{"id":4891,"date":"2026-02-09T14:13:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T14:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pe-ts.fun\/?p=4891"},"modified":"2026-02-09T14:13:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T14:13:11","slug":"pre-super-bowl-event-showcases-adoptable-dogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pe-ts.fun\/?p=4891","title":{"rendered":"Pre-Super Bowl event showcases adoptable dogs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsnationnow.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NewsNation;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">NewsNation<\/a>) \u2014 The\u00a022nd\u00a0annual\u00a0Puppy Bowl\u00a0will kick off Sunday ahead of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsnationnow.com\/us-news\/sports\/which-cities-hosted-super-bowl\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Super Bowl LX;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Super Bowl LX<\/a>, and viewers at home can adopt the pups they see on their screen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This year,\u00a0the event is showcasing 150 dogs from 72 shelters across the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cOur goal is truly to just\u00a0showcase\u00a0as many different varieties, breed mixes, sizes, and even ages of puppies as possible because we also have senior dogs competing during the halftime show and special needs dogs competing throughout the show as well,\u201d said Dan Schachner, the \u201cPuppy Bowl\u201d referee, on NewsNation\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsnationnow.com\/katie-pavlich-tonight\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Katie Pavlich Tonight;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Katie Pavlich Tonight<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsnationnow.com\/us-news\/sports\/which-cities-hosted-super-bowl\/?ipid=promo-link-block1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Which cities have yet to host a Super Bowl despite having an NFL team?;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\"> Which cities have yet to host a Super Bowl despite having an NFL team? <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It can be difficult for older dogs to find\u00a0their homes\u00a0for several reasons, so the Puppy Bowl is also highlighting senior dogs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThree to four times longer in the shelter is the time that they spend compared to a puppy,\u201d Schachner said. \u201cOften, sometimes people think they want a puppy, but a senior dog,\u00a0they\u2019re\u00a0much more chill,\u00a0they\u2019re\u00a0less toy motivated,\u00a0they\u2019re\u00a0already house broken. They might be the right fit, especially for a busy household, so\u00a0we want to hopefully open people\u2019s minds up to that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Those interested in adopting can go to puppybowl.com.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsnationnow.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to NewsNation.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to NewsNation. <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(NewsNation) \u2014 The\u00a022nd\u00a0annual\u00a0Puppy Bowl\u00a0will kick off Sunday ahead of Super Bowl LX, and viewers at home can adopt the pups they see on their screen. This year,\u00a0the event is showcasing 150 dogs from 72 shelters across the country. \u201cOur goal is truly to just\u00a0showcase\u00a0as many different varieties, breed mixes, sizes, and even ages of puppies [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4892,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4891","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pets-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pe-ts.fun\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4891","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pe-ts.fun\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pe-ts.fun\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pe-ts.fun\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pe-ts.fun\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4891"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pe-ts.fun\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4891\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pe-ts.fun\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4892"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pe-ts.fun\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pe-ts.fun\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4891"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pe-ts.fun\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}