Yeah, when it first started out, they had a mock stadium, and they would throw toys on the field and let the puppies play with the toys. If one picked one up and carried it across either goal line, that was a score. The pups also got penalized by peeing on the field. It was a hoot. The cats got to do a halftime show where all they did was play with toys. Great event, the puppies would get adopted afterward. There was a human ref, so if a dog got a penalty, the ref would pick him/her up and mildly scold them, but the dog didn't care. This was just about as funny as the Wiener Dog Nationals or the Chihuahua Races.

Most of the time the dogs would just play with each other, but there were some high-flying tackles and a lot of toy-tugging. My wife and I watch it every year, but when the announcers get to yacking, we just hit the mute button. Fun time for all.