Fans of football and Fidos will huddle around their television sets on February 1st to cheer for the doggie draft picks who are certain to score a touchdown with viewers when they charge on to the playing field at Geico Stadium for Puppy Bowl XI.
The countdown to the big showdown will include a live Puppy Cam, a Puppy Bowl Pre-Game Show, an online roster of Rovers who will take to the gridiron, and the chance for dog devotees to create a custom team in the second annual Puppy Bowl Fantasy Game.
Game Day kicks off at 3 p.m. with the launch of the MVP poll, and fantasy leaguers can keep track of their teams’ stats thanks to a live online leader board. At 5 p.m. ET viewers who have been rooting for the Rovers can watch the Adoption Tails digital series to see a selection of the puppies who now have a place on their own ‘home teams’.
Along with the lovable lineup of 55 rescue puppies, (who will be caught lapping up attention thanks to the popular water bowl cam, slow motion “Too Cute” cam and kiss cam), Animal Planet’s annual ode to sports and Spots will also include:
calls by rufffree Dan Schachner
sideline reporter Meep the Bird
goat cheerleaders
a hamster’s-eye view of the event from the Twizzler biplane
the Bissell Kitty Half-Time Show complete with a ‘purr‘formance by Katty Furry and a’meow‘sing adoptables from New York Animal Care and Control.
Animal Planet will air Puppy Bowl XI on February 1, 2015 from 3 p.m. – 5 p.m. ET/PT, with repeats throughout the day and night.
Give a cheer for this year’s lovable lineup, and the rescue organizations which make sure that homeless animals do not have to sit on the sidelines in life:
Team Fluff
Aaron– a 14-week-old Boxer mix from Barktown Rescue
Bailey– a 14-week-old Labrador Retriever from Pets Alive
Cara– a 14-week-old Shih Tzu from Little Dog Rescue
Cheyenne– a 12-week-old Chihuahua mix from Sato Project
Chicklet– a 16-week-old Australian Shepherd mix from Double J Dog Ranch
Crimson– a 16-week-old Jack Russell Terrier mix from Atlanta Underdog Initiative
Donnie– a 16-week-old German Shepherd mix from Operation Paws for Homes
Dougie– a 16-week-old Labrador Retriever mix from Operation Paws for Homes
Drew Carey– a 12-week-old Cocker Spaniel from spcaLA
Freckles– a 12-week-old Hound mix from Jersey Girls Animal Rescue
Fritz– a 15-week-old miniature Schnauzer from Florida Little Dog Rescue
Hemingway– a 16-week-old Great Pyrenees mix from Green Dogs Unleashed
Izzy– a 16-week-old Australian Shepherd mix from Green Dogs Unleashed
Jamison– a 14-week-old Pit Bull mix from New Life Animal Rescue
Keno– a 12-week-old Terrier mix from Nevada SPCA
Kojak– a 12-week-old Beagle mix from AHeinz57 Pet Rescue & Transport
Maggie– an 18-week-old Beagle mix from Tails
Maxwell- a 12-week-old Labrador Retriever mix from Salfid Rescue
Miss Martian– a 12-week-old Coonhound mix from Williamson County Animal Control and Adoption Center
Mr. Fantastic– a 12-week-old Terrier mix from Williamson County Animal Control and Adoption Center
Oscar Marcus– a 16-week-old Shih Tzu mix from Green Dogs Unleashed
Panda- a 13-week-old Pomeranian from Florida Little Dog Rescue
Papi– a 15-week-old Corgi mix from Humane Society for Greater Nashua
Pepper– a 16-week-old Boston Terrier mix from Sanctuary Rescue
Roscoe– a 12- week-old Labrador Retriever mix from Jersey Girls Animal Rescue
Rosie– a 17-week-old Havanese from Florida Little Dog Rescue
Sassy– a 13-week-old miniature Poodle mix from Asheville Humane Society
Savannah– a 12-week-old Shih Tzu from Fur Baby Rescue
Smudge– a 17-week-old Havanese mix from Florida Little Dog Rescue
Sniffles– a 14-week-old Shih Tzu mix from Florida Little Dog Rescue
USS Maloy– a 14-week-old Australian Shepherd mix from Green Dogs Unleashed
Team Ruff
Aria– an 11-week-old Labrador Retriever mix from Found a Hound Rescue
Blue– a 12- week-old Schnauzer/Poodle mix from Pet Rescue & Transport
Boomer– an 18-week-old German Shepherd mix from Bonnie’s Animal Rescue Kingdom
Bowser– a 14-week-old Pekingese from H.A.R.T.
Bryan Adams– a 16-week-old Labrador Retriever mix from Sato Project
Bubba– a 16-week-old Chihuahua mix from Florida Little Dog Rescue
Coveia– a 16-week-old from Education Animal Rescue
Enzo– a 21-week-old Yorkshire Terrier from Gateway4Paws
Falcor– a 14-week-old Clumber Spaniel from A Heinz57 Pet Rescue & Transport
Faulkner– a 16-week- old Great Pyrenees mix from Green Dogs Unleashed
Henry– a 12-week-old English Springer Spaniel mix from Salfid Rescue
Kiaria– a 12-week-old Japanese Chin from Asheville Humane Society
Lance– a 15-week-old Terrier mix from Humane Society for Greater Nashua
Lee- a 14-week-old Boxer mix from Barktown Rescue
Lewis– a 12-week-old Shar Pei from Little Dog Rescue
Lorelai– a 12-week-old Maltese/Poodle from AHeinz57 Rescue & Transport
Marley– a 14-week-old Labrador Retriever mix from Paws to the Rescue
Penelope– a 13-week-old Pug from Florida Little Dog Rescue
Pudge– a 16-week-old Chihuahua mix from Florida Little Dog Rescue
Scarlet– a 12-week-old Doberman Pinscher from AHeinz57 Pet Rescue & Transport
Starlight– a 12-week-old Labrador Retriever mix Florida Little Dog Rescue
Steve– a 16-week-old Chihuahua mix from Florida Little Dog Rescue
Titan– a 12-week-old American Bulldog Asheville Humane Society
Zane– a 15-week-old Corgi mix from Humane Society for Greater Nashua
Photo Credit: Animal Planet