If Santa's sleigh was not pulled by reindeer, what animal would be a good substitute, Mind you Santa uses Magic Dust.for

[debm55]

flying. Mine would be squirrels ---they are quick and friendly. EDIT flying squirrels. with Rocky in the front.

[Ocelot II]

1. Cheetahs. They're fast.

[debm55]

5. Thank you Ocelot II, Thank you very much, They would look great.

[gab13by13]

2. Ants,

pound for pound, the toughest.

[debm55]

19. Thank you very much, gab13by13, That is true about ants.

[PXR-5]

3. Canada Geese

They fly better than reindeer...

[debm55]

20. Thank you PXR-5 and they don't need magic dust.

[hlthe2b]

4. A team of flying & SMILING MULES! (we need the "happy" about now...)

[debm55]

21. HAhahahahahahhahHA. I love it, thank you hlthe2b.

[markodochartaigh]

38. My Grandmother's family had a donkey cart.

From what I heard they are not very reliable.

[Sneederbunk]

6. Republicans, and use a whip.

[3catwoman3]

11. Ha, ha, ha!

[debm55]

22. HAHAHAHA. Got that right.Sneederbunk.

[AllaN01Bear]

33. lol

[dickthegrouch]

48. I'd have called them GOPigs

But the sentiment is the same.

[debm55]

74. HAHAHAHAH. Thank you Sneederbunk. for sharing with us.

[Harker]

7. Wombats, maybe.

Pandas.

[Ocelot II]

8. Slow but cute.

[Harker]

10. 25 mph without being magically treated.

[debm55]

24. OH I love the idea of Pandas helping Santa.

[Harker]

28. It might be difficult to get them to stop fooling around.

They love to play in snow.

[debm55]

82. Yes, Thank you very much Harker.

[LetsGetSmartAboutIt]

9. Brontosaurus

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.

[debm55]

25. HAHHAHHA, I love otters. Thank you very much. LetsGetSmartAboutIt

[Enter stage left]

12. Hummingbirds

[debm55]

26. So true, Enter stage left. the perfect replacement for reindeer.

[wendyb-NC]

13. Golden Retreivers

[chouchou]

15. Well, that's a great idea!

[buzzycrumbhunger]

53. I was gonna say Huskies!

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.

[debm55]

84. Great idea, wendyb-NC. Great idea.

[chouchou]

14. A team of Golden Retrievers. (With warm sweaters)

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

[debm55]

85. HAHAHAHAH. Thank you chouchou.

[Emile]

16. Llama's

[debm55]

86. HAHAHAHHAAHAHHA. Thank you so much, Emile.

[CanonRay]

17. Chihuahuas!

[debm55]

87. That is so funny. Thank you CanonRay.

[get the red out]

18. Dogs of course

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

[debm55]

88. Yes, hang on Santa. Thank you get the red our.

[eppur_se_muova]

23. Penguins !

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.

[debm55]

31. HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH, Thank you eppur_se_muova. Love the idea of penguins. Just add a little Magic Dust and they will

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

[The Blue Flower]

27. Husky dogs

They're all heart and muscle.

[debm55]

29. Great choice The Blue Flower add a little magic dust and off they go.

[lapfog_1]

30. Rocky and Bullwinkle

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

[debm55]

83. Great. Thank you for sharining. lapfog_1 I agree.

[gopiscrap]

32. wiener dogs

[debm55]

89. HAHAHAhhaha. Thank you sharing gobiscrap.

[AllaN01Bear]

34. hummingbirds and llots of them.

[debm55]

90. HAHHAHHAHHAH. Yes, it would take a lot. Thank you, Bear.

[ZDU]

35. Don Jr.'s Magic Dust?

Seems he uses it for "flying" too!

[debm55]

91. HAHAHAHHAHHAHAH. Thank you ZDU.

[ZDU]

92. You're most welcome!

[DBoon]

36. pit bull dogs

they are very strong and determines and love pulling loads

There are organized weight pulling competitions

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

[markodochartaigh]

37. Unicorns

striped, polka dotted, and plain.

[debm55]

81. HAHAHAHA. Thank you very much, markodochartaigh.

[justaprogressive]

39. Tigers...

They could handle whoever or whatever stood in his way!

[debm55]

80. HAHAHAHA. thank you very much, justaprogressive.

[Ninga]

40. Air Force Stelth Bombers......to help Santa fly

under the radar……..

[debm55]

79. Thank you very much, Ninga.

[iscooterliberally]

41. Polar bears. This way Santa can park wherever he wants. n/t

[debm55]

73. HAHAHA. Very true, iscooterliberally.Thank you.

[Niagara]

42. Dragons

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!

[LetsGetSmartAboutIt]

54. Good point, doesn't need to be real !

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

[debm55]

72. Oh love it . Thank you very much, Niagara.

[Fichefinder]

43. Massive wild boars

[debm55]

69. HAHHA, Thank you Fichfinder.

[GreenWave]

44. These are already geared up sure to please one and all

https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u

[debm55]

67. Thank you, GreenWave. How could I have forgotten Unicorns?

[GreenWave]

70. Here is a sally* (sic) song to help us remember

[debm55]

71. HAHhhha. I remember that song. Thank you GreenWave.

[fargone]

45. Kangaroos, of course

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[debm55]

65. HAHAHHHAHAHA. Thank you very much,fargone. Love it.

[sdfernando]

46. I think elephants would be nice. 🐘

[debm55]

64. HAHAHAHHAHAH. Thank you very much, sdfernando, Must add Santa's magic dust.

[Ziggysmom]

47. Hamsters!

Cuz they have the cutest little butts

[debm55]

63. HAHHAHAHHAHHA. Thank you very much, Ziggysmom. So true.

[electric_blue68]

49. Hmmm....Maybe for one of the "silliest" - platypuses, or ....

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

Fun idea!

[debm55]

62. HAHAHHAHAH. Thank you electric_blue68 . I like using the dolphins the best.

[rurallib]

50. dogs make sense, but I would love to see what cats would do

8 cats, 8 different directions

[debm55]

61. HAHAHAHAHAH. Thank you ruralib. So true, so funny.

[Dear_Prudence]

93. Freyja!

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.

[debm55]

94. Thank you Dear_Prudence. for sharing with us.

[Hassler]

51. Otters. They'd be doing corkscrews across the sky

[debm55]

60. HAHAHAH. yes otters with their fancy moves. Thank you Hassler.

[flvegan]

52. A road runner in Rudolph's spot up front, and 8 coyotes of the Wile E variety behind.

Edit: typo

[debm55]

59. HAHAHAHHHAHAHAH. Thank you very much fivegan. That is funny.

[Dorothy V]

55. Colugos, aka flying lemurs

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

[debm55]

58. Wow. Thank you very much, Dorothy V

[C_U_L8R]

56. A dozen kittens.

Though steering might be a challenge.

[debm55]

57. HAHAHHAHAHa Thank you C_U_L8R. So true.

[justaprogressive]

66. I think there's a best choice. for looks as well as experience in the air...

[debm55]

68. thank you very much justaprogressive for including Pegasus

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[Xavier Breath]

75. Jackasses.

He could hitch up in DC.

[debm55]

77. Thank you, Xavier Breath.

[Bluetus]

76. Water Buffalo

[debm55]

78. HAHAHHAHAHA. Thank you Bluetus.

[malthaussen]

95. Well, Terry Pratchett's Hogfather used pigs...

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

-- Mal

[debm55]

96. HAHAHHAHAHHA. Thank you for sharing with us, malthaussen.

[debm55]

97. Elephants. They can use their ears to fly.

[retread]

98. Sloths. What's the rush?

[debm55]

99. HAHAHHHAHAH, Love it . Thank you retread.

[debm55]

100. Bison. they are strong and with a little magic dust they can pull anything.

[Norrrm]

101. Magic dust? - Donnie Trump Jr.

[debm55]

102. HAHAHAHHHA. Yes. Magic dust . It makes them fly. Thank you Norrrm.