one room and into another, jump on the bed, jump off, run out, do some more circles and run back in. It’s hilarious.” By Craig Morgan Aug 26, 2019 Best story: “I was trying to teach him how to swim, but French bulldogs, I don’t believe they’re that comfortable in water. I’ve seen videos of Frenchies swimming, but we actually had to go get him a life jacket. It’s Nineteenth-century American humorist Henry Wheeler Shaw (pen name funny because it’s got a little shark fin on the top, so he looks like a little Josh Billings) once remarked: “A dog is the only thing on earth that loves shark coming at ya.” you more than you love yourself.” Many Coyotes would nod in agreement with that observation. Further info: Butter has his own Instagram account. We polled the Coyotes’ players, coaches and hockey operations Steve Peters managers to find out which ones are dog owners. A couple have lost or are about to lose their good friends, so the discussion was too painful for Position: Video coach them. A few more hope to be dog owners in the future, so we’ll catch up Dog’s name: Wiley with them at a later date. Dog’s age: 7 years old For the rest, and because Aug. 26 is National Dog Day, we are sharing their stories in a tail-wagging array of tales. Some are family dogs, some Dog’s breed: Havanese-poodle mix are living with their Coyotes full time. Some are old, some are young, some are big, some are small. Origin story: “We got him from a shelter in Scottsdale in 2013. It really came down to my wife (Heidi). She’s a big dog-lover, and it was always Here are their profiles. our plan to get a rescue dog. She’d go to the website of the local shelter every week, looking for the right dog, and finally Wiley’s picture came up. Lawson Crouse She said, ‘That’s the one.’ Position: Forward “You know how they have them in those kennels with two or three dogs Dog’s name: Butter together? When we went to pick him up, all the other dogs went crazy. Wiley just sat there and stared at us. Right then I said, ‘OK, I can Dog’s age: 1 year old probably do this. He was 1. Some other family had taken him home and it didn’t work out, and they brought him back, so we really felt bad for him.” Dog’s breed: French bulldog Tireless work ethic: “You know what dogs bring to your house? They just Origin story: Crouse and his girlfriend, Claire, bought Butter from a bring a lot of juice, a lot of energy. I would say the best thing about this breeder in Queen Creek, Ariz., called La Bella Frenchies & Standard dog in the job that we do is when you’re gone for 10 days on a road trip Poodles. and you get home at 2:30 in the morning, he’s always right at the door “We always knew we wanted a Frenchie, but it was just about timing. We with a smile, happy to see you and wagging his tail. It’s dark, you’re tired were just looking online for potential breeders, and we found one with and you can’t wait to get home, but you know that he’s going to be right pups ready to go. We saw this little photo of him (above), where he would inside the door, just excited to see you and jump up on you. That one have been a couple weeks old, in a little bow tie. That kind of dragged us feeling alone is worth having a dog. Before the dog, that’s what my wife in. used to do: greet me at the door. Since the dog’s there, she sleeps in.” “I have a couple buddies that have them.