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This year’s Puppy Bowl snubbed North Carolina dogs. So we asked our readers to build a team.

This year’s Puppy Bowl snubbed North Carolina dogs. So we asked our readers to build a team.

This year's Puppy Bowl doesn't include any North Carolina dogs. So, with the help of our readers, we made our own team, including Tucker (above), a Raleigh pup who was rescued by the beach by his owner, Ann Stenholm. (Photo via Ann Stenholm)

By Billy Ball

February 5, 2025

The real “big game” on Sunday is Animal Planet’s “Puppy Bowl,” which kicks off at 2 pm. This year, no North Carolina dogs were included. So, with the help of Cardinal & Pine readers, we built our own roster of all-star K9s.

The Super Bowl is Sunday, but nobody cares about that.

The real game is the Puppy Bowl, played over on Animal Planet at 2 pm on Sunday. This year’s roster is all sorts of adorable, but there’s one big problem:

There are no North Carolina dogs!

So we asked our readers to submit their pups and help us build our own NC team. Boy, did our readers show up. Take a look at our favorites below.

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This year’s Puppy Bowl snubbed North Carolina dogs. So we asked our readers to build a team.
This year’s Puppy Bowl snubbed North Carolina dogs. So we asked our readers to build a team.
This year’s Puppy Bowl snubbed North Carolina dogs. So we asked our readers to build a team.
This year’s Puppy Bowl snubbed North Carolina dogs. So we asked our readers to build a team.
This year’s Puppy Bowl snubbed North Carolina dogs. So we asked our readers to build a team.
This year’s Puppy Bowl snubbed North Carolina dogs. So we asked our readers to build a team.
This year’s Puppy Bowl snubbed North Carolina dogs. So we asked our readers to build a team.
This year’s Puppy Bowl snubbed North Carolina dogs. So we asked our readers to build a team.
This year’s Puppy Bowl snubbed North Carolina dogs. So we asked our readers to build a team.
This year’s Puppy Bowl snubbed North Carolina dogs. So we asked our readers to build a team.
This year’s Puppy Bowl snubbed North Carolina dogs. So we asked our readers to build a team.
This year’s Puppy Bowl snubbed North Carolina dogs. So we asked our readers to build a team.
This year’s Puppy Bowl snubbed North Carolina dogs. So we asked our readers to build a team.
This year’s Puppy Bowl snubbed North Carolina dogs. So we asked our readers to build a team.
This year’s Puppy Bowl snubbed North Carolina dogs. So we asked our readers to build a team.
This year’s Puppy Bowl snubbed North Carolina dogs. So we asked our readers to build a team.
This year’s Puppy Bowl snubbed North Carolina dogs. So we asked our readers to build a team.
This year’s Puppy Bowl snubbed North Carolina dogs. So we asked our readers to build a team.
This year’s Puppy Bowl snubbed North Carolina dogs. So we asked our readers to build a team.
This year’s Puppy Bowl snubbed North Carolina dogs. So we asked our readers to build a team.
This year’s Puppy Bowl snubbed North Carolina dogs. So we asked our readers to build a team.
This year’s Puppy Bowl snubbed North Carolina dogs. So we asked our readers to build a team.
This year’s Puppy Bowl snubbed North Carolina dogs. So we asked our readers to build a team.

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  • Billy Ball

    Billy Ball is Cardinal & Pine's senior community editor. He’s covered local, state and national politics, government, education, criminal justice, the environment and immigration in North Carolina for almost two decades, winning state, regional and national awards for his reporting and commentary. Send all story tips to [email protected] and sign up for his newsletter here.

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