Poor Remington. This little Pharaoh Hound had no idea as to what he’d have in store for him today. He was probably thinking about some breakfast, a good toy wrestling session, maybe a nap, and then WHAM-O! He’s a reindeer. He never even saw it coming, and boy, does he look unamused by the whole thing.

Remington looks amazing in antlers, like he was born to wear them, his sleek tan coat blending in seamlessly, and he looks just like a reindeer. Maybe not the *real* variety, but definitely the cartoon one.

Unfortunately, he doesn’t want any of it. He looks terrified and anxiety-ridden, and miserable and miles and miles away from any kind of Christmas spirit. He also looks like he’s somewhat scared to move his head with this new accoutrement on it.

Naturally, TikTok Had Plenty To Say

Oh, the comments on this clip are so funny! Where to start. “Ahhh, good old Twitcher. One of Santa’s retired reindeer. On medical leave for anxiety,” replied one viewer.

Someone included the alternate version of “Rudolph”, which I believe is titled, “Rudolph Is On Zoloft But Might Need His Dosage Upped”, “ANNNNND … DO YOU RECALL …. THE MOST NERRRRRVOUS REINDEER OF ALLLLLLL?”

Another commented, “Oh, that’s Skitzen. He’s on the B Team. A backup reindeer. Hard-working when he shows up.” LOL!

The outfit is convincing! Everyone is doing a double take. “I don’t have my glasses on, and it took me a second to figure out it wasn’t a taxidermy deer.” said one viewer. That thought was repeated often, “For two seconds I thought this was bad taxidermy,” and “Literally thought he was bad taxidermy at first.” Poor Remington!

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And finally, there’s one viewer who just lost the entire plot. “I thought for sure this was a cow. So I’m 67, and it’s now much more obvious my eyes aren’t the best.” That whole thing wasn’t even Remington’s fault!

It’s unclear from the video how long after the shoot Mom left those antlers on. I’m guessing about three seconds. Remington’s entire reaction made one thing very clear: he certainly didn’t volunteer for the role.

This story was originally published by PetHelpful on Dec 15, 2025, where it first appeared in the Pet News section. Add PetHelpful as a Preferred Source by clicking here.