How Puppy Bowl ‘Rufferee' Took on the Event's Biggest Year Yet

Dan Schachner has been ruffereeing the Puppy Bowl for 11 years

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For the last 11 years, Dan Schachner has been doing what he considers to be one of the greatest jobs in the world.

Refereeing — or ruffereeing — the Puppy Bowl.

"When I first started I thought it was a smallish kind of job," Schachner said ahead of Sunday's 18th annual Puppy Bowl. "I didn't realize how big it was in terms of scope and reach."

And this year was the Puppy Bowl’s biggest yet, he says.

Team Fluff defeated Team Ruff in this year's competition, taking home the Chewy “Lombarky” trophy.

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