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Forget the Super Bowl, have a Puppy Bowl party instead
-------------------------------------BY: TIFFANY DITTO Staff Writer -------------------------------------When football season began, Cowboys and Texan fans rejoiced as a new year means another chance for their team to go to the Super Bowl. For us dog lovers, it?s another set of Super Bowl day games that makes our tails wag ? the Puppy Bowl and Dog Bowl. The 2020 Puppy Bowl will air on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 2, on Animal Planet. The annual show promises a sporting event like any other, where the pups are the players. Although there aren?t many rules, you?re sure to see pups kiss, tackle and play with one another inside of a miniature football arena ? leaving
This photo from the Puppy Bowl XII is courtesy of Animal Planet.
dog lovers gushing over how cute it all is.
10 a.m. CST, with the main event beginning at 2 p.m. CST.
This year marks the 15th annual
If puppies aren?t your thing, and you
show, which aims to tell the stories of adoptable pets across the U.S.
prefer a more seasoned dog, don?t fret, Animal Planet?s Dog Bowl has got you covered.
These pets will fumble their way across the football field, ideally into the arms of their new owners. Animals will be broken into two
This event will feature older adoptable pets broken into Team Oldies and Team Goldies. Animal
teams, Team Ruff and Team Fluff. All players are adoptable pets from shelters across the nation.
Planet debuted this game in 2018, in an effort to showcase older dogs that are often passed over in shelters. Mr. Bojangles, an adorable poodle mix,
In addition to the main event, the show also features ?where are they now? highlight stories that show players from previous years with their new families. Puppy Bowl coverage will begin at 46 | TEXASDOGMAGAZINE.COM
took the field by storm last year as the first wheel chaired dog in Dog Bowl history, according to a Vox News report. Animal Planet?s Dog Bowl will air at 7
p.m. CST on Sunday, Feb 2. For more information about this television event, or to watch previous games visit: animalplanet.com/ tv-shows/puppy-bowl.
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