It’s the cutest pregame present on the planet — and now it’s greater than ever.
A record-breaking 150 canines will likely be featured in Sunday’s Puppy Bowl, which has aired yearly since 2005. It’s the longest-running tv program that raises consciousness about pet adoption.
This 12 months’s canines got here from 72 shelters throughout the United States, Puerto Rico and the British Virgin Islands. John Nowak acquired to satisfy all of them.
Nowak is a employees photographer for Warner Bros. Discovery, the company dad or mum of NCS in addition to Animal Planet, which has been airing the Puppy Bowl since its begin. In October, he and his group photographed every canine at an area in upstate New York the place the filming of the present was additionally going down.
As you’d think about, it’s not at all times straightforward getting 4-month-old puppies to take course and keep nonetheless for the digicam.
Everyone works collectively to get these attractive portraits of the canines that spotlight the animals’ magnificence, persona and athleticism. They’ll use no matter they must get the puppies to cooperate: treats, cuddles, toys, music. But typically there’s solely a lot you are able to do.
“Occasionally there are multiple dogs from the same litter and we get dogs like Maverick and Nova, who were two stunning huskies that gave us some amazing shots,” Nowak stated. “Of course, trying to get two dogs to behave and sit still for a photo is the equivalent of juggling melting butter.”
Puppy Bowl XXII airs at 2 p.m. ET Sunday and will likely be simulcast throughout Animal Planet, Discovery, TBS, truTV, Max and discovery+.