THE Forestry Commission has enlisted some extra pairs of paws to help with sales this Christmas, writes Faye Dobson.

A pack of Newfoundland dogs will be helping out at Dalby Forest, near Pickering, by pulling Christmas trees to customers’ cars.

Last year, the festive fun was launched by huskies and following its popularity, more dogs have been enlisted to help this year.

The dogs, which can weigh up to 12 stone, will be at the forest on December 10 and 11 and December 17 and 18, along with a Father Christmas in the traditional English colour of green.

Trees will be sold throughout the Christmas month, from December 1 to December 22.

Katie Thorn, the Forestry Commission’s recreation manager, said: “It’s a fantastic crowd-pleasing way to buy a tree and have the dogs tow it back to the car in a cart.”