Dog completely overjoyed after getting 24 tennis balls as a gift

An all-you-can-nibble tennis ball buffet.
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Heather Dockray
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There's only one thing that dogs love more than meat scraps: tennis balls.

Kudos to Twitter user @radicalJulianna for understanding her pup on a deep, emotional level, and treating him to a buffet of tennis balls this Christmas.

Look at all that actual joy.

Stella, I live in fear of getting smacked by a tennis ball so I applaud your courage.

Few among us will ever reach this apex of happiness.

"Christmas has always been Stella’s favorite holiday!" @radicaljulianna told Mashable. "She loves unwrapping her presents all by herself. Tennis balls are Stella’s favorite toy, and I wanted to see how she would react to so many of them at once! She’s 13 years old, but she does still act like a puppy and gets very excited."

Stella, we applaud your hunger for life (and ball fuzz).

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Heather Dockray

Heather was the Web Trends reporter at Mashable NYC. Prior to joining Mashable, Heather wrote regularly for UPROXX and GOOD Magazine, was published in The Daily Dot and VICE, and had her work featured in Entertainment Weekly, Jezebel, Mic, and Gawker. She loves small terrible dogs and responsible driving. Follow her on Twitter @wear_a_helmet.

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