Virginia Beach residents Ireland Miller and her mom Georgia Liquid-Miller were thrilled to learn the puppy they adopted in the Fall is a star athlete.
“She’s just so tenacious, and what she wants she gets, and she will work for it,” said Ireland.
Especially if it’s a tasty treat! You can tell that Wrigley, the Mini-Pin Chihuahua mix, is a natural athlete.
Beverly Kidd“What position do you think she would be best at?” News 3’s Beverly Kidd asked.
“I would say a forward,” said Ireland. “I would say any sport, any team she would definitely be offensive.”
No wonder she was drafted to be in the big game this year— the Puppy Bowl!
“She loves the camera, she loves posing,” said Miller.
Ireland MillerThe 9-month-old pooch was picked along with 129 other shelter dogs around the country to compete in Animal Planet’s annual event.
The Pungo family adopted Wrigley from the Southside SPCA in Richmond.
Wrigley was found in rural Farmville, Virginia, in a box with a few of her other siblings.