Puppy Bowl Lineup 2015: Meet the Participants
By April McGee
21. Smudge
Team: Fluff
Breed: Havanese mix
Age: 17 weeks
Smudge is a tiny terror on the field from Florida Little Dog Rescue. She joins Team Fluff’s roster with a couple of pups from her home shelter.
22. Sniffles
Team: Fluff
Breed: Shih Tzu mix
Age: 14 weeks
Sniffles has a strategy to intimidate the other team with her fierce barking. Her handlers swear the she’s broken the sound barrier with it.
23. Lee
Team: Ruff
Breed: Boxer mix
Age: 14 weeks
Lee is competitive by nature. One day she’ll dig a hole to China while she’s burying her bones.
24. Zane
Team: Ruff
Breed: Corgi mix
Age: 15 weeks
Zane is another Corgi mix from the Humane Society of Greater Nashua. His eyes are always set on the end zone and he’ll rack up many points to Team Ruff.
25. Pepper
Team: Fluff
Breed: Boston Terrier mix
Age: 16 weeks
Pepper is a pint-sized puppy force when her paws hit the field. Any other dog named after a seasoning automatically becomes her rival.
26. Roscoe
Team: Fluff
Breed: Labrador Retriever mix
Age: 12 weeks
Roscoe chases his tail for about 2 hours a day. He plans on either running circles or running in circles around the competition.
27. Penelope
Team: Ruff
Breed: Pug
Age: 13 weeks
Penelope is named after the Greek goddess. When she isn’t participating in Puppy Bowl XI she likes to watch adaptations of Greek tragedies.
28. Scarlet
Team: Ruff
Breed: Doberman Pinscher
Age: 12 weeks
Dobermans are well-known for their athletic endurance and Scarlet is no exception to this rule. She’ll wear down the her opponents with her determination.
29. Donnie
Team: Fluff
Breed: German Shepherd mix
Age: 16 weeks
Donnie can stop any rival in its tracks with his cute looks. He likes to use his rapid tail wag to distract the other team.
30. Frtiz
Team: Fluff
Breed: Mini Schnauzer
Age: 15 weeks
This mini Schnauzer packs quite the punch. He has dreams of being showered in Milk Bones.