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Puppy Bowl 2013

Thursday, January 31, 2013

2013 Puppy Bowl: Time, Where to Watch, Local Connections

The 2013 Animal Planet Puppy Bowl IX is the "cutest sports event of the year" and is on Super Bowl Sunday right before Super Bowl 47.

The ninth annual Puppy Bowl will again air before the 2013 Super Bowl.  Check out the cuteness on Animal Planet from 3 p.m. - 5 p.m. (ET) Sunday, Feb. 3. Puppy Bowl IX includes puppies from Virginia-based Bonnie Blue Rescue and other organizations. (Read about the Virginia connection to Puppy Bowl 2013 here.) The 2013 Puppy Bowl on Animal Planet will include, of course, 35 puppies in addition to hedgehog cheerleaders, the super-slow Cute Cam, a puppy hot tub for the athletes to rest their sore muscles and a kitty halftime show.  You can follow @MeeptheBird on Twitter for behind-the-scenes info, too. More football and puppy coverage:  Dogs from Virginia-Based Rescue Group in 2013 Puppy Bowl Virginia Natives on the Ravens, 49ers Rosters …

Dogs from Virginia-Based Rescue Group in 2013 Puppy Bowl

The popular adoptable pet show on Super Bowl Sunday features dogs from Bonnie Blue Rescue.

A few puppies from Bonnie Blue Rescue in Virginia will be in the national spotlight this weekend, appearing in Animal Planet’s Puppy Bowl IX. The annual event is a popular Super Bowl day show on Animal Planet featuring puppies "playing football," a kitten half-time show, hedgehog cheerleaders and more. The 2013 Animal Planet Puppy Bowl will be at 3 p.m. Sunday on Animal Planet. The Super Bowl is this Sunday, Feb. 3. The Baltimore Ravens are playing the San Francisco 49ers. [ See Ravens-49ers history and find out where to watch Super Bowl XLVII in McLean here. ] Bonnie Blue Rescue is based in Richmond, but places animals up and down the East Coast, said Bonnie Blue Rescue Vice President Patricia Rector. The organization has hubs in Alabama …

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