Go ahead: indulge yourself.

With beautiful cinematography of dogs in rapturous slow-motion ecstasy set to an unabashedly swelling and sentimental song, it’s hard not to feel overcome with emotion.

And that’s perfectly okay! After all, you’ve never seen a dog apologize for greeting you like she hasn’t seen you in a million years (even though you’ve only been gone for two hours), have you? We didn’t think so!

A companion piece to Keith Hopkin‘s original Dogs in Cars, the California edition focuses on dogs riding in cars through the streets of famous California locations such as Beverly Hills and the Pacific Coast Highway. Cut to Phantom Planet’s “California,” it’s the perfect mix of cuteness and utter joy.

To see more of Keith’s work, check out his Facebook and Twitter pages.