pound for pound, the toughest.

They fly better than reindeer...

From what I heard they are not very reliable.

But the sentiment is the same.

Pandas.

They love to play in snow.

If you are going to go, go big !

Or blue whales !

Magic doesn't have the boundaries of mass and physics, so the magic dust will work on any size animal, because "magic"

Landing on roofs could be tough though.

Ok, I'll compromise.

Otters.

They’re already up north, and they’re trained to go the distance in all weather. There was that movie about Balto, who delivered vaccines to Nome, AK during a blizzard, right? I don’t think of golden retrievers as work dogs, but more of a goofy, big wanna-be lap dog—or maybe I’ve only met the derpy ones.

Jingle bells, Jingle bells, barking all the way....

Huskies, the FAST sled-dogs! Hang on Santa, think "Iditarod".

Yes, I know they don't fly -- but neither do reindeer, so that's a pretty silly quibble.

Let the poor little guys share in the glory for once.

Anyone who points out penguins aren't found in the Northern Hemisphere gets slapped with a dead mackerel -- a frozen one.

fly faster and better then the reindeer. Thank you for the you-tube film, I enjoyed.

They're all heart and muscle.

Bullwinkle being a moose is big enough to pull the sleigh and when you want to fly, you need a flying squirrel.

they are very strong and determines and love pulling loads

There are organized weight pulling competitions

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weight_pulling

striped, polka dotted, and plain.

They could handle whoever or whatever stood in his way!

under the radar……..

Dragons already fly without Santa's magic dust so this would save Santa time with chemical engineering.



Also, if other bad sky drivers pull out or pull any last minute lane change procedures in front of Santa almost causing an sky accident, the dragons could open their mouths aim and fire at the bad sky driver. Problem solved and Santa's insurance rates won't get jacked up.


I just suddenly realized that I need a dragon or two!

I had brontosaurus, so touché, you went imaginary, that takes imagination !

Cuz they have the cutest little butts

powerful - Clydedales horses.
🤔 And maybe unusual but real- dolphins!

Fun idea!

8 cats, 8 different directions

The Norse goddess has a chariot pulled by cats. I wasn't sure I wanted to believe in a pagan diety, but if she can get cats to pull in one direction, she must be divine. 😾🐈 Santa will need a lot of magic dust and some wowy-powy cat nip.

Edit: typo

They're cute and nocturnal, and the best gliders in the business.

Though steering might be a challenge.

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He could hitch up in DC.

... if it's good enough for Discworld, it's good enough for me.

-- Mal