Dan Schachner has every dog lover’s dream job. As the longtime referee for the Puppy Bowl, Schachner spins puppy-related football puns over frolicking, amiable brand-new doggos. Sure, he’s got wayward poop and pee to avoid, but he’s also got easy access to so, so many puppy kisses that who really cares about that anyway?
The A.V. Club sat down with Schachner to talk about what his job actually entails, whether there’s a Puppy Bowl pun writing room, and whether he’s in WAG—er, SAG.
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I was going to watch the interview, but the guy couldn’t even keep that puppy awake.
Conversation in my house:“Hey, Puppy Bowl is on this weekend! Want to watch some of it?”“Sure, do you want to watch SuperBowl too?”
“Not really, when is it?”We’re… not football fans.
I got to go to Puppy Bowl a few years in a row because my foster kittens kept getting into the halftime show (three years were enough – we’re skipping it for the foreseeable future).
Watching this guy work was wild, though. He seems to be a good person who is also involved in rescue work. And until I saw him work, I don’t think I really appreciated the extent to which spinning off on-brand inane banter, professionally and consistently, for hours on end, regardless of whether or not your conversation companion is a dog, or a cat, or a sloth, or even looking at you at all, is a genuinely impressive skill set.
I wish there was more of the puppies just playing. I appreciate that they do it for adoption awareness, but I just want to see the cute.