Each Christmas , dog-iron at Best Friends Animal Society ’s sanctuary get to pick a nowadays from a sleigh full of fresh click toys . It makes for some especially cute videos .

We ’re definitely not quick to abandon our holiday cheer just yet , so let ’s savor in it for a few minutes more with some help from the dogs at the Best Friends Animal Society ’s chancel .

Each year ahead of Christmas , Best Friends fulfill its " Santa Sleigh"—in reality a flatbed trailer but do n’t tell the pups — with hundreds ofdog miniature , beds , andblankets . Then on Christmas morn , the dogs at the Kanab , Utah , sanctuary get to hop-skip inside and excitedly ( or calmly in most cases ) peck out their favorite present tense .

brown and white dog with a toy in mouth on pile of toys

Courtesy of Best Friends Animal Society

The resulting video are exactly the Christmas joy we love to see :

That ’s just a sample , too . you could watch the dogs pick out their miniature in the full 16 - bit videohere . Almost all of the dogs , like the second and third dogs in the sleigh , were contented to cling out among the toys and get some darling . Beauty , who you see above , was decidedly the most excited upon landing in the sea of toys .

Best Friends tell that usually about three dozen dogs romp around in the sled each year before the remaining toys — which add up in via donations — are distributed to the quietus of the dogs at the asylum . ( Do n’t fret , cat lovers , the sanctuary ’s kitties also get treats and plaything on Christmas . )

" This custom at Best Friends is so much playfulness . Seeing the dogs rise around and getting emotional over their gift is like seeing little kids on Christmas forenoon . And what we all get in return is a belief of joyousness . Which is really what this meter of year is all about , " Judah Battista , chief sanctuary policeman for Best Friends Animal Society , said in a statement .

In case you need convincing — or just desire to watch another lovely dog video — here ’s a heel mention Cutest Charm pick out a prissy stuffed raccoon as her 2020 Christmas present .

The dogs who live at the sanctuary have various need , whether medical or behavioural , but some are quick foradoption or fostering , and that ’s where you could help . Then you ’ll have Santa Paws duties all to yourself next class .