It Was Meant to Be

As I was going through Bailey's puppy pictures, I came across this one where she's sporting a yellow cape and it reminded me of her wearing her life jacket in the present time. Would you call this destiny?

Riding the Waves

I think my life jacket gives me super powers! I feel like I can conquer anything at the beach! Even the waves don't look intimidating anymore. To show my human just how courageous I was, I dared her to throw the ball into the incoming waves! Please excuse my human for not catching the first half of my swim in the video below, she was having technical camera problems after I yelled 'action'...

-Bailey

Maritime Festival

Over the weekend, there was a celebration called Maritime Festival occurring at the Britannia Heritage Shipyard. There were lots of activities and entertainment to watch. The picture above shows a driftwood mandala. Not sure what that means, but my human participated as I watched from the side. I later found out that the purpose of this mandala was to wish the ocean, lakes and rivers a good health by placing a piece of driftwood inside.

Interestingly, there was a building full of these small boats inside! I don't get why the boats are so small, it doesn't seem like it could fit a person on it. Maybe it's for the cat next door? She's quite small so I have do doubt that's what it's used for!

Scattered around the area were these stage performers. Some of them would be talking about old stories about the people who use to reside in the area whereas others played instruments. My human looked interested in the performers with the instruments so I insisted that we stay for a bit longer and listen to this group. I have to admit, I have a pretty good ear for music as my human was very pleased with my selection.

-Bailey

Get the Sand off! Get it off!

To clear things up, I don't have an obsession with digging in the sand. The truth is, I'm trying to get the sand off my tennis ball. Have you ever tried chewing a ball covered in sand? I wouldn't try it if I were you, it's an uncomfortable feeling on your tongue and doesn't taste all that great.

-Bailey

Safety Comes First Update

Thank you everyone for your recommendations! This really helped my human and I find the right life jacket for me. In the end, we ended up going with Ruffwear's K9 float coat. It fits perfectly and had all the specifics my human was looking for.

It made my human happy that I was enjoying myself at the beach, even more so that I didn't mind that I was wearing a jacket. Truth be told, I kinda enjoyed wearing the life jacket. The human thinks that it's the vest that's helping me swim better, but I say it's because I'm just getting better! I was feeling so good that I dared another dog to have a swimming contest with me to see who would reach the tennis ball first! Guess who was the faster swimmer? Me!

I predict that I will be back at the beach lounging in the water in a few days, I can just feel it in my paws!! 

-Bailey

[Bailey's swimming has improved a great deal, remember when she was younger and taking swimming lessons? Oh my....]