Is there anything cuter than watching a bunch of puppies play together?! The 2025 Puppy Bowl is coming up on Super Bowl Sunday, and several Iowa puppies will be in the game!

The best thing about Animal Planet's annual Puppy Bowl is that the event is used to promote pet adoption, with all of the puppies available at rescues across the U.S. According to a new article from Entertainment Weekly, "in the event's 21st year, a whopping 142 canines come from 80 shelters in 40 states and two countries. That's the largest numbers of dogs who have competed yet."

AHeinz57 Pet Rescue and Transport, Facebook
AHeinz57 Pet Rescue and Transport, Facebook
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AHeinz57 Pet Rescue in DeSoto, Iowa is one of the rescues that is typically featured in the Puppy Bowl, and 2025 is no exception. This year, they have six puppies that are competing! Their names are:

  • Zipper
    • Border Collie/Australian Shepherd
    • Team Fluff
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Puppy Bowl XXI/Discovery.com
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  • Pizzazz
    • Poodle/Miniature American Shepherd
    • Team Fluff
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Puppy Bowl XXI/Discovery.com
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  • Gretel
    • Miniature American Shepherd/Poodle
    • Team Ruff
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Puppy Bowl XXI/Discovery.com
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  • Orla
    • Mastiff/American Staffordshire Terrier
    • Team Ruff
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Puppy Bowl XXI/Discovery.com
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  • Erin
    • Mastiff/American Staffordshire Terrier
    • Team Fluff
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Puppy Bowl XXI/Discovery.com
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  • Cece
    • Poodle/Miniature American Shepherd
    • Team Ruff
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Puppy Bowl XXI will air on the same day as the Super Bowl, February 9th, beginning at 1 p.m. It will broadcast/stream on Animal Planet, Discovery, TBS, truTV, Max, and Discovery+. You can check out all of this year's competitors HERE!

If you want to meet some adorable adoptable pups from AHeinz57 Pet Rescue, they'll be hosting a Puppy Bowl Tailgate Party on Sunday, February 9th at Paws & Pints in Des Moines! Paws & Pints is a local facility that offers indoor and outdoor dog parks, a restaurant/bar, a boutique, daycare/lodging, and a doggy spa. For the latest updates on the Puppy Bowl Tailgate Party, you can follow AHeinz57 Pet Rescue on Facebook HERE and Paws & Pints HERE.

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