Who ’s quick to seethe onto the force field and into our hearts ? This guy !
On Sunday , February 7 , hot dog lover around the humans will tune to Animal Planet for " Puppy Bowl XVII " ! This frolicking peer between Team Ruff and Team Fluff showcases 70 eye tooth athletes and promotesadoption awareness . A primary campaigner for MVP ( most valuable pup , of course of action ! ) on Team Fluff is Jett , a 32 - calendar week - oldLabrador retriever / German pointerfromPets with Disabilities(PWD ) in Prince Frederick , Md.
We bugger off pupclose and personal with Jett ’s hoomans , Joyce Darrell and Mike Dickerson . Darrell read Jett was about 8 weeks old when they rescue him , and he does n’t know he ’s different . " It ’s absolutely amazing how he envision out his life utilise two branch ! " Jett ’s miss two front limbs are the solution of a birth mar . Once part of a bedding material , he was n’t thriving because he could n’t vie with the other pups for food .
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The couple outfitted Jett witha customs duty go-cart . Darrell said he ’s adapted well , and now has the attitude and disposition of any other " normal " pup . " He gets to where he require to be either on steering wheel or standing on his two back legs and walk ! He be intimate to play with the other pups , his toys , and snuggling , and he loves to eat ! "
agree to Animal Planet ’s parent party , Discovery , the goal ofPuppy Bowlis to keep espousal and the staffer of shelters and rescues who strive for brute welfare . The 2021 programme features 22 different organizations . The event encourages fan to borrow the pup players that take the field , and has a 100 pct adoption pace each class . Darrell said Jett was selected as a participant when Animal Planet find out PWD while scouting for interesting rescue locations to videotape for the program . " We just happened to rescue Jett during this fourth dimension , which was kind of lucky , since we never really have too many puppies here , " she said .
The mission of PWD is to promote the adoption of dogs with disabilities , and the formation rely on " core connection " donations to sustain the courageous canines at their shelter . After Jett ’s big game , Darrell order he ’ll continue his work as a PWD ambassador , where his duties include exit to school and public events to show people that his life has function and he ’s not a " throwaway dog . "
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" His zest for living on two legs is awe - inspiring to us ! "
Jett has some cool pre - game buzz , too!He ’s one of 16 pooches you may vote forbefore gameday to take in the rubric of " Most whelp - ular ! " in the Pupularity Playoffs . Check out hispawsomevideo ! The gain puppy from each hebdomadal rhythm advance to the last , so make certain to check back and vote again . Discovery take note the winner will be herald during the Puppy Bowl Pregame Show at 1 p.m. EST/10 ante meridiem PST on Sunday , February 7 .
Then , to see Jett in activity , watch Animal Planet ’s " Puppy Bowl XVII " on the same twenty-four hour period at 2 p.m. EST/11 a.m. PST . The game also premier ondiscovery+ .
