The Lineup: 12 of the best dog salutes to Bill Walton’s lovable pooch, Cortez
On Saturday, ESPN college basketball analyst Bill Walton tweeted this:
Cortez is very stressed & concerned about the weather in the East. He’s trying to become a solar panel like his dad pic.twitter.com/FBe2vk3qdK
— Bill Walton (@BillWalton) February 21, 2015
By early Monday, fans of Walton (featured in this Sports Illustrated piece) – and Cortez – were dancing across the water as they sent dozens of well-wishes to the duo in support of Cortez’s momentary sadness. Front Row picks some of our favorite responses and reminds you Walton and booth partner Dave Pasch will be calling two Pac 12 games this week: (No. 7 Arizona vs. Colorado, Thursday, 9 p.m. ET, ESPN; USC vs. UCLA, Saturday 9 p.m., ESPN2)
1. Belle gets points for name-dropping Walton’s favorite coach.
@BillWalton Internet shake from where Coach Wooden went to school – Boiler Up Cortez (from Belle) pic.twitter.com/geHgYJ0z49
— BLRMKRdave (@BLRMKRdave) February 21, 2015
2. Nice use of a snow-covered dog.
@BillWalton 8 to your 80 degrees from Buckley to Cortez pic.twitter.com/PUTiX2TbpF
— Doug Young (@DougYoung_) February 22, 2015
3. Bonus points for incorporation of Grateful Dead lyrics.
@BillWalton Puppy Baru Just wakes up to find that you are the Eyes of the World 😃 pic.twitter.com/5XkknfijwC
— John O Killgore (@OKillgore) February 22, 2015
4. Likewise, bonus points for trying to sound like Bill.
@BillWalton ..Mego says”throw it down,BigMan”..haha your the best MrWalton pic.twitter.com/tHTGQnLs7N
— steven eric cevallos (@sickboi23) February 22, 2015
5. Close-up indicating good canine oral health is always a winner.
@BillWalton Brady says hey pic.twitter.com/XYCvQ5ETmw
— Jim Barry (@JWB62) February 22, 2015
6. Puppy! Need we say more?
@BillWalton My playful puppy Dakota pic.twitter.com/N5CuM9WD83
— Kyle (@Ky_Money) February 22, 2015
7. The author of this post has a dog named Chester that looks like this Chester so. . . no doubt it gets included.
@BillWalton Chester says hello! pic.twitter.com/pL3tHj0s4m
— Dennis W. Alpert (@DennisWAlpert) February 22, 2015
8. Walter’s paw makes the picture all the more adorable.
@BillWalton This is Walter, our Shepherd mix. pic.twitter.com/C76ovdyz5C
— Matt Wagner (@MattWagner23) February 23, 2015
9. And a Cortez-alike.
@BillWalton My dog, Tyson. pic.twitter.com/SuQX1UiBic
— Jason (@SeacliffRaider) February 22, 2015
10. Familial praise never fails to please.
@BillWalton Ringo’s a huge Luke Walton fan pic.twitter.com/zYU1oQz9R3
— Paul Bracke (@pjbracke) February 22, 2015
11. Rescue dogs rule.
@BillWalton my baby boy Prince.. A stray on the reservation ended up living like a King 👑😊 pic.twitter.com/fFA4wxzP6E
— Gabriel Cameron (@YeahThatsG) February 22, 2015
12. Um, let’s hope a squirrel doesn’t cross their path.
@BillWalton my@boy not even 2 walking the 215 lb english mastiff. pic.twitter.com/wxi3Cphszk
— PCLorusso (@lorusso_pc) February 22, 2015
