{"id":82351,"date":"2026-01-09T12:55:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T12:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/82351\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T12:55:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T12:55:08","slug":"paws-across-pittsburgh-sending-2-puppies-to-puppy-bowl-xxii-wpxi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/82351\/","title":{"rendered":"Paws Across Pittsburgh sending 2 puppies to Puppy Bowl XXII \u2013 WPXI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">PITTSBURGH \u2014 Pittsburgh is going to the Puppy Bowl!<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Paws Across Pittsburgh, a non-profit, foster-based animal rescue, announced on Thursday that two of its puppies were chosen to participate in Puppy Bowl XXII, hosted by Animal Planet. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Carrie Pawshaw will represent Team Ruff, while Meeko will represent Team Fluff.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The Puppy Bowl is the \u201clongest running call-to-adoption television event,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discovery.com\/shows\/puppy-bowl\/see\/get-ready-for-puppy-bowl-xxii\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.discovery.com\/shows\/puppy-bowl\/see\/get-ready-for-puppy-bowl-xxii\">Discovery<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">This year\u2019s game will air at 2 p.m. on Feb. 8 and will simulcast across Animal Planet, Discovery, TBS, truTV, HBO Max and discovery+.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Ahead of the game, Puppy Bowl is asking the public to vote in the \u201cPupularity Playoffs.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Paws Across Pittsburgh encourages people to vote daily. You can do so by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discovery.com\/shows\/puppy-bowl\/vote?fbclid=IwY2xjawPN0gdleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETEweks0RGdsZ1ZPQTExR3Zhc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHq1Veyju9ZGxEkbmcZMqGzkV4lPridXcUzip1ISmR9AceAdsgcDsBOgjptf8_aem_IWgkezk_l0FfkJ5Z7Yo01A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.discovery.com\/shows\/puppy-bowl\/vote?fbclid=IwY2xjawPN0gdleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETEweks0RGdsZ1ZPQTExR3Zhc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHq1Veyju9ZGxEkbmcZMqGzkV4lPridXcUzip1ISmR9AceAdsgcDsBOgjptf8_aem_IWgkezk_l0FfkJ5Z7Yo01A\">clicking here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The \u201cMost Pupular\u201d dog will be crowned Feb. 7, Paws Across Pittsburgh says.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PITTSBURGH \u2014 Pittsburgh is going to the Puppy Bowl! 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