Colorado dog wins MVP in ‘Puppy Bowl X’

At least, Colorado was well represented in another bowl on Sunday: Puppy Bowl X on Animal Planet.

Two Brittany Spaniel mixes were featured in Super Bowl Sunday dog fest on the cable network during Super Bowl Sunday.

Loren and Laney represented Colorado Animal Welfare League, the no-kill foster-based animal rescue in Castle Rock. Loren came away with the MVP (Most Valuable Pup) and also had the “Drive of the Day.”

The two dogs were among the 60-plus puppies taking the field for “Puppy Bowl X.” Laney, adopted last year by Kelly McElvain, 28, a Larimer County Sheriff’s Office jail deputy, was 13 weeks old when the TV show was filmed. Laney even earned a special interview. Loren was adopted by a family in Golden.

The show features puppies from animal rescues nationwide playing on the field at Animal Planet Stadium and was filmed before the dogs found their forever homes.

“I got (Laney and Loren) last summer from a backyard breeder who lost control of what she was doing,” Lisa Petri, Colorado Animal Welfare League president and volunteer, told the Fort Collins Coloradoan. “I live in Franktown, Colorado, and we have one stoplight and it’s 5 miles away. Taking them to Manhattan was a little different. They’d never seen taxis or stop lights or strollers.”

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Loren, a Brittany Spaniel mix from the Colorado Animal Welfare League, won the MVP (Most Valuable Puppy and ‘Drive of the Day’ awards at Sunday’s ‘Puppy Bowl X’ on Animal Planet. Below, Loren’s CAWL litter mate, also participated in the Puppy Bowl X.  (Animal Planet photo/CAWL photo)