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Teddy Bear Love

When a berner is in a cuddle mode, you'll be unable to tear yourself away. I mean look at Bailey, half her body is on my lap and then she insists that I wrap one of my legs around her to make her feel safe. The one part I think Bailey is actually a human in a dog's body is when she hugs her teddy bear like a child.

Are You Done Yet?

Usually when I'm studying, I'll take breaks in between to cuddle or play with Bailey. But on days when I'm too concentrated, Bailey will trot over to my desk and place her snout on top of the table and sniff around to see what I am up to. And if that does not catch my attention, she'll nudge my arm with her nose and lay her head between the chair's arm rest and my arm. When I finally turn towards her, she'll tilt her head as if to say "Are you done yet? Can you come play?".

Personal Protection

After signing up with Bailey's personal security banking, I feel remarkably safer when I'm using an ATM! When we walk into a bank she will inspect the area for abnormalities. When everything looks okay, she would sit beside me and keep an eye on the people around me.

Not Your Typical Scale

Finally a sunny break during the weekend! The rain has kept us inside for a while and Bailey was excited to take her humans for a long, long walk around the village. During our lovely stroll, we see this unique looking scale with a welcoming note for anyone to step on. Curious to know how much Bailey weighs, we ask her to step on and pose for us. The image of a large dog on a scale caught the attention of many people, some even stopped to watch us take pictures of her! Are you curious to know how much Bailey weighs? She is 94 pounds!

Bed Hogger

I recently changed my twin sized bed for a double just so that I could cuddle with Bailey before bed time and in the morning. At first our cuddling system was working perfectly, until a few weeks ago when she decided to take up more than half of the bed. Leaving me with no room, I have to wiggle my way around her to make room for myself. At the same time Bailey is grumbling noisily (it's no joke, Bailey is a very vocal berner) that I'm interrupting her sleep.

Socialite

Bebe (in the middle) and a friend came over for a visit a few weeks ago. If you can remember, Bebe was the tiny puppy whom Bailey accidentally stepped on during a playful visit a few years back. During the visit, the grown ups went out to have a coffee while the kids stayed behind and had a nice walk around the neighbourhood. The day ended with the three pups splayed out on the rug in the foyer trying to catch their breaths from all the excitement. 

Wild Thing

So last weekend we decided to set aside a whole day to take Bailey up to Lynn Valley for a long hike. Once we reached the parking lot, Bailey was the most eager member to get out of the car. The whole time that everyone was getting ready, Bailey was complaining and whining (quite loudly too, as it attracted strangers attention).

When we finally get on the trail and let Bailey off leash, it was as though we were letting a Tasmanian devil out of its cage! Have I told you that Bailey has a thing for puddles of mud? It goes something like this, Bailey sees puddle, jumps in, lies in mud, rolls in mud, jumps out and then back in. When she thinks she has enough mud on her, she will run over to you and shake her body vigorously then run away with a large smile on her face.