Meet the Puppy Bowl XXI participants
Mr. Pickles - Team Ruff (Dallas Dog/Dallas, TX)
John Nowak
Rocky - Team Ruff (Pets with Disabilities/Prince Frederick, MD)
John Nowak
Jolene - Team Ruff (Humane Society of Greater Dayton/Dayton, OH)
John Nowak
Wimberly - Team Ruff (Dallas Dog/Dallas, TX)
John Nowak
Potato - Team Ruff (Pet Haven/Minneapolis, MS)
John Nowak
Andy - Team Ruff (SPCA Westchester/Briarcliff Manor, NY)
John Nowak
Parker - Team Ruff (Five Acres Animal Shelter/St. Charles, MO)
John Nowak
Strudel - Five Acres Animal Shelter (St. Charles, MO)
John Nowak
Foxtrot - Team Ruff (Pet Haven/Minneapolis, MN)
John Nowak
Millie - Team Fluff (Nickel City Canine Rescue/Lancaster, NY)
John Nowak
Mindy - Team Ruff (Brandywine Valley SPCA/Westchester, PA)
John Nowak
Rita - Team Fluff (SATO Project/New York, NY and San Juan, Puerto Rico)
John Nowak
Pepper - Team Ruff (Florida Little Dog Rescue/St. Cloud, FL)
John Nowak
Akimel - Team Fluff (AGI Foundation/Phoenix, AZ)
John Nowak
Maya - Team Fluff (Operation Paws for Homes/Alexandria, VA)
John Nowak
Violet - Team Fluff (Barky Pines Animal Rescue and Sanctuary/Loxahatchee, FL)
John Nowak
Candy Button - Team Ruff (Dallas Dog/Dallas, TX)
John Nowak
Zoey - Team Fluff (Danbury Animal Welfare Society/Bethel, CT)
John Nowak
Zinnia - Team Fluff (Humane Society of Greater Dayton/Dayton, OH)
John Nowak
Willow - Team Ruff (Hearts & Bone Rescue/Dallas, TX)
John Nowak
Meatball - Team Ruff (SPCA Westchester/Briarcliff Manor/NY)
John Nowak
Franco - Team Ruff (Paws Across Pittsburgh/Pittsburgh, PA)
John Nowak
Whoopie - Team Fluff (Wags & Walks/Nashville, TN)
John Nowak
Trevor - Team Ruff (Green Dogs Unleashed/Troy, VA)
John Nowak
Zipper - Team Fluff (AHeinz57 Pet Rescue/DeSoto, IA)
John Nowak
Josie - Team Fluff (Bosley's Place/Smyrna, GA)
John Nowak
Ziggy - Team Fluff (Paws Crossed/Elmsford, NY)
John Nowak
Parsnip - Team Ruff (The Humane Society of Greater Kansas City/Kansas City, KS)
John Nowak
Jason - Team Ruff (Florida Little Dog Rescue Group/St. Cloud, FL)
John Nowak
Vivian - Team Ruff (Lucky Dog Refuge/Stamford,CT)
John Nowak
Delulu - Team Ruff (Arizona Humane Society/Phoenix, AZ)
Huxley - Team Fluff (Ridgefield Operation for Animal Rescue/Ridgefield, CT)
John Nowak
Centaur - Team Fluff (Animal Friends/Pittsburgh, PA)
John Nowak
Gretel - Team Ruff (AHeinz57 Pet Rescue/DeSoto, IA)
John Nowak
Charles - Team Ruff (Renee's Rescue/Hockessin, DE)
John Nowak
Huckleberry - Team Fluff (Bosley's Place/Smyrna,GA)
John Nowak
Dee-Bone Samuel - Team Ruff (Sacramento SPCA/Sacramento, CA)
John Nowak
Demure - Team Ruff (Green Dogs Unleashed/Troy, VA)
John Nowak
Cece - Team Ruff (AHeinz57 Pet Rescue/DeSoto, IA)
John Nowak
Doodle - Team Fluff (Providence Animal Center/Media, PA)
John Nowak
Hailey - Team Fluff (Dallas Dog/Dallas, TX)
John Nowak
Gumbo - Team Fluff (Shar-Pei Rescue of /Chesapeake, VA)
John Nowak
Erika - Team Ruff (Brandywine Valley SPCA/Westchester, PA)
John Nowak
Carl - Team Fluff (Louie's Animal Shelter/New York, NY)
John Nowak
Clark - Team Ruff (Lucky Dog Refuge/Stamford, CT)
John Nowak
Felicity - Team Fluff (Desert Harbor Doberman Rescue/Phoenix, AZ)
John Nowak
Hewett - Team Fluff (MatchDog Rescue/Marlton, NJ)
John Nowak
Enrique - Team Ruff (SATO Project/New York, NY and San Juan, Puerto Rico)
John Nowak
Julep - Team Fluff (Kentucky Humane Society/Louisville, KY)
John Nowak
Erin - Team Fluff (AHeinz57 Pet Rescue/DeSoto, IA)
John Nowak
Daphney
John Nowak
Karen - Team Ruff (Helping Hounds Dog Rescue/North Syracuse, NY)
John Nowak
Hunter - Team Fluff (Green Dogs Unleashed/Troy, VA)
John Nowak
Lacey - Team Fluff (Rescue Dogs Rock NYC/New York, NY)
John Nowak
Kiki - Team Fluff (Florida Little Dog Rescue/St. Cloud, FL)
John Nowak
Ivy - Team Ruff (Nickel City Canine Rescue/Lancaster, NY)
John Nowak
Lex Woofer - Team Fluff (Great Dog Rescue New England/Andover, MA)
John Nowak
Liberty - Team Fluff (MatchDog Rescue/Marlton, NJ)
John Nowak
Inez - Team Ruff (Animal Friends of the Humane Society/Hamilton, OH)
John Nowak
Lightning - Team Ruff (Buddy's Second Chance Rescue/Buffalo, NY)
John Nowak
Jake - Team Ruff (Arizona Humane Society/Phoenix, AZ)
John Nowak
Penny - Team Fluff (Angel City Pit Bulls/Los Angeles, CA)
John Nowak
Tuani - Team Ruff (SOS Animales/Nicaragua)
John Nowak
Trixie - Team Fluff (Little Traverse Bay Humane Society/Harbor Springs, MI)
John Nowak
Mary - Team Fluff (Southside SPCA/Meherrin, VA)
John Nowak
Redbud - Team Ruff (Oklahoma Humane Society/Oklahoma City, OK)
John Nowak
Princess Sophia - Team Ruff (Green Dogs Unleashed/Troy, VA)
John Nowak
Lin-Manuel Furanda - Team Fluff (SATO Project/New York, NY and San Juan, Puerto Rico)
John Nowak
Bernie - Team Fluff (SATO Project/New York, NY and San Juan, Puerto Rico)
John Nowak
Winston - Team Fluff (Phoenix Animal Rescue/Chester Springs, PA)
John Nowak
Linen - Team Ruff (Dog Star Rescue/Bloomfield, CT)
John Nowak
Phoenix - Team Fluff (Helping Hounds Dog Rescue/North Syracuse, NY)
John Nowak
Mabel - Team Ruff (Green Dogs Unleashed/Troy, VA)
John Nowak
Smoosh - Team Fluff (Florida Little Dog Rescue Group/St. Cloud, FL)
John Nowak
Strudel - Team Ruff (Fives Acres Animal Shelter/St. Charles, MO)
John Nowak
Rory - Team Fluff (Big Lake Humane Society/Muskegon, MI)
John Nowak
Lilly - Team Ruff (Tri-State Basset Hound Rescue/Deepwater, NJ)
John Nowak
Shelby - Team Fluff (Take Paws Rescue/New Orleans, LA)
John Nowak
Mini Paws - Team Ruff (Ninna's Road to Rescue/Shreveport, LA)
John Nowak
Pizzazz - Team Fluff (AHeinz57 Pet Rescue/DeSoto, IA)
John Nowak
Raspberry - Team Fluff (Bosley's Place/Smyrna, GA)
John Nowak
Buttercup - Team Fluff (Ninna's Road to Rescue/Shreveport, LA)
John Nowak
Marigold - Team Fluff (Danbury Animal Welfare Society/Bethel, CT)
John Nowak
Brie - Team Fluff (A Second Chance for Ziva/Chatham, NJ)
John Nowak
Buster - Team Fluff (Compassion Kind/St. Petersburg, FL)
John Nowak
Saquon Barky - Team Ruff (Providence Animal Center/Media, PA)
John Nowak
Luna - Team Ruff (Louie's Legacy Animal Shelter/New York, NY)
John Nowak
Shadow - Team Fluff (Tri-State Basset Hound Rescue/Deepwater, NJ)
John Nowak
Mercury - Team Fluff (Paws Across Pittsburgh/Pittsburgh, PA)
John Nowak
Colonel - Team Ruff (Kentucky Humane Society/Louisville, KY)
John Nowak
Aurelia - Team Fluff (Humane Society of Harrisburg Area/Harrisburg, PA)
John Nowak
Tina - Team Ruff (Northeast Ohio SPCA/Cleveland, OH)
John Nowak
Tula - Team Ruff (Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland/Westbrook, ME)
John Nowak
Murphy - Team Fluff (Jersey Girls Animal Rescue/North Plainfield, NJ)
John Nowak
Alice - Team Fluff (Florida Little Dog Rescue Group/St. Cloud, FL)
John Nowak
Travis - Team Ruff (Florida Little Dog Rescue Group/St. Cloud, FL)
John Nowak
Paralee - Team Ruff (Phoenix Animal Rescue/Chester Springs, PA)
John Nowak
Gorby - Team Ruff (Green Dogs Unleashed/Troy, VA)
John Nowak
Paws Allen - Team Fluff (Buddy's Second Chance Rescue/Buffalo, NY)
John Nowak
Jubilee - Team Ruff (Connecticut Humane Society/Newington, CT)
John Nowak
Belle - Team Fluff (The Animal Pad/San Diego, CA)
John Nowak
Sully - Team Fluff (Paws Across Pittsburgh/Pittsburgh, PA)
John Nowak
Orla - Team Ruff (AHeinz57 Pet Rescue/DeSoto, IA)
John Nowak
Maxx - Team Ruff (Nevada SPCA/Las Vegas, NV)
John Nowak
Astro - Team Ruff (Humane Society of Missouri/St. Louis, MO)
John Nowak
Bark Kent - Team Fluff (Great Dog Rescue New England/Andover, MA)
John Nowak
Queenie - Team Fluff (Florida Little Dog Rescue Group/St. Cloud, FL)
John Nowak
Abigail - Team Fluff (Operation Paws for Homes/Alexandria, VA)
John Nowak
Torch - Team Fluff (Dusty Tail's Animal Rescue/North Charleston, SC)
John Nowak
Captain - Team Ruff (Green Dogs Unleashed/Troy, VA)
John Nowak
Ollie - Team Ruff (Muddy Paws/New York, NY)
John Nowak
Spike - Team Ruff (Southside SPCA/Meherrin, VA)
John Nowak
Callen - Team Ruff (Helen Woodward Animal Center/Rancho Santa Fe, CA)
John Nowak
Trio - Team Ruff (Louie's Legacy Animal Shelter/New York, NY)
John Nowak
Blaze - Team Fluff (Green Dogs Unleashed/Troy, VA)
John Nowak
Mardipaw - Team Fluff (Humane Society of Missouri/St. Louis, MO)
John Nowak
Sky - Team Ruff (Compassion Kind/St. Petersburg, FL)
John Nowak
Coto - Team Fluff (Jersey Girls Animal Rescue/North Plainfield, NJ)
John Nowak
Petunia - Team Ruff (Helen Woodward Animal Center/Rancho Santa Fe, CA)
John Nowak
Pumpkin - Team Fluff (Humane Society of Greater Dayton/Dayton, OH)
John Nowak
Aloe - Team Ruff (Paws Crossed/Elmsford, NY)
John Nowak
Suds - Team Ruff (Dog Star Rescue/Bloomfield, CT)
John Nowak
Shari - Team Fluff (Nickel City Canine Rescue/Lancaster, NY)
John Nowak
Bo Duke
John Nowak
Sprinkle - Team Ruff (Danbury Animal Welfare Society/Bethel, CT)
John Nowak
Boone - Team Fluff (One Tail at a Time/Chicago, IL)
John Nowak
Bonnie - Team Ruff (Animal Friends of the Humane Society/Hamilton, OH)
John Nowak
Sarge - Team Fluff (Angel City Pit Bulls/Los Angeles, CA)
John Nowak
Beethoven - Team Ruff (Best Friends Animal Society/New York, NY)
John Nowak
Rain - Team Ruff (Green Dogs Unleashed/Troy, VA)
John Nowak
Bohdi - Team Fluff (Florida Little Dog Rescue Group/St. Cloud, FL)
John Nowak
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