When you think Thanksgiving and appointment television for the whole family, chances are the first thing that pops into your head and is part of an annual tradition is the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, with its floats, balloons, performances, special guests, and, of course, Santa Claus at the end. But I’m here to try to change that because sure, it’s great, but there’s something even better on right after it on NBC every year: The National Dog Show. There’s nothing like it!

After all, I don’t know about you, but most of my morning, while the Parade is on, is spent cooking — getting the turkey in the oven, figuring out the sides, trying to time it all out (and inevitably failing) — so that I can sit down to watch every minute of the Dog Show. And sure, I never go online to watch the presentations of all the dogs (even though I plan to every year), but it’s still a joy to see the ones that do make it onto the broadcast. Even though it’s a truncated show, it doesn’t feel like I’m missing out.