A Louisiana dad had the sweetest reaction when his family surprised him with a puppy as an early Christmas present on December 19.

Sam Lanham shared a clip to Twitter, showing her dad walk in from work to find an adorable pup with a bow tied around his neck. He cannot believe that the dog is for him as first, but later cuddles it, exclaiming “this is my dog!”

According to Lanham’s tweet, her father’s dog passed away two years ago, so she and her mom decided to surprise him with a new companion to fill the canine-shaped hole in his heart.

The video had over 14,900 retweets at the time of writing. Credit: Twitter/samilanham via Storyful