At the push of a doorbell, Orion fidgets at the entryway until he can greet visitors with a friendly sniff.
When he spots his favorite toy, an oversized green duck with yellow feet and a busted seam on the stomach, he shifts in anticipation of a game of fetch in the backyard.
And after lapping up the once-dry food swimming in a kitchen-floor water bowl, Orion props his front paws up on the counter to investigate dessert — a box of cookies — with his nose before his owner, Coyotes rookie Max Domi, summons him down.
“He’s a happy boy,” Domi said.