- They were chasing the dogcatcher's truck.
- They were what?
- He was taking their dog away in his truck and they were trying to catch him.

7 seconds sound clip from the The Year Without a Santa Claus movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:23:02.748 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Wipe that question from your mind. Yes, he does exist. Just like love, you know he's there, waiting to be missed.

- Just like love, I know he's there, waiting to be missed.

- I guess if you're not too old to still believe, well, I guess, maybe...

- By the way, when my friends left the schoolyard did they say where they were going?

- Oh, my gosh. I almost forgot.

- They were chasing the dogcatcher's truck.

- They were what?

- He was taking their dog away in his truck and they were trying to catch him.

- Their dog? Good grief. Vixen.

- Poor little Vixen, so frightened and sick in the dog pound.

- It was one of those days when things just kept going from bad to worse.

- Santa wanted to get Vixen out of that dog pound, and quick.

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