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"I love the Super Bowl, but really not for any reason related to football. My sister has a party every year and I&amp;#x27;m more into hanging out, eating pigs in a blanket, watching the commercials (David Beckham in his undies? I do think that I will) and listening to my dad root for whichever team will win him money in his Super Bowl pool (&amp;quot;Go Giants! Go Patriots! Just get me a 7-0 at the end of the second quarter!&amp;quot;). And leading up to the big game, you can bet I&amp;#x27;m in for some Puppy Bowl action because those little furry fidos are the cutest thing on TV all day. Sorry, Tom Brady and Eli Manning, but it&amp;#x27;s true. The Puppy Bowl, which airs on Animal Planet at 3 P.M., is back for its eighth year of animal adorableness. Shelter pups, found through Petfinder.com, try to score terrier touchdowns and display all kinds of other canine cuteness. This year there will be a new competition for the Most Valuable Puppy, they&amp;#x27;ve added pig cheerleaders to root on the dogs from the sidelines and there will be an all-kitty half-time show with cat gymnastics. (Seriously...I&amp;#x27;m sure Madonna has something great planned but can she top cat gymnastics?!? I think not.) Previous Puppy Bowl favorites like the water bowl cam, puppy cam and kiss cam will be part of the show as well. Making it an extra feel-good event? The participants are all rescue animals that are available for adoption. Let&amp;#x27;s take a look at some of them... Sweetie Pie (Catahoula Mix), Peter (Dachshund) and Baskin (Jack Russell/Pug Mix) Hunter (Boxer), Marble (Terrier) and Tattoo (Miniature Aussie) Hollie (Border Collie Mix), Anthony (Pit Bull Mix), Augusta (Lab/Plott Mix) Brandy (Pit Bull/Collie Mix) and Fumble (Chihuahua/Terrier Mix) And lastly, I&amp;#x27;ll share a photo of my own canine cutie: my &amp;quot;niece&amp;quot; Nora. My sister adopted her last year, so this will be her very first Puppy Bowl (and Super Bowl party). When I snapped this photo of her earlier today for this story, she very sweetly put her paw on my knee. She&amp;#x27;s so ready for her close up. And here is a recent glamour shot after a visit to the puppy beauty parlor. The Puppy Bowl airs Sunday, February 5 at 3 PM (ET/PT) on Animal Planet. Kickoff for the Super Bowl is at 6:30 PM ET/PT on NBC. Which of these puppies is the cutest (second to Nora, of course)? Let&amp;#x27;s talk furry friends below. More Super Bowl goodness... *The Extended Ferris Bueller Super Bowl Ad Is Released...and I&amp;#x27;m Officially Disappointed *Here&amp;#x27;s a Sneak Peek of Madonna&amp;#x27;s Super Bowl Half-Time Show *Surviving the Super Bowl: From Bras to Wings Photos: Tom and Eli (Getty Images), Puppy Bowl dogs (Animal Planet)"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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