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The ''Puppy Bowl'' is an annual television program on Animal Planet that mimics an American football bowl game similar to the Super Bowl, using puppies. Shown each year on Super Bowl Sunday, the show consists of footage of a batch of puppies at play inside a model stadium, with commentary on their actions. The first ''Puppy Bowl'' was shown on February 6, 2005, opposite Super Bowl XXXIX. The puppies featured in the ''Puppy Bowl'' are from shelters. ==Production== According to the show's producers, the inspiration for ''Puppy Bowl'' as Super Bowl counterprogramming came from the popular ''Yule Log'' Christmas program.〔 A veterinarian is on site during the production of ''Puppy Bowl'' to ensure animal safety and well-being, and to administer any veterinary medical care which might be needed.〔〔 Representatives from American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, as well as the shelters which lend their animals to the production, are also on site as observers to ensure animal welfare standards are maintained.〔 In 2012, an American Humane Association representative was always on-site to ensure that puppies did not become too aggressive and injure one another. According to its associate producer, the production takes about 12 hours each day.〔 In 2007, shooting occurred over three days.〔 Roughly 30 staff members were needed in 2008 to produce the show.〔 In 2010, the veterinarian on site said this was spread over three days.〔 Puppies are given a rest period every 30 minutes, due to the heat from the lights.〔 Forty-six puppies were used in 2008,〔 and about 60 puppies in 2010.〔 The 2011 production occurred in the New York City area in the fall of 2010, using 47 puppies,〔〔 while the 2012 show featured 58 puppies. The 2013 show (filmed at a television studio in west midtown in Manhattan) featured 63 puppies, with 10 on the "field" at one time.〔 Filming occurred over two days.〔 The 2014 episode was filmed October 2 to 4, 2013, at the Chelsea Broadcast Center in Manhattan, New York City. A staff of 49 Animal Planet employees and 48 volunteers wrangled the animals, with each puppy assigned a single human overseer.〔 Kittens and cats were filmed the first day, puppies and dogs the second, and other animals on the fourth.〔 A total of 66 puppies were used for the show in 2014, including a basset hound with a genetic defect to its paw.〔 This allowed 12 to 15 puppies to be on the field at a time, and for puppies to be given rest periods every 20 minutes.〔 Another 30 untrained kittens, five penguins, three trained adult cats, eight "tailgate party" dogs, four police dogs, and six hamsters were used in the 2014 show.〔 All the animals except the penguins (which were provided by the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium) are adoptable.〔 ''Puppy Bowl'' is filmed inside a miniature "stadium" that is long by wide.〔〔〔 Only puppies between 12 and 21 weeks old are allowed on the show,〔 and there is a height and weight limit due to the size limitations of the play area.〔 Puppies must show that they are well-socialized with people and other puppies, and that they have the full range of vaccinations.〔 A wide variety of toys are placed inside the "stadium". Although there is no minimum or maximum limit on how many toys may be in the stadium, show producers say that toys which make the loudest noise or which are sausage-shaped get the most attention. Toys are usually switched out every 20 minutes, and often more frequently.〔 Peanut butter is smeared around camera lenses to induce the puppies to lick the camera. The various cameras used to tape the show generated about 50 hours of footage in 2011,〔 but more than 90 hours in 2012 (for the 2013 airing).〔 Some cameras are placed inside toys, to give a puppy's-eye view of the action.〔 The first five ''Puppy Bowl''s were narrated by Harry Kalas, a narrator for NFL Films and longtime play-by-play voice of the Philadelphia Phillies.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Puppy Bowl」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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