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Bailey meets her first wasp.

Wasp comes off worst.

Poor wasp.

Dog meets frog

Oddly, on the way to school this morning, we spotted a frog on the pavement. Bailey was naturally fascinated. I did wonder if she'd swallow it in a single gulp as she does with standard roadkill fare - old chips, crisp bags, sweet wrappers, chewing gum - but I took a gamble on her gentle nature and let her have sniff.

The frog covered its eyes during the encounter (do they always do that??) but came out of it ok.

Golden Non-retriever

"Fetch!"

As if.

Slipper munch

   

Really must get back to regular Bailey blogging but for now here's a shot of her taking exception to Mrs M's lovely xmas present from me - a pair of dalmation slippers (won in the dog training club raffle) and cosy nylon bed socks (from La Senza - classy, huh?).

Forgive the red green eye.

Doggy paddle

Beautiful day today so we took Bailey to the beach down at Troon on the Ayrshire coast - her first experience of sand, sea and dead birds.

She was happy enough to paddle in the surf but stopped short of a swim. Probably wise given the temperature.

Plenty of dogs to play with but chasing a greyhound was a bit of a no-contest, as you can see here (backgroud noise = howling wind):

Frozen

As winter hits Scotland with a vengeance... ok, as the temperature drops a degree or two and we all start complaining, Bailey encounters frozen soil for the first time. Kinda put the kibosh on her digging mission today.

But for real entertainment you should see her skating around the wooden deck trying to get purchase for a pee or a poo. In fact, you will do if I ever manage to catch her antics on video. She performs classic cartoon-style crashes where her front paws splay out at speed and her jaw hits the desk (literally) while her back legs scramble frantically and send her into a spin. Hope it snows soon!

Humping

As of last night, Bailey's taken to humping her fleece. I'm not sure whether this is normal behaviour for a 4-month old puppy but it's not what we expected from a bitch.

Still I guess she's just expressing dominance rather than any sexual feelings - and when you're bottom of the human pack, being Top Fleece Dog has to count for something.

In which Bailey eats, er, meets Rocco

   

Quick walk in the park earlier with Rocco the 13-week old Manchester Terrier. The poor wee boy was feeling the cold and also, momentarily, Bailey's teeth. But check the video and you'll see it was far from a one-sided encounter.

Rocco: small dog, big balls.