Glens Falls, N.Y.
When fans tune in to Animal Planet’s Puppy Bowl on Feb. 11, they’ll be treated to the biggest, cutest competition yet, featuring 131 adoptable pups from 73 shelters and rescue groups across the U.S. In addition to the all-time smallest and largest dogs ever in the game, six dogs with disabilities are playing for Teams Ruff and Fluff. Skipper, Moosh, Stryker and Xinia are all deaf, while Mr. Bean was born without front legs and Riddle has a neurological condition. The event “gives us a chance to demonstrate just how incredible and resilient these pups can be,” says Erika Proctor of Virginia’s Green Dogs Unleashed, where Moosh, Stryker and Xinia are from. —KATE HOGAN
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