24 Heart-Melting Photos of Sweet Shelter Dogs Savoring Their Special Thanksgiving Dinners

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Laurent Shinar • Writer and Editor
Nov 9, 2025 3:00 PM EST

The holiday season is soon to be upon us, heck, depending on your festive outlook it might already be upon us. But whether or not you believe that the holidays begin with Halloween, we wanted to take a moment to remind all you dog loving people of the poor puppers who will be spending this holiday season holed up in your local shelter.

Now we are not advocating for careless adoptions that would result in a retuned doggo, but for those of you who were carefully considering bringing a pupper into your life, this is a gentle reminder that there are tons of treat loving canines just waiting for someone to give them a warm and loving home before they give up on themselves. So go forth and enjoy this collection of cute canines gobbling up their Thanksgiving dinners and see if you can do something to stop them from having to have another holiday season spent in a metal box.

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  • It is truly rather heartbreaking that such sweet and well-meaning puppers are without homes. Especially when the holiday season comes around, a time when families usually have a bit more time on their hands that can be spent lovingly with a pupper.

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  • Who does not love a pupper who so suits their name. We do not even need to see this guy in motion, just from the look in his sweet eyes we can tell that he is a good-natured rascal. We hope that he has become a rascal in someone’s home by now.

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