Pups

Links: Reindeer Games

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Hey, you want to go play up on the rooftop?

Hand-reared reindeer thinks it’s a dog and snuggles spaniel siblings by Xmas tree

SWNS, via Georgiana Y.

Now she can run!

Kitten Found in a Garden Can’t Walk Until Kind People Step In

Love Meow, via Andrew Y.

Oh, that face is DEFINITELY getting adopted.

Runt of the Litter Finds New Family with Surrogate Dog Mom

People, via NTMTOM

And finally: 15/10 Would Hire

We Rate Dogs adopted a new CEO, and reader Allein brings us all the details.

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Doxie Holidays!

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The dachshunds — Loulou, Coco and ChouChou, plus Mimi the Bengal cat — watch their humans turn the house into a sparkling holiday spectacle. Considering how they love to run around, how much of this will still be standing by Christmas Eve?

three dachshunds sit on the edge of a sofa and look at you. A christmas wreath can be seen in the background.
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Links: Kimono my Doghouse

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Three dogs sit in a row wearing kimonos

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Dogs in Kimonos: Japan Reinvents a Children’s Holiday for Pets

New York Times, via AJ

It’s even in the right place!

Cat Stole Hearts Across Brazil With His Perfect Heart-Shaped Mark

Bored Panda, via Andrew Y.

So tall already!

Endangered Masai giraffe welcomes first calf at San Diego Zoo

Times of San Diego, via AJ

And finally: Squawk to the Hand

Thérèse B. brings us these noisy terror-dactyls.

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Feisty Fluffnugget

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On the left, a soap dispenser shaped like a duck. On the right, a nervous looking Pomeranian dog.

The Girl With the Dogs, herself a Pom mom, grooms a tiny ball of Pomeranian fluff named Willie, who’s a calm, well-mannered customer — until suddenly he isn’t.

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