SAN FRANCISCO, CA — This year’s Puppy Bowl wasn’t the first time Foggy experienced big hits in life.
The small mixed-breed dog was a stray — just a few weeks old, living on the streets of Fresno — when she was placed in a local animal shelter, according to the San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
“She had an uncertain future, one shared by hundreds of thousands of puppies and dogs across California looking for homes, often in communities where veterinary care is difficult to access,” according to the San Francisco SPCA.
There, she received the medical care, attention, and support she needed to not only be ready for adoption but to compete in possibly the biggest game of her life.
Foggy was one of dozens of shelter dogs who took part in this year’s Puppy Bowl event ahead of Super Bowl LX.
“She’s extremely fast,” Robert Lightner, the director of adoptions at the San Francisco SPCA, told CBS News. “She runs quite a bit.”
The Puppy Bowl, which was played on Saturday, is an annual event on Super Bowl weekend that helps raise awareness for shelters. It’s usually taped in advance, and many of the dogs that play at the event are up for adoption.
But Foggy didn’t have to wait for her big game debut to be adopted. The San Francisco SCPA announced the week before the Super Bowl that Foggy had found her forever home.
“The outcome of her journey is what we work toward every day, one animal at a time,” the San Francisco SPCA said.