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https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/42818716/josh-butler-dallas-cowboys-nfl-underdog-life
JOSH BUTLER CAN hear the crowd roaring from the tunnel, and so can his dogs.
He's worried they'll get scared or confused or even mad at the sight and sound of 51,366 Michigan State fans screaming when they run out onto the field. This is a tough day for him, and he doesn't want it to be tough for them, too.
Sure enough, as soon as he walks out onto the Spartan Stadium field with them on a leash, both dogs have a big reaction. But it's not fear or anxiety -- they both turn into total divas. Roxy and Remi love every second of it. Jumping around, bouncing into each other ... they seem to have been waiting their whole lives for this. He knew they were total hams in smaller settings, but Butler kept laughing at how much they were Beyoncé-ing on the big stage.
Butler needs this moment. It's Nov. 30, 2019, and Michigan State fans are cheering every time a player runs out on the field with family members to celebrate Senior Day. Most of Butler's teammates go out with their moms and dads. But Butler lost both of his parents over a two-year stretch in East Lansing. So who could stand in for the two people he loved most in the world?
Enter Roxy and Remi. His pitbull and brindle boxer mix dogs are sisters who have become Butler's saviors during the most difficult time of his life. On days when he doesn't want to get out of bed, they take turns sinking their teeth into his sheets and blanket, pulling and pulling and pulling until he gets up. He needs a kick in the *** some days, and they provide it.
On Senior Day, Butler wants to put a jersey on both dogs. But he runs out of time waiting in the tunnel, so only Roxy gets to wear the green and white. But based on the way Remi is bounding around, she seems perfectly fine being naked and unafraid in front of the home crowd.
They're so happy hopping around on the grass, and so is Butler. The moment goes viral, and the world mourns the loss of Butler's parents with him. But Butler's smile belies a more complicated set of emotions; he also feels sadness, anger, frustration, shame and disappointment. The world only knows the barebones facts of the story, that his dad died of a heart attack and that his mom had terminal cancer.
Those causes of death are both accurate. But the whole story, the one that only his coaches, teammates and closest friends and family members know, is the ultimate testament to the healing power of pets.
JOSH BUTLER CAN hear the crowd roaring from the tunnel, and so can his dogs.
He's worried they'll get scared or confused or even mad at the sight and sound of 51,366 Michigan State fans screaming when they run out onto the field. This is a tough day for him, and he doesn't want it to be tough for them, too.
Sure enough, as soon as he walks out onto the Spartan Stadium field with them on a leash, both dogs have a big reaction. But it's not fear or anxiety -- they both turn into total divas. Roxy and Remi love every second of it. Jumping around, bouncing into each other ... they seem to have been waiting their whole lives for this. He knew they were total hams in smaller settings, but Butler kept laughing at how much they were Beyoncé-ing on the big stage.
Butler needs this moment. It's Nov. 30, 2019, and Michigan State fans are cheering every time a player runs out on the field with family members to celebrate Senior Day. Most of Butler's teammates go out with their moms and dads. But Butler lost both of his parents over a two-year stretch in East Lansing. So who could stand in for the two people he loved most in the world?
Enter Roxy and Remi. His pitbull and brindle boxer mix dogs are sisters who have become Butler's saviors during the most difficult time of his life. On days when he doesn't want to get out of bed, they take turns sinking their teeth into his sheets and blanket, pulling and pulling and pulling until he gets up. He needs a kick in the *** some days, and they provide it.
On Senior Day, Butler wants to put a jersey on both dogs. But he runs out of time waiting in the tunnel, so only Roxy gets to wear the green and white. But based on the way Remi is bounding around, she seems perfectly fine being naked and unafraid in front of the home crowd.
They're so happy hopping around on the grass, and so is Butler. The moment goes viral, and the world mourns the loss of Butler's parents with him. But Butler's smile belies a more complicated set of emotions; he also feels sadness, anger, frustration, shame and disappointment. The world only knows the barebones facts of the story, that his dad died of a heart attack and that his mom had terminal cancer.
Those causes of death are both accurate. But the whole story, the one that only his coaches, teammates and closest friends and family members know, is the ultimate testament to the healing power of pets.
