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  4. Meet the 2017 Puppy Bowl Players: Photos, Starting Lineups

Meet the 2017 Puppy Bowl Players: Photos, Starting Lineups

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2017 Puppy Bowl Puppy Named Parfait
Credit: Courtesy of Animal Planet
This year's main event features 78 puppies from 34 rescues from all around the United States and will be separated into "Team Ruff" and "Team Fluff."If that many puppies is not enough to warm your heart, then the amount of coverage will have no problem in doing so. Puppy Bowl XIII festivities begin with a "Tail"gate pregame show at 2 p.m. ET before the main event kicks off at 3 p.m. ET. (For those cat people out there, the halftime show will be performed by the Chicago Rock Cats and Kitty Gaga.)As for the game itself, spectators as well as history should have their eyes on Alexander Hamilpup on Team Fluff, who is just 19 weeks old but proved to be young, scrappy and hungry all throughout the season. His teammate Legs will surely be one of the most inspiring storylines to follow as he has just three legs due to a crate accident yet still flashes great speed.Team Ruff is headed by the rather wrinkly but still adorable Smooshie. The team's feel-good storyline comes from Doobert who is totally deaf but is actually in the process of learning hand signals from his owners. That's right...signal calling is coming to the Puppy Bowl.Check out some of the dogs in the game. The Puppy Bowl can be watched on Animal Planet.
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2017 Puppy Bowl: Alexander the Puppy
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Team: Fluff — Breed: Pomsky — Age: 19 weeks — Shelter: Florida Little Dog Rescue in Florida

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2017 Puppy Bowl: Beebop the Puppy
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Team: Ruff — Breed: Terrier Mix — Age: 16 weeks — Shelter: Stray Rescue in Missouri

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2017 Puppy Bowl: Blitz the Puppy
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Team: Fluff — Breed: Golden Retriever — Age: 15 weeks — Shelter: Miami-Dade County Animal Services in Florida

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Bo the Puppy
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Team: Ruff — Breed: Parson Russell Terrier Mix — Age: 15 weeks — Shelter: SPCA LA in California

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2017 Puppy Bowl: Daisy
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Team: Ruff — Breed: Chihuahua Mix — Age: 13 weeks — Shelter: Last Hope K9 in Massachusetts

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2017 Puppy Bowl: Daphne the Puppy
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Team: Ruff — Breed: Pit Bull — Age: 19 weeks — Shelter: Operation Education Animal Rescue

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2017 Puppy Bowl: Dawson the Puppy
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Team: Fluff — Breed: Jack Russell/Terrier Mix — Age: 14 weeks — Shelter: Paw Works in California

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2017 Puppy Bowl: Hope the Puppy
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Team: Fluff — Breed: Labrador/Hound Mix — Age: 19 weeks — Shelter: Unleashed in New York

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2017 Puppy Bowl: Lucky the Puppy
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Team: Fluff — Breed: Terrier Mix — Age: 16 weeks — Shelter: Operation Education Animal Rescue in Tennessee

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2017 Puppy Bowl: Max the Puppy
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Team: Fluff — Breed: Pit Bull Mix — Age: 13 weeks — Shelter: Morris Animal Refuge in Pennsylvania

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2017 Puppy Bowl: Nikita the Puppy
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Team: Fluff — Breed: Cocker Spaniel/Bichon Friese Mix — Age: 18 weeks — Shelter: Florida Little Dog Rescue in Florida

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2017 Puppy Bowl: Nyquist the Puppy
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Team: Fluff — Breed: Husky/Shepherd Mix — Age: 15 weeks — Shelter: Bonnie's Animal Rescue Kingdom in New Jersey

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2017 Puppy Bowl: Oliver the Puppy
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Team: Fluff — Breed: Standard Poodle — Age: 12 weeks — Shelter: Florida Little Dog Rescue in Florida

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2017 Puppy Bowl: Panda the Puppy
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Team: Fluff — Breed: Sato (Puerto Rican Terrier) — Age: 18 weeks — Shelter: The Sato Project in Puerto Rico

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2017 Puppy Bowl Puppy Named Parfait
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Team: Fluff — Breed: Yorkie/Poodle Mix — Age: 17 weeks — Shelter: Florida Little Dog Rescue in Florida

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