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Having just lost our \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thejerseydoggy.blogspot.com\/p\/milo_4.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMilo\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;that summer.\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E I thought this might be a cute DVD for my son to watch, so I quickly ordered it through Amazon. Here's the trailer:\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\n\u003Ciframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_MbRoxS_5jY\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"560\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\nThe movie has beautiful music and soft pencil drawing animation. \u0026nbsp;It's also unique in that there is no dialogue, just like the original Snowman. \u0026nbsp;Only music. \u0026nbsp;But be forewarned if you have ever lost a pet- the movie begins with a boy and his old dog, moving into their new home. \u0026nbsp;The animators capture the slow movements and the gray fur of the old pup. \u0026nbsp;And, well, you can guess what happens as the story rolls on. \u0026nbsp;Fall comes and the little old dog is no longer with the little boy. \u0026nbsp;I cry every time I watch the story unfold- the absence of the dog, his empty bed, his little grave under the tree.   \n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-qhNLUFzpjZM\/VJhgBN-CfRI\/AAAAAAAAE2g\/_npCM548hx8\/s1600\/snowdog.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-qhNLUFzpjZM\/VJhgBN-CfRI\/AAAAAAAAE2g\/_npCM548hx8\/w640-h358\/snowdog.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nBut fear not, the story doesn't stay sad forever. \u0026nbsp;It's about finding happiness and new love again, and that's where the snowdog comes in. \u0026nbsp;The little boy creates a snowman and a snowdog, and he asks Santa to bring him a real dog for Christmas. \u0026nbsp;I won't give the story away, you'll have to see for yourself what happens. Another warning- this year the ending made my little one cry. \u0026nbsp;He has a sensitive heart! \u0026nbsp;So if you plan on showing it to children, check out the synopsis of it on \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.commonsensemedia.org\/movie-reviews\/the-snowman-and-the-snowdog\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ECommonSenseMedia \u003C\/a\u003Eto see if it's right for your child.    \n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-mgXyeHDmKBg\/VJhjQnVLTkI\/AAAAAAAAE2s\/Wd6wuRfzd7Y\/s1600\/download.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-mgXyeHDmKBg\/VJhjQnVLTkI\/AAAAAAAAE2s\/Wd6wuRfzd7Y\/s640\/download.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003Ephoto courtesy of mirror.co.uk\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI realized this year, our second Christmas without our sweet Milo, that Santa has blessed us with our own snowdog. \u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thejerseydoggy.blogspot.com\/p\/spot.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ESpot \u003C\/a\u003Eresembles the snowdog from the story in so many ways- his funny ears, his funny spots, his little marble eyes. \u0026nbsp;And not only that, the new love he brought to \u003Ci\u003Eour \u003C\/i\u003Elittle boy and his family. \u0026nbsp;This holiday season, I wish you all your own little snowdogs. \u0026nbsp;May the magic of Christmas touch your hearts, too.    \n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; 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