Meet the 2017 Puppy Bowl’s Sweet and Strong Starting Line Up of Shelter Pups

It's 2017, which means Animal Planet's Puppy Bowl is just around the bend. The big, fluffy game airs on Feb. 5, Super Bowl Sunday for all you foolish human football fans out there, but we are getting a first look at the star players right now. As with years past, the entire starting line up and all of the animals participating in the Puppy Bowl are shelter pets. In 2017, 78 puppies from 34 different rescues will be making up Team Ruff and Team Fluff. Take your first look at 28 of the leading dogs that will be taking the field in just over a month, and prepare yourself for more Puppy Bowl Cuteness in the weeks to come.

Meet the 2017 Puppy Bowl’s Sweet and Strong Starting Line Up of Shelter Pups

Alexander Hamilpup

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Team: Fluff — Breed: Pomsky — Age: 19 weeks — Shelter: Florida Little Dog Rescue in Florida

Beebop

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Team: Ruff — Breed: Terrier Mix — Age: 16 weeks — Shelter: Stray Rescue in Missouri

Blitz

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Team: Fluff — Breed: Golden Retriever — Age: 15 weeks — Shelter: Miami-Dade County Animal Services in Florida

Bo

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Team: Ruff — Breed: Parson Russell Terrier Mix — Age: 15 weeks — Shelter: SPCA LA in California

Daisy

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Team: Ruff — Breed: Chihuahua Mix — Age: 13 weeks — Shelter: Last Hope K9 in Massachusetts

Daphne

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Team: Ruff — Breed: Pit Bull — Age: 19 weeks — Shelter: Operation Education Animal Rescue

Dawson

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Team: Fluff — Breed: Jack Russell/Terrier Mix — Age: 14 weeks — Shelter: Paw Works in California

Hope

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Team: Fluff — Breed: Labrador/Hound Mix — Age: 19 weeks — Shelter: Unleashed in New York

Lucky

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Team: Fluff — Breed: Terrier Mix — Age: 16 weeks — Shelter: Operation Education Animal Rescue in Tennessee

Max

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Team: Fluff — Breed: Pit Bull Mix — Age: 13 weeks — Shelter: Morris Animal Refuge in Pennsylvania

Nikita

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Team: Fluff — Breed: Cocker Spaniel/Bichon Friese Mix — Age: 18 weeks — Shelter: Florida Little Dog Rescue in Florida

Nyquist

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Team: Fluff — Breed: Husky/Shepherd Mix — Age: 15 weeks — Shelter: Bonnie's Animal Rescue Kingdom in New Jersey

Oliver

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Team: Fluff — Breed: Standard Poodle — Age: 12 weeks — Shelter: Florida Little Dog Rescue in Florida

Panda

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Team: Fluff — Breed: Sato (Puerto Rican Terrier) — Age: 18 weeks — Shelter: The Sato Project in Puerto Rico

Parfait

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Team: Fluff — Breed: Yorkie/Poodle Mix — Age: 17 weeks — Shelter: Florida Little Dog Rescue in Florida

Peanut

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Team: Fluff — Breed: Brussels Griffon Mix — Age: 19 weeks — Shelter: Nevada SPCA in Nevada

Precious

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Team: Fluff — Breed: Pit Bull Terrier Mix — Age: 15 weeks — Shelter: ASPCA NY in New York

Puddles

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Team: Ruff — Breed: Cocker/Shih Tzu Mix — Age: 13 weeks — Shelter: Florida Little Dog Rescue in Florida

Rory

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Team: Fluff — Breed: Poodle Mix — Age: 17 weeks — Shelter: Florida Little Dog Rescue in Florida

Sable

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Team: Fluff — Breed: Husky/Lab Mix — Age: 13 weeks — Shelter: Animal Friends Humane Society in Ohio

Smooshie

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Team: Ruff — Breed: Shar Pei — Age: 12 weeks — Shelter: Florida Little Dog Rescue in Florida

Squirt

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Team: Ruff — Breed: Dachshund/Rat Terrier Mix — Age: 12 weeks — Shelter: Denver Dumb Friends League in Colorado

Striker

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Team: Ruff — Breed: Miniature Pinscher/Shih Tzu Mix — Age: 18 weeks — Shelter: Operation Paws for Homes in Virginia

Sully

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Team: Ruff — Breed: Spaniel Mix — Age: 12 weeks — Shelter: Humane Society Nashua in New Hampshire

Tucker

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Team: Fluff — Breed: Australian Shepherd Mix — Age: 16 weeks — Shelter: Williamson County Animal Shelter in Tennessee

Wilma

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Team: Fluff — Breed: Pug/Shih Tzu Mix — Age: 16 weeks — Shelter: New Life Animal Rescue in New Jersey

Winston

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Team: Fluff — Breed: Australian Shepherd — Age: 14 weeks — Shelter — Double J Dog Ranch in Idaho

Woody

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Team: Ruff — Breed: Blue Healer/Cattle Mix — Age: 18 weeks — Shelter: Barktown Rescue in Kentucky