First snow day for four Bernese puppies

Name: First snow day for four Bernese puppies
Uploaded: 2020-05-05T22:19:40Z
Duration: 10 min 27 s
Description: One more heavy snowfall, after Morgan had called the season over, gives four Bernese mountain dog puppies their very first powder.

One more heavy snowfall, after Morgan had called the season over, gives four Bernese mountain dog puppies their very first powder. more

The pups are eight weeks old, and all four names start with R: Roosevelt, Rutherford, Regal and Royal. The spring snow is deep, and in they go, with Morgan standing close by.

A dog runs through deep snow near evergreen trees while a person stands nearby. A headline runs in white letters across the lower third. — The puppies head out into a heavy spring snowfall, their first time in powder.

Morgan sums it up early. "There's seriously nothing cuter than seeing these puppies play in the snow." The pups get dotted with snowflakes and keep right on chasing each other. Their mother keeps watch over the whole litter.

A person stands in the snow with three dogs nearby, next to a snow-covered tree. A headline runs in white letters across the lower third. — Three of the pups explore the snow with a grown-up close by.

Eight weeks old also means a big day. It is time for their first round of shots and a microchip each, so the pups get loaded into the car. "Hey, buddy. Here's Regal."

On the drive, Morgan talks over the puppy noise in the back seat and shares a few tips. Shots come at eight weeks, again at 12 and once more at 16. Until a puppy has all of them, keep the pup home and away from other dogs, because parvo is a real danger. Even a healthy, vaccinated dog can carry the virus, so skip the dog park and the random patch of grass where other dogs go.

At the clinic, the pups wait their turn in the car, and Morgan has a word with one of them. "I helped bring you into this world, didn't I? I did." A moment later: "You're all soaked, like you've been chewed on by your siblings."

A group of Bernese Mountain Dog puppies in a snowy outdoor setting with wooden fencing and leafless trees. The headline runs in white letters across the lower third. — One more heavy snowfall, after Morgan had called the season over, gives four Bernese mountain dog puppies their very first powder.

One of the boys gets a nickname, lover boy. He's the only one who is easy to hold. "He literally is just a lump," Morgan says. "Look at his feet. You're gonna be a lump in front of somebody's fireplace."

Then a vet comes out and carries the puppies inside one at a time for a weigh-in, shots and a chip. Soon the whole litter is done.

Back home, the snow is still deep, and it makes for hard going at this size. The pups play in it anyway.