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DC dog plays for Team Fluff in Puppy Bowl

Sally from City Dog Rescue. (Courtesy Animal Planet)

WASHINGTON — So, your team didn’t make it to the Super Bowl this year. No worries: Team Fluff takes on Team Ruff in , and a D.C. dog is part of the .

Sally from City Dog Rescue. (Courtesy Animal Planet)

Sally, a 13-week-old Plott Hound mix adopted from D.C.’s , is making her Puppy Bowl XIV appearance for Team Fluff.

She was rescued from a West Virginia home with the rest of her litter of 10 and adopted from the Dupont Circle rescue, .

Watch her and dozens of other rescue dogs compete for the “Lombarky” trophy on Sunday at 3 p.m. on Animal Planet.

Animal Planet worked with a number of animal shelters and rescue organizations across the country to build the rosters. This year’s game also features pups rescued from areas devastated by natural disasters, including Houston, Puerto Rico and Florida.

Another D.C.-area dog, Alvin from, is also on Team Fluff’s starting lineup and will be vying for a chance to be Most Valuable Puppy. And several other D.C.-area pups are .

²ÝÝ®´«Ã½’s Jack Moore contributed to this report.

Teta Alim

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