Chiaro di Luna

"When you watch something as heartwarming as a happy dog, your brain chemistry changes in ways that promote feelings of love and attachment. If we're lucky, our dogs radiate the warmth of happiness day after day, year after year, from the day we get them to the day they die. Because we share the external expressions of happiness, the joy that emanates from our dogs wiggling bodies warms us like bright white sunshine on a winter day. No wonder we love them so much."
Source: Patricia B. McConnell, PhD (2006) For the Love of a Dog Ballantine Books

PS. Wondering if the new Santa will last out the twelve days of Christmas...