Snow today has covered much of the United Kingdom in a blanket of white, which is beautiful to look at and fun to explore.

As Christmas nears, snow brings a very festive atmosphere, with connotations of Santa and his sleigh.

But, while we are able to brave the cold snow in the correct clothing, it is not the case for all furry four legged creatures.

A chihuahua learned this the hard way as the animal tried to brave the snow despite its legs being too short to reach above the snow’s surface.

In the hilarious viral video, the dog’s owner shows a shot of the dog, whose tiny body he collects up in his hands.

He begins to video himself in a snow storm, wearing a warm red hat and coat to keep warm.

He says to the camera “It’s heavily snowing”, before showing the view outside of a snow covered street, with a car almost completely covered.

The video maker then says: “Come on Panchino, go for a run!”, and this is where the video takes a funny turn.

He playfully drops his dog – who is wearing a green cable knit jumper – into the snow on the ground.

The tiny dog drops right through the surface of the snow, leaving a hole which shows the green grass beneath. 

In the snow, there is an imprint of the dog but the canine has disappeared entirely under the thick blanket of white snow.

The video then promptly cuts out, although it is to be hoped the owner promptly dug into the snow for his lost canine.

In one cat snow video, a pretty white and ginger feline was stuck outside in the snow and become distressed.

However, the cat surprised her owner, who took pity on her and opened up the door to let her in.

Rather than walking over the wall of snow in front of the door, the cat burst through the wall, causing a pile of snow to fall inside the house.

The cat then shook herself dry and walked off calmly, as if nothing at all had happened.