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This is what happens when kids and dogs see snow for the first time

SNOW DAY! SNOW ANGELS! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH………….

YOU KNOW THAT excitement you get when you realise the snow is sticking on the ground?

Imagine being a little kid having heard about this wondrous white stuff – from which snowmen friends could be fashioned – and then seeing it for the first time?

Imagine that kid has been living on the sun-drenched Cayman Islands for years.

Emma Rooney sent TheJournal.ie this video, with a short explanation:

“My sister returned with her family this year after living in the Cayman Islands for years. The result? My nephew never saw frost or snow before. He has been out in it since 7 o’clock this morning driving his grandad round the bend building snowmen.”

“His excitement has made my morning. Literally rolling around in the stuff!”

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It’s not just children either who are a little confused. There are plenty of beautiful creatures out there experiencing these conditions for the first time, including Seán Carleton’s Dalmation Duke. Just eight months old, the beauty is enjoying her first rollick in the snow.

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Bonus Content: A dog who knows exactly what to do in the snow.

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    Mute Dearbhla Russell
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    Aug 8th 2017, 1:33 PM

    Poor girl. If this is true the sentence will be minimal…to add to her distress.
    Worrying trend of assaults lately. And punishments are silly.
    I hope she will be ok.

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    Aug 8th 2017, 2:15 PM

    Totally unrelated to this story,but how come on Facebook the journal post the story of the chap stabbed to death & anyone can comment on it but nobody can comment here.
    Regardless of the fact Facebook may have different rules.The main reason i see comments not allowed on the journal is for legal reasons,then why bother to post them on Facebook if it has legal ramifications ? surely the eyes of the law don’t care if its the comment section on the journal or Facebook.

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    Aug 8th 2017, 3:01 PM

    Young as 10 are allowed out of the premises unsupervised. Toilets are unsupervised where a lot off the action takes place. OK I could go on. But my heart goes out to that poor girl and her family. They will get the toerags who have done but that won’t alleviate the pain for this young girl

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    Aug 8th 2017, 3:02 PM

    @Warthog: How do I know this? Firstly I have a 12 yr old daughter. Secondly i have direct information from othet students, guards and bouncers. Parents are failing on their duty og care by letting their children go to these money grabbing very poorly supervised events. People should be arrested. We have a youth club underage disco where we have parents montitoring everything. Parents have to collect their children. While at the disco they are not allowed out the door unless a parent is their to collect them or they are with one of the supervising parents.

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    Aug 8th 2017, 3:13 PM

    @Warthog: Messed up on the word count and lost first part of my first message… Young as 10…
    Was saying before that is that these underage discos are “sex events “. Alcohol, some drugs are taken before the discos. Girls go commando. Slut runs of different varieties are normal as is the swooping of different bodily fluids. The supervision is non existent. These events need to be stopped or come under a whole new set of “care” rules. All these places want Is cash as they dont give a damn aboutvthe kids.

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    Aug 8th 2017, 4:25 PM

    @Warthog: WTF is a “slut run?”

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    Aug 8th 2017, 5:28 PM

    @Warthog: Ah yes I remember being 10 years old during summer time: video games, bit of soccer, riding our BMXs round the neighbourhood, and when we were too tuckered out from all that we’d snort a few lines bought with saved up pocket-money and get in the finger-bang queue down the local sex event

    Sure a bit of hyperbole never hurt anyone

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    Aug 8th 2017, 7:17 PM

    @Warthog: ya a friend of mine does security, and it’s truly shocking what goes on at these events. They can’t control them. And these are seasoned security personnel.

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    Aug 8th 2017, 8:04 PM

    @Warthog: surely you are thinking of an older age group?? I find your comments a bit disturbing. I run a disco for 10 to 12 year olds. NONE of that happens. Where are you talking about?
    Slut runs??? Wtf? Disgusting turn of phrase.

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    Aug 8th 2017, 1:42 PM

    Its being reported as a gang-rape in other media. but not here.

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