Stardust , a poodle and Aussie intermixture who lost her correct eye , is just one example .
AtPuppy Bowl XIX , more than 120 puppies and several kittens will romp , bankroll , and play on a miniature football game field for three hour . You ’ll soon noticesome of the pups are dissimilar .
Joey ismissing his front legs . Clover has a fused front peg . Mykonos has acleft palate . Stardust lose her correct eye . Several puppies have lose their hearing . In all , 11 Puppy Bowl participants have special needs .
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" We sleep together that there ’s a whole part of the event that focuses on extra - needs puppy , " articulate Alice Meenan , director of developing and marketing atDanbury Animal Welfare Societyin Connecticut . " They are just as get it on . "
Stardust and another puppy , Dakota , are representing the Danbury organization at this twelvemonth ’s Puppy Bowl , which was recorded in the fall but will appear on Animal Planet on Sunday at 2 p.m. eastern sentence . ( Yeah , we wish it was resilient , too . ) The bowl occurred a few months after Stardust arrived at DAWS from West Virginia .
She and other members of her litter were " severely offend , " and she postulate her middle remove while still in West Virginia . Meenan says it ’s unknown how the dogs were hurt , but one puppy sadly died .
Stardust gratefully recovered while in afoster habitation , and the DAWS veterinarian removed her stitches . What she lacks in imaginativeness she get up for with spunk — Meenan hinted we might see the playful pup ’s more " competitive " side on Sunday .
Competitive run aside , she ’s adjusted well to only having one heart . She was adopt back in August and lives with her family in Wallkill , N.Y. The 7 - month - oldpoodleandAustralian shepherdmix is now call Mazie .
" There ’s nothing about her that makes her stand out any different than any other pup , " Meenan allege .
Obviously , not every exceptional - need dog is like Mazie . click who needwheelsor cart to get around will require more patience and toil . But if your living spot is compatible , those hot dog can be your forever friends .
" You benefit just as much as they do , " Meenan says .
