Late Autumn Swim

I decided to take Bailey to McDonald beach before winter comes and let her play in the water. Little did I know that Bailey was gathering her courage to take a dip further than her comfort zone! So after a couple of false starts, she just ran out to the edge and lept into the deep end! She was having so much fun, she wanted me to keep throwing sticks. As I watched Bailey swim for the first time since our trip to Kelowna, I had to capture it all on video! (I'm very sorry there's a funny sound in the video, my finger was blocking the camera mic.)

Top Dog

On a rainy Thursday, Bailey and family decided to stand in line with other dog owners for 2 hours. Bailey mingled with the small, medium, large and gigantic dogs while sporting a Bosley's bandana and rain coat. Why do you ask would we do such a thing, right? Well, that's because we were waiting for....

CESAR MILLAN!!

There were so many people waiting to meet the top dog, that unfortunately we were unable to see him. But at least we were able to get a glimpse of him as he was leaving the store. 

"See I'm not a bad dog, I'm waiting calmly and submissively for Cesar Millan to return."

Relaxing in the Sun

"I'm so tiny, you can't see me!!"

(I've told her many times that she is a LARGE dog, yet she still thinks she's a pup and wonders why people sway sideways when she leans on them...)

I'm quite jealous because I'm still trying to perfect my downward dog and Bailey makes it look so easy!

Shes got... talent?

"Look, I can totally catch a flying biscuit! Wait a moment, my mouth is open but I don't taste anything!"

Beach Fun

A couple of weeks ago, we took Bailey to the beach and recorded a video of  her pawing vigorously at her tennis ball. My first thought when I saw this was that it was her own special way of playing with a tennis ball. But then my sister pointed out that the tennis ball was covered in sand and that Bailey was just trying to paw it off. I don't know, it looks more like playing to me. What do you think?

"Hey man, that's my tennis ball you're sniffing at"

Cushion Queen

"Yeah, I like pillows. You got a problem with that?"

Funny thing is that she really does love pillows. Even when she knows that it's not hers, she'll cuddle up to it and lay her head comfortably on the pillow. I'm okay with it, just as long as Bailey doesn't slobber all over it!

Summer Fun

This year was Bailey's first trip out of the city. As we were gathering our luggage, Bailey waited patiently and happily in one of the cars... Truth be told, we were all very happy that she calmly waited in the car for us because she would stick her head in everybody's bags and even tried to herd everyone!

When we arrived to our cottage, everyone was so tired that we just stayed in and hung out. The next morning I was so excited to be by the lake that I dragged everyone outside to convince them to swim in the water. Unfortunately, the water was so cold that everyone (except Bailey and I) stayed on shore. Well to be exact, when we reached the beach Bailey darted for the water and waded in the shallow end. After several minutes of whimpering, I gave in and jumped into the water with her! Best part was when I was in the water I was able to reteach her how to swim!!

Impressive thing was that Bailey started to swim by herself without me having to be in the lake with her after two days! On the other hand, thank goodness she didn't need me in the water to hold her because Bailey scratched my legs when she became frantic and scared. Seriously, do you remember when Bailey started her swimming lessons and how she was so crazy in the pool? Well, that was how she was at the very beginning with me!

Bailey had so much fun in Kelowna that all she does each day is, go frolic and swim in the lake, play with mom on the patio, sunbathe on the lounge chair outside (that's correct, I said lounge chair! After mom gave her permission to go on the chair, she would kick anyone off or sit on the person sunbathing on her favourite lounging spot!) and visit beautiful wineries with us.

When we finally arrived home Bailey was the happiest because with all the excitement and new environment, she didn't sleep very well. A couple of days later (yup, it took her two days to fully recover from all the fun...), Bailey clued into the fact that we weren't in Kelowna anymore and became quite depressed that she didn't have a lake to jump into everyday!

Birthdays!!!

The only days Bailey really loves are birthdays, not just her own but everyone else's in the family. That's because when someone's birthday is coming up, Bailey and I would visit the dog bakery and buy a special treat for her just so that she won't feel left out in the celebration. 

"Okay, I have my birthday hat on! Where's my birthday cake??"

After 3 years of many birthday celebrations, Bailey gets very excited and will do her happy dance when you mention "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!"