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Thursday, January 31, 2013

Submit Your Best Pet Photos in Time for Puppy Bowl IX

Super Bowl Sunday is also a favorite day for a group of dogs up for adoption. The annual Puppy Bowl will air at 3 p.m. on Animal Planet.

Super Bowl XLVII may be coming this Sunday, Feb. 3, but for those families with pets who aren't as interested in watching the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens go head-to-head, there's another sporting event to enjoy.  Animal Planet's Puppy Bowl IX will also take place on Sunday, and feature more than 30 dogs, each available for adoption. Three of the pups are from North Smithfield. New this year, too, will be a group of hedgehogs to cheer on the pups.  The Puppy Bowl begins at 3 p.m. Eastern Time, and in celebration of the animal-themed event, we're asking Patch readers to submit photos of their pets. Photos do not need to be Super Bowl (or Puppy Bowl) themed.  How to Submit: Please add photos to this gallery by clicking the "…

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Local Pups to Take Field on Super Sunday

Three puppies from a local shelter will battle it out in Puppy Bowl IX on Super Bowl Sunday.

After the disappointment on Championship Weekend, New England Patriots fans may not be all that enthused for the big game this Sunday. But it turns out, Rhode Islanders have a dog in the race after all.  The Super Bowl isn't the only big game this weekend, and dog lovers in Rhode Island have a big reason to cheer on Super Sunday. Before the big dogs kick off at 6:30 p.m., the little pups get their moment in the sun in Puppy Bowl IX on Animal Planet at 3 p.m. Sunday, reports BostInno.com, a Boston-based news publication.  Three young pups from Furever Dachshund Rescue in North Smithfield will be battling it out on the gridiron Sunday at 3 p.m. — Sally, a 12-week-old Dachshund/Basset Hound mix; Copper, a nine-week-old Dachshund/English Pit …

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