Bailey paddling for dear life

We wanted to see if Bailey can swim so we figured a hot tub is a safe and warm place to try it out. So the outcome is that Bailey can swim but he was definitely scared and swimming for his dear life. I feel a little guilty about tossing him in the tub afterwards. I hope he would not be fearful of the water after this experience.

Bailey's new love .... Flossies

Between 5mths to 6mths is when puppies have a need to chew because they are switching from their set of baby teeth to adult ones. We have been giving him those pencil like raw hide sticks which he loves, however he goes through a stick in 15 mins. As we were at the local pet store to get him some more, we learned that those raw hide which is what those sticks were made off is very bad for their digestive system. They are difficlut to process, and too much accumulation in their intestines can cause problems. So is is suggested that you stick to natural chews like bones, beef tendons. I think beef tendons are the best since it is lower in fat compared to all the pig ears and piggy related products. So this is Bailey's new found love ....

I had to get him this tendon, it was just too funny. Sorry mom :).

All the slippers at home are happier after Bailey found "Flossies" tendon. Bailey completely ignores the slipper we purposely lay beside him. He would be all over it before.



Here are some pictures of other great chew products, a real bone and bully stick which is also a cow's penis! but they are completely digestible.

Bailey's 2006 christmas stocking

Bailey is so spoiled. He got 2 new outfits today. Aunty Pei Sun and Uncle Choon got Bailey his very own Christmas stocking. How cool is that. What's cooler is inside the stocking, is a smart looking wool jacket with gold buttons. He looks so handsome and boyish in it. Woof woof Bailey thanking Aunty Pei Sun and Uncle Choon.







Mommy also bought Bailey a red turtle neck sweater today because he was such a good boy. He snuggled up with me on the couch all day while I work on the computer. He is looking all metro sexual now.

What to feed the baby?

We started Bailey off with Eukanuba lamb and rice dry food, but we found his mouth kind of foul and quickly infused his coat with the smell from liking himself. We were told that Science Diet smelled better, so we switched. However, reading the ingredient in detail we found Science Diet to contain predominantly corn meal, chicken byproduct meal, soy bean meal, and animal fat. That just does not sound very healthy for a top of the line premium dog food. In addition, dried beet pulp was one of the ingredient in Eukanuba and Science Diet and it stains his beautiful white beard. So we were on a quest to find an alternative dog food brand that would be healthier.
We finally found it, something healthier and no beet. It was introduced by Bailey's teacher. It is by a company called Natura Pet Products (based in Santa Clara, CA), and it's called Innova Puppy food. The 4 main ingredients are Turkey, Chicken, Barley, Brown Rice. The other ingredients are cottage cheese, tomato, sunflower oil, flex seed, potatoes, herring, carrots, apples, alfalfa sprouts, garlic and egg. The beet pulp which works as a stool hardening agent is substituted with chicory root which does not stain! All the ingredients sounds so yummy. We are quite happy with the results, his breath and poop is less stinky. Hurray pooper scoopers

Terror in school:

So we took Bailey to puppy school this past Sunday. We now know for sure he's got some terrier mix in him after all. He was terrorizing all the other puppies. But, it was fun to see all the young pups at play. We were taught how teach the pups sit, down and roll. Bailey does it now but still needs treats. He is basically working for food.

Here is a video of a retriever, poodle mix pup playing with Bailey.

He fetches...

Bailey can fetch now... Sorta, he still gets distracted and forgets what he was doing but 3 to 4 times in a roll is pretty good.