Finger pushing
weather icon 50°F


PHOTOS: Puppies play at DEN during the Puppy Bowl

Fox Flores plays with a group of puppies available for adoption in the main terminal of Denver International Airport during the puppy bowl adoption event with the Denver Animal Shelter on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Mercedes Matthew, from Atlanta, plays with a group of puppies available for adoption in the main terminal of Denver International Airport during the puppy bowl adoption event with the Denver Animal Shelter on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Puppies explore a small football field in the main terminal of Denver International Airport during the puppy bowl adoption event with the Denver Animal Shelter on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Aimee Brassard, with the Denver Animal Shelter, holds a sleepy puppy in her arms near an adoption table in the main terminal of Denver International Airport during the puppy bowl adoption event with the Denver Animal Shelter on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
A woman cuddles with a puppy in the main terminal of Denver International Airport during the puppy bowl adoption event with the Denver Animal Shelter on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
People play with a group of puppies available for adoption in the main terminal of Denver International Airport during the puppy bowl adoption event with the Denver Animal Shelter on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Puppies explore a small football field in the main terminal of Denver International Airport during the puppy bowl adoption event with the Denver Animal Shelter on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
A sleepy puppy relaxes in a volunteers arms in the main terminal of Denver International Airport during the puppy bowl adoption event with the Denver Animal Shelter on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
A volunteer holds up a puppy so Kade Barton, 8, and his brother Everett, 3, can pet her in the main terminal of Denver International Airport during the puppy bowl adoption event with the Denver Animal Shelter on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Evelyn Alexander-Ragar, 2, looks at a puppy with his mom, Sally Alexander, in the main terminal of Denver International Airport during the puppy bowl adoption event with the Denver Animal Shelter on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026.

(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Nikki Steinke plays with a puppy available for adoption in the main terminal of Denver International Airport during the puppy bowl adoption event with the Denver Animal Shelter on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
A puppy tries to make an escape from his enclosure as he hunts for treats in the main terminal of Denver International Airport during the puppy bowl adoption event with the Denver Animal Shelter on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Tags

PREV

PREVIOUS

PUC approves scaled-back Xcel renewable push amid ratepayer cost worries

The Colorado agency that regulates public utilities approved wind, solar and battery storage projects for the state’s largest energy provider under an expedited near-term procurement process at a recent meeting. The decision by the Public Utilities Commission allows Xcel Energy to capture some federal tax credits that are set to phase out after 2026, while […]

NEXT

NEXT UP

Mark Kiszla: Olympic siblings Birk and Svea Irving get love letters from an American literary giant

MILAN – Before freestyle skier Birk Irving leaps into the ravenous jaws of the beast, he routinely smiles like a hero in a paperback novel. Oh, what a tale his thoughts could tell. Irving competes in the cold and unforgiving halfpipe, where Olympic dreams go to die. “A 22-foot tall monster,” as Irving likes to […]


Welcome Back.

Streak: 9 days i

Stories you've missed since your last login:

Stories you've saved for later:

Recommended stories based on your interests:

Edit my interests