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Cuteness overload incoming...

The 2023 Puppy Bowl kicks off on Sunday with Team Ruff and Team Fluff set to show off their moves, and one team will take home the Lombarky trophy.

While waiting for Super Bowl LVII between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles, the Puppy Bowl Pre-Game show will kick off at 1 p.m followed by the actual competition at 2 p.m.

Over 100 puppies will be competing, with many looking to find forever homes.

How to watch Puppy Bowl XIX

What time does coverage start? What TV channel will it be on? - Sunday's coverage will air on Animal Planet and Discovery Channel. The Pre-Game Show will begin at 1 p.m., followed by the Puppy Bowl at 2 p.m.

Live stream info: Animal Plant | Discovery Channel | TBS | fuboTV (free trial) | HBO Max | Discovery+ -- Those with a cable subscription can use that to stream the Puppy Bowl. For everyone else, you can catch the broadcast on fuboTV, DIRECTV, or Sling which does offer a free trial for new users.

Puppy Bowl XVI Rosters

Team Ruff

Allison: Beagle

Apollo: Labrador Retriever/Great Pyrenees/Alaskan Malamute

Avalanche: Shih Tzu/Australian Cattle Dog/Chihuahua

Bandit: Shiba Inu

Bea: American Eskimo Dog/Australian Cattle Dog

Betty: Mix Breed

Bleu: American Staffordshire Terrier/American Pit Bull Terrier/Boxer

Bo: Poodle/Chihuahua

Briscoe: Beagle

Button: Mix Breed

Chaos: Chihuahua/Shih Tzu

Daisy: American Pit Bull Terrier/American Staffordshire Terrier

Dakota: German Shepherd Dog/American Pit Bull Terrier

Dalton: Mix Breed

Darcy: Mix Breed

Davinci: Poodle/Labrador Retriever

Echo: Siberian Husky/Great Pyrenees/Redbone Coonhound

Effie: Shih Tzu/Miniature Schnauzer/Chihuahua

Elua: American Staffordshire Terrier/German Shorthaired Pointer/German Shepherd Dog

Emma: Chihuahua/Miniature Pinscher/Pekingese

Freya: American Staffordshire Terrier/Cocker Spaniel/Chihuahua

Gatsby: Mix Breed

Gilbert: Mix Breed

Gum Drop: Australian Cattle Dog/Border Collie/American Pit Bull Terrier

Higgins: Mix Breed

Ireland: American Pit Bull Terrier/American Staffordshire Terrier

Jersey: Chihuahua/Shih Tzu

Jimmy Kibble: Pomeranian/Siberian Husky/Japanese Spitz

Joey: Chihuahua

Julius: Dalmatian

Kai: Mix Breed

Kala: Mix Breed

Kayden: Mix Breed

Kokobean: American Pit Bull Terrier/American Staffordshire Terrier/Chihuahua

Little Mighty: American Pit Bull Terrier/American Staffordshire Terrier

Manchego: Mix Breed

Max: Mix Breed

Mini: Shih Tzu/Pekingese/Bichon Frise

Moocow: Mix Breed

Moose: American Foxhound/German Shepherd Dog/Great Pyrenees

Mykonos: American Staffordshire Terrier/Bulldog

Myrtle: Chihuahua/Pomeranian/Shih Tzu

Nancy: Mix Breed

Pascal: American Pit Bull Terrier/American Staffordshire Terrier

Pauly: Bluetick Coonhound/Great Dane/Boxer

Poe: American Staffordshire Terrier/German Shepherd Dog/American Pit Bull Terrier

Powder Puff: Bichon Frise

Ritz: Australian Shepherd/Poodle/Golden Retriever

Roland: Mix Breed

Sugar Lump: American Bulldog/Chihuahua/Pekingese

Sven: Great Pyrenees/Akbash Dog/Anatolian Shepherd Dog

Tia: Mix Breed

Timber: Chihuahua/Yorkshire Terrier

Tom Barky: Chihuahua/Fijian Street Dog/German Shepherd Dog

Walker: American Staffordshire Terrier/American Pit Bull Terrier/German Shepherd Dog

Willaby: Australian Cattle Dog/Collie/American Pit Bull Terrier

Ziggy: Chihuahua/Shih Tzu/Pug

Team Fluff

Amanda: American Pit Bull Terrier/Chihuahua/Chow Chow

Archie: American Staffordshire Terrier/American Pit Bull Terrier/Chow Chow

Asiago: Basset Hound

Bacon: Mix Breed

Barnaby: Mix Breed

Benji: Great Pyrenees/American Pit Bull Terrier/Labrador Retriever

Bisou: Great Pyrenees/Australian Shepard

Blizzard: American Staffordshire Terrier/American Pit Bull Terrier

Butter Bean: Mix Breed

Carlos: Mix Breed

Cheeky Tinker: Miniature American Shepherd

Chickpea: Shih Tzu/Chihuahua

Colby Jack: American Pit Bull Terrier/American Staffordshire Terrier/Labrador Retriever

Clover: Australian Shepherd/American Pit Bull Terrier

Cooper: Beagle/Boston Terrier/Boxer

Crocket: Mix Breed

Eggs: Mix Breed

Eleven: Beagle/Chihuahua

Erin: Chihuahua/Poodle/Pomeranian

Espresso: Mix Breed

Gordon: Chihuahua/American Pit Bull Terrier/American Staffordshire Terrier

Hawk: Australian Cattle Dog/Doberman Pinscher/Golden Retriever

Inya: Chihuahua

Ivan: Mix Breed

Josh Allenhound: Mix Breed

Juniper: Poodle/Pomeranian/Maltese

Kira: Poodle/Golden Retriever/American Pit Bull Terrier

Lulu: Mix Breed

Madden: Labrador Retriever/American Pit Bull Terrier

Majesty: Pembroke Welsh Corgi

Marmalade: Mix Breed

Maverick: German Shepherd Dog/American Staffordshire Terrier/American Pit Bull Terrier

Munchkin: Poodle/Chihuahua/Miniature Pinscher

Nugget: Mix Breed

Otto: Mix Breed

Peanut: Mix Breed

Penelope: Poodle/Labrador Retriever

Phoenix: Mix Breed

Pickle: Pomeranian

Pierogi: Labrador Retriever/Australian Cattle Dog

Rascal: Shiba Inu

Rosella: American Bulldog/Chihuahua/Shih Tzu

Rosie: Chihuahua

Schnitzel: Siberian Husky/Boxer/American Staffordshire Terrier

Stardust: Poodle/Golden Retriever/Australian Shepherd

Tailen Hurts: American Staffordshire Terrier/American Pit Bull Terrier/Beagle

Twinkle: Siberian Husky/Australian Cattle Dog

Velma: Great Dane

Venturi: Mix Breed

Vivianne: Siberian Husky/Rottweiler/Neapolitan Mastiff

Wolfie: Beagle/Pomeranian/Australian Cattle Dog

Tilly: Neapolitan Mastiff/Cane Corso/Rottweiler

More coverage via the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia puppy rescued from the Envigo breeding facility is ready for her close-up on this year's "Puppy Bowl."

June, a feisty, spunky and adorable beagle that was rescued from the Cumberland breeding facility, will be competing on Team Fluff in this year's Puppy Bowl, airing on Sunday, Feb. 12 at 2 p.m. on Animal Planet.

Green Dogs Unleashed, a nonprofit rescue based in Troy, took in 11 rescue beagles from the Envigo breeding facility, including 10 puppies.

June, who was originally called Allison, was "a go-getter from day one," Erika Proctor, the executive director of Green Dogs, said. "She was smart, got into lots of mischief…and everyone fell in love with her on sight."

Price White and her Charlottesville family ended up adopting June in October, after June had already filmed the Puppy Bowl in New York.

"The kids love her so much. She's been such a joy," White said. "We have two boys, 6 and 9, and they are in love with her."

June loves to play fetch in the backyard; she can catch Frisbees or balls, and she loves sniffing around the yard.

She also loves a "good snuggle session," White said. "She likes to sleep in our bed under the covers down in the crook of our knees. She's a really smart dog. She's easy to train; she loves food, that's a good incentive. She's full of energy. We just love her."

Green Dogs Unleashed has provided puppies for the Puppy Bowl for the past nine or 10 years, Proctor said. Green Dogs specializes in special needs dogs or dogs with behavioral problems.

Green Dogs has five puppies competing in this year's Puppy Bowl, all of which have since been adopted, including June (aka Allison on the Puppy Bowl).

The other puppies include deaf Dalmatian Julius, who's been adopted by a family in Chesapeake; Kayden, a deaf Great Pyrenees mix who's been adopted by a family in Columbia, Maryland; Velma, a great Dane puppy that's found a home in Palmyra and Pepper, a mini Australian shepherd, who's since found a home in Richmond.

Meghan and Chris Vandette, who live in the Museum District, were surprised when they came across Pepper on a rescue site.

"We're both big advocates of 'adopt don't shop,'" Meghan Vandette said. "We were surprised to find a purebred mini Aussie as a rescue." Purebred puppies like Pepper often can only be found through a breeder. "Then we realized, she's deaf," Vandette said.

The Vandettes were looking for a companion for their dog Finn, a 2-year-old black lab mix who has a lot of energy.

"We talked about (having a special needs dog) a lot before we adopted her. Are we comfortable with the extra work and training?" Vandette said. "But it's not that different from having a hearing dog. The main thing is to make sure that she is paying attention to us so we can give her hand signals if needed."

They went through some training at Green Dogs – "it was probably more for us than for her," Vandette said. "They teach you how to communicate better with a deaf dog and how to rely on hand signals."

Pepper quickly became friends with her brother Finn.

"Finn loves to be chased and Pepper loves to herd, so it works out really well," Vandette said. "And we learned she's not completely deaf. She can hear her name."

"We treat them like any other dog," Proctor said. "We teach them not to startle when bumped from behind. We teach them hand signals."

Proctor said that Green Dogs enjoys working with the Puppy Bowl every year because "it brings national attention to special needs organizations. The whole country gets to see how wonderful and capable special needs dogs are."

"We knew right away she would make a great contender for the Puppy Bowl," Proctor added. Pepper – who competes as her original name, Cheeky Tinder – will be competing on Team Ruff in the Puppy Bowl.

The Vandettes brought Pepper home at the end of October. When Animal Planet announced the Puppy Bowl contenders in early January, they were surprised to learn that Pepper was on Team Ruff.

"We'd been living with a celebrity for two months and had no idea," Vandette joked.

The Vandettes are planning to enjoy a Puppy Bowl watch party at the Ruff Canine Club in Scott's Addition where Pepper and their dog Finn are members and have many dog friends.

"We have no idea what to expect on the Puppy Bowl," Vandette said. "But she's staying down to earth, which is nice. She hasn't let the fame go to her head yet," she joked.