09-02-2025
Puppy Bowl XXI: Meet the pup from Maine set to tackle your heart
Will you be rooting for Team Ruff or Team Fluff in this year's Super, I mean, Puppy Bowl?
Warner Bro's Puppy Bowl XXI is an annual television program similar to the American football championship, the Super Bowl, but featuring puppy players. It is returning for its 21st year on Sunday, February 9 and will feature 142 rescue puppies from 80 shelters across 40 states and two countries. The event will also include 11 "inspiring special needs dogs."
While there are no puppies from New Hampshire this year (rude), there is a puppy from Maine and several others from New England.
Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland (Westbrook, ME)
Tula, Siberian Husky / Great Pyrenees (Team Ruff)
Great Dog Rescue New England (Andover, MA)
Bark Kent, Shih Tzu / Dachshund (Team Fluff)
Lex Woofer, Shih Tzu / Dachshund (Team Ruff)
Connecticut Humane Society (Newington, CT)
Jubilee, American Staffordshire Terrier / American Pit Bull Terrier (Team Ruff)
Danbury Animal Welfare Society (Bethel, CT)
Marigold, Chihuahua / Miniature Schnauzer (Team Fluff)
Sprinkle, Australian Shepherd / Great Pyrenees with special needs - Blind & Hearing Impaired (Team Ruff)
Zoey, American Pit Bull Terrier / American Staffordshire Terrier (Team Fluff)
Dog Star Rescue (Bloomfield, CT)
Linen, American Staffordshire Terrier / American Pit Bull Terrier (Team Ruff)
Suds, American Staffordshire Terrier / American Pit Bull Terrier (Team Ruff)
Lucky Dog Refuge (Stamford, CT)
Clark, Australian Cattle Dog / Labrador Retriever (Team Ruff)
Vivian, Bulldog / Boston Terrier (Team Ruff)
Ridgefield Operation for Animal Rescue (Ridgefield, CT)
Huxley, Australian Cattle Dog / American Staffordshire Terrier (Team Fluff)
The three-hour event is scheduled to air on Sunday, Feb. 9 at 11 a.m. PT / 2 p.m. ET.
The Puppy Bowl XXI will be simulcast across Animal Planet, Discovery, Discovery+, TBS, truTV, and Max.
Team Fluff will face off against Team Ruff to take home the Walmart 'Lombarky' trophy and the MVP (Most Valuable Puppy) title.
During the game, the event will include 'Adoptables segments' that will feature puppies and kittens available for adoption.
"With more puppies than ever before, Puppy Bowl XXI will highlight their inspiring journeys from birth to adoption, as well as the tremendous dedication of the rescues and shelters that help find animals their forever homes," Warner Bros. said in a news release.
Contributing: Saman Shafiq
This article originally appeared on Portsmouth Herald: Puppy Bowl 2025: How to watch Maine puppy compete for Lombarky trophy
