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Bill Belichick isn’t shy about his love for his new puppy

“I love dogs,” said Patriots coach Bill Belichick in a recent interview with CNBC’s Suzy Welch, who visited Belichick and his longtime girlfriend Linda Holliday in their Sconset home on Nantucket. “Yeah, I love dogs — all dogs. Most all dogs love me.”

But there’s one dog Belichick probably likes a little more than the others.

Five months ago, he and Holliday welcomed an Alaskan Klee Kai named Nike into their family. According to the dog’s breeder, Emily Hua of Team Klee Kai, Nike was part of a litter of four puppies born on Jan.