Adult dogs will step out onto the field in the Dog Bowl

We all love the Puppy Bowl. But now adorable adoptable adult dogs will get their chance to go paw to paw in their own Dog Bowl.

Approximately 3.3 million dogs enter U.S. animal shelters every year. And it’s tempting to go for the young, cute, playful puppy. I get it. My dog was about eight months old when I adopted her. But adult dogs need love too. And now they’re getting their moment in the spotlight with their very own Dog Bowl!

Who doesn’t love seeing the good boys and good girls romp around during the Puppy Bowl every year? Watching the pups score their touchdowns is my kind of football. Well, now adult adoptable dogs will get a chance to leave it all out on the field too with Puppy Bowl Presents: The Dog Bowl, according to Deadline.

The Dog Bowl will air during the Road to Puppy Bowl before the main event: Puppy Bowl XIV. Animal advocate Jill Rappaport will host the game, which will feature two furocious teams full of cute rescue dogs looking for their forever homes. It will be pawsitively adorable.

“Puppy Bowl’s goal is to promote animal adoption so as many animals as possible can find their forever homes,” Patrice Andrews, General Manager of Animal Planet said.

Adult and senior dogs are often overlooked for puppies and young dogs. But they need love and a home just like every other dog. So what are some of the benefits of adopting an adult dog?

They’re just as friendly, playful and loving, but they’re also more mature. You know what you’re getting with an adult dog. They’ve finished growing so you know what size they’ll be, they’ve gotten some of that puppy energy out and may have mellowed out a bit, and they may even be house-trained already. And they’ll be so grateful after waiting in the shelter for so long.

No matter what, though, any dog you adopt will love you for giving them a good home and family.

But the Dog Bowl won’t be the only way dogs will get their shot at a forever home. Deadline also reports that Animal Planet’s new show Rescue Dog To Super Dog will premiere on August 12. Dog trainers Nate Schoemer and Laura London will match people in need of a service dog with the right shelter dog. They will then train them for their new relationship.

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Will you watch the Dog Bowl this year?