Cool Cat

"I am one cool cat uh... I mean dog"

Extravaganza!

Back in 2009, Bailey was asked to participate in a dog show. I enrolled her in two categories, most obedient and mega munch (this was to see who can eat the fastest). I can tell you right now, that Bailey is not the most obedient, she'd rather stare at the people (she's bit of a flirt) around the stage than to look at me. But at least she came to me when I called her.

In the picture above, this is the part where all the large dogs lined up and got ready for the mega munch contest. For this part, you'd think "oh she's a large dog, she can swallow her food whole. She'll get first place easily." I can tell you now that Bailey is the slowest eater. In fact, she would take her time chewing each kibble, all the while observing the crowd around her. At one point, she got so fascinated by the camera man near us that she stopped eating all together to investigate this black, furry thing that hangs on a rod. Even though she didn't bring home a trophy, we were still proud of her for participating and having a time of her life.

Happy Birthday!

Happy belated birthday baker's dozen!!! I can't believe you're all three years old! Hope you all had an amazing birthday filled with laughter, fun and lots of presents!

"What do you mean I'm not allowed to eat my birthday cake??"

Before this picture was taken, the cake actually said 'Bailey' but someone couldn't wait anymore and took a couple of bites...

What Are The Odds?

For our big sister's birthday, the whole family (including the pups) went up to the mountain for a hike. Bailey became so excited about the idea of hiking in the snow that she started to howl, cry and squeak in the parking lot. Which in turn influenced other nearby dogs to do the same, whereas Trigger was an angel and waited patiently beside us.

"I am SO happy"

Halfway into our hike we spotted a berner behind us and thought it would be hilarious if it was one of the brothers or sisters from Bailey's litter. And lo and behold it WAS one of the siblings!!! Take a guess who it was...

It's JED!!

Somehow on the mountain we sort of got lost and the hike took us 3 hours! But at least the pups had fun and were exhausted at the end.

Pals

Bailey had some company during the holidays. One of our favourite friends came and joined us for Christmas. In the beginning, Trigger and Bailey didn't seem to hit it off and basically ignored one another. But as they started to get to know each other, they became buddy buddies :) They were such buddies that Bailey wanted to snuggle up to Trigger!

Santa's Little Helper... Not!

So our big sis is packing up and moving into her own little place. And as we help her put her things into boxes, Bailey watches us in the corner. After an hour or two, she decided she would help and evidently this is her way of helping...

"I'm packed up and ready to go to the new place!!"

This pose looks familiar to me... where have I seen this before? Hmm...

Twas the Month Before Christmas

As we ramp up for Christmas, I'm posting a picture of Bailey's costume from Halloween. Guess what she dressed up as...

She's a St. Bernard!! Those of you who have a berner may relate with us when I say that we have had several people approach us and ask us if Bailey is a St. Bernard. So we thought it would be appropriate to make her a barrel. :) You like? What did you guys dress up as for Halloween?

TV Appearance

Two weeks ago, Bailey and I were asked to be a part of Fairchild's tv segment on the experiences of becoming a dog owner. Unfortunately for some of you, the whole tv show is in Chinese... So here is a quick summary of our part in the episode: I introduce myself and Bailey to the viewers as well as take a trip to memory lane stating how shocked I was and still am at how fast Bailey grew when she came home with us. As well as I show everyone the playfulness of Bailey when she plays her favourite game, bottle. In another part of the episode, Bailey's trainer shows off how obedient Bailey is on and off leash as well as accompany the trainer during his interview with the host. If you would like to watch this please go to fairchildtv.com, then under program archive (at the top right corner) click on "other programs". There you will find the video titled "dog experience" (there are 2 parts to the video!) in the Multi-Faceted Leisure Sense and Leisurely Delights the Air.