My look-a-like

Umm... Bailey I know you're really excited to be me for Halloween, but you're a little early! It's not October for another six months! But you sure do look adorable!! Maybe you can pull of as being me! Just a little hint though... you may want to put your arms through the sweatshirt or it looks like you have six legs!

Model

When my sister and my now brother in law had their engagement pictures taken last summer, their photographer fell in love with Bailey and asked the couple to bring Bailey to their photoshoot. Lucky Bailey got to strut her stuff and show off her prettiness! And the pictures have finally arrived!! The pictures may show you a calm Bailey, but at the time she (given that she was only a year old and a big old puppy!) was full of energy and bouncing around with joy and having fun with the photographers! The photographers did such a great job with the pictures. We're very pleased that they took some pictures of just Bailey, we wanted pictures taken of her professionally! Bailey was such a good girl, she was all smiles when it was her time for a close up!

My Weekend

It was such a sunny day on Saturday and it's been a while since Bailey went on a hike, so we decided to take the whole family up to Lynn Valley. When we arrived at the entrance of the park, Bailey started whimpering to let us know she wanted to get out of the car and start exploring! She was so eager to start our hike up the mountain that she jumped into the first puddle of muddy water! Along the way up, Bailey bravely introduced herself to three enormous and beautiful great danes. 

On the trail, Bailey has a very unusual way of exploring the environment. She would sniff a tree on the right side then run over to the left side of the trail and sniff something else. She would do this the whole way! We call it, Bailey's zig-zag. At some points on our hike, Bailey scared mom by walking along the side of the cliff! Mom would yell, "Bailey be careful! You might fall over the side!"

During our last kilometer hike back to the car, the surrounding area around us was covered in snow! Oh how Bailey loved it! Her face lit up like a kid with ice cream! The hike ended with a nice dip in the creek, where Bailey desperately needed one because she was covered in mud!

Sittin' and Waitin'

"Where are you??"

-Bailey

Shhh... don't tell her they're pills!

Unlike some dogs I've seen with pills, Bailey is very unusual. She LOVES to eat her vitamin pills! She basically eats them like treats. Unusual as she is, it's great news for us!

So Happy!

Looks like someone is feeling a lot better now! :) She was so happy to be out and off leash that she tried to provoke me to play with her!

So Delicate

Bailey really is the most sensitive dog because I noticed her licking her front left paw profusely since Monday morning and as I examined her paw I saw that the skin was red and a bit raw. Then I remembered that on our hike at Mount Seymour on Sunday, she had snow balls stuck between her toes and I forgot to remove them when we arrived at the car. 

Instinctively, I gently wash the area, apply polysporin and bandage her paw so that she doesn't ingest the cream. While I'm doing the whole process, Bailey is quietly watching me in awe then proceeds to take a nap and let me do my thing. 

(I am so sorry Bailey! It will not happen again! I promise.)

The Love For Snow

So we thought it would be a nice treat for Bailey if we took her on a hike at Mount Seymour and let her play in the beautiful snow! Soon enough Bailey was having a blast, hopping and sliding all over the place!

At one point I found a hill of snow and decided to climb to the top and slide down. As I was hiking up, Bailey wanted in on some of the action and followed me up the hill. When we reached the top we both slid slowly down! Oh what fun that was!

Looks like someone's tired. I hope you have enough energy to hike back to the car!