HELEN WOODWARD ANIMAL CENTER WILL BE REPRESENTED IN ANIMAL PLANET’S PUPPY BOWL XVI
AIRING SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2
(Over 90 Adoptable Puppies from 61 Shelters Compete for Most Valuable Puppy (MVP) Title)
January 6, 2020 – Back by pawpular demand, Animal Planet’s PUPPY BOWL XVI returns Sunday, February 2 at 3PM ET/12PM PT and Helen Woodward Animal Center is thrilled to announce we have a very special puppy named Bobby who made the final roster in the adorable competition taking place on football’s biggest day. In fact, Bobby was selected as one of the potential MVPs and will be looking for San Diego’s votes on game day as he takes to the field alongside dozens of other puppies from animal shelters across the country! Helen Woodward Animal Center invites viewers to cheer on Bobby as he enters the GEICO stadium vying for the CHEWY “Lombarky” Trophy.
Poodle-blend Bobby may be familiar to fans of Helen Woodward Animal Center. His story hit the media in 2019 when he and his four littermates were found by a rescue partner without a mother and in a desperate fight for survival. Paired with a Chihuahua mother who was nursing three newborns of her own, the blended family bonded quickly. Nicknamed the ChiFloofer Bunch, they were transferred to Helen Woodward Animal Center for further care and became a social media sensation. Chalk it up to his fighting spirit, but Bobby’s spunk secured him an easy place in the big game and even scored him a bid as one of this year’s vying MVPs. Center staffers cannot wait to see what he will do on the big day!
For the last 16 years, Animal Planet’s PUPPY BOWL has owned the world’s cutest sporting event on television. On football’s biggest day, two teams of the fluffiest and cuddliest line barkers and wide retrievers take to the gridiron for a playful game of terrier touchdown, puppy penalties and furry fumbles. Representing rescues and shelters from across the country, these adoptable four-legged players that make up #TeamRuff and #TeamFluff are serious when it comes to winning the Most Valuable Puppy title and more importantly…their forever homes.
The tail-gating starts with the PUPPY BOWL Pre-Game Show at 2 PM ET/11 AM PT, featuring fan favorite aww-nalysis and cuddly commentary from sports correspondents, including the one and only Rodt Weiler, James Hound, and Sheena Inu serving as pre-game show analysts. Featuring 61 dedicated animal shelters and rescue organizations representing over 25 states and with over 96 adoptable puppies, this is the biggest and most epic game in PUPPY BOWL history!
Animal Planet audiences will also see the return of THE DOG BOWL III on Sat., Feb. 1 at 8PM ET/PT, the one-hour competition for adult and senior dogs living in rescues and shelters. In past years, 100% of the puppies and kittens that have participated in PUPPY BOWL and DOG BOWL have been adopted to loving families.
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