A hard-working border collie takes time off from corralling sheep to herd a litter of her own puppies in this excerpt from Animal Planet’s Too Cute, found by reader Skimpy.
Cutest Story You Ever Herd
Pups
Links: Hippopotamus for Christmas
Baby hippo born on Christmas Eve, dog cheers up hospital patients, donkey bodyguard, kittens on a mission, and more.
I love my bow-ho-ho!
Dog Brings Holiday Cheer to Patients in Children’s Heart Center
Texas Children’s, via NTMTOM
You got a problem with that?
Donkey meets 3-year-old boy and decides to become his bodyguard
YouTube, via Arne
Wow, there’s a dog under all that!
Matted Dog Is So Relieved To Get His First Bath Ever
The Dodo / YouTube, via Karen F.
Someone should choose to accept them!
Six Kittens on a Mission to Find Warm Laps this Holiday Season
Love Meow, via Andrew Y.
And finally: It’s Boxing Day
So here’s a cat in a box, shared by Andrew Y.
Will he fits?
byu/MafuSorau inaww
Tail Wagon
“Wow! Thanks, Santa Claus! Even though it’s not the Red Ryder tennis ball launcher I asked you for, I’m sure I’ll have many fun hours sitting in this wagon waiting for someone to pull me.”
Christmas Season and a Puppy!, by Dog Light Photography, licensed under CC BY 2.0
Santa’s Sack o’ Links
headline for email
Moodolpf the wet-nosed reindeer
Hilariously Adorable Animals To Fill You With Cheer This Christmas
Bored Panda, via NTMTOM
Wow, these new Hallmark ornaments are lifelike!
Family Pick Out Christmas Tree, Then Hear a Helpless ‘Meow’ Inside
Newsweek, via A9
I love it, it’s perfect!
Folks Donate Toys To Shelter, Get Video Of Pups Picking Gifts
Bored Panda, via NTMTOM
This is the only place for a star like me!
Owl flew through chimney and perched on Christmas tree
Washington Post, via Karen P.
But not the Chuck Jones version, so we have to deduct points.
Senior Cat Loves Watching The Grinch on Repeat
People, via Andrew Y.
And finally: The Best Defense
… is apparently not this fence, as we see in this video found by Tara O.