The 20th edition of Puppy Bowl aired on Feb. 11, 2024, and the smallest pup ever to grace the game, Sweetpea, a 5-month-old Cavapoo, stole hearts nationwide. However, in a devastating turn of events, viewers came to know that Sweetpea passed away in November 2023. The news came as a shock to Puppy Bowl fans as they mourned the demise of the little pup.
The tiniest ever Puppy Bowl participant, Cavapoo Sweetpea’s death hits dog lovers hard
The Puppy Bowl bid farewell to its smallest-ever participant, Sweetpea, as USA Today reports. She was a 1.7 pounds weighing Cavapoo — a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and a Poodle mixed breed. Eventually, social media became flooded with tributes as people mourned the loss of this tiny canine.
A heart-wrenching cry of “No!” echoes in @Possum.Luvr’s TikTok video, where they captioned the clip “underdog in our hearts.” In the footage they shared, their friends react to the announcement of Sweetpea’s death. Puppy Bowl XX showed a card in her honor at the end of the game’s recording, which broke the news of her passing.
In addition, a commenter wrote, “I was already having a bad day, and I decided ‘watching cute puppies will help’ and then the ending message made my day worse ☹️”
Jennifer Siegel, the animal director at Bosley’s Place rescue in Georgia, confirmed Sweetpea’s death, as per the New York Post. Siegel informed that the Cavapoo passed away from a kidney illness on Nov. 20, 2023, at the tender age of 5 months. She was born on July 1, 2023, in Tennessee and was raised at the Bosney’s Place rescue.
In Siegel’s words, “Sweetpea lived a charming life. She was very loving. Everyone loved Sweetpea.” She further added, “We knew when she came to our rescue, she was going to be a medical nightmare. We made sure she was taken care of well and gave her the best life possible with her short life expectancy.”
According to Siegel, Sweetpea was born with a hole in her heart. Moreover, she suffered from hydrocephalus, a neurological condition characterized by an abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid within the brain’s cavities.
