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Remotes and a Vizsla

Ever since Bailey was a puppy, he has had one obsession; steal the remote. At least once a day we will play the “chase Bailey for the remote” game. Bailey will take the remote from the chair or couch, pull some football maneuver, circle around quickly (you can tell he is thinking, “By George I think I got”, he will look up and go “oh crap”. One command to “drop it” and it falls to the floor.

He pulls the same game with our bath mat, laundry basket (looking for socks), and our kitchen towel. We have tried to break him of this habit, but it has gone on since he was a few months old; it seems like a never ending game. However, we can easily break him of new disobedient problems (one grand upside).

I firmly believe, he steals these items to play with us. He never destroys the item; he just wants our attention. During the chase for our remote, Bailey will jump up on the couch, drop the remote and look up at us with these big Vizsla eyes and your heart just melts (can you tell I can be a push over when it comes to this little devil?). He will get a smile from me, a pat on the head and a kiss on the head. I then place the remote back in its spot (basket on the coffee table), he will get down off the couch, glance at the basket, look at me and walk away. Every time he does that, I visualize him saying 'we will meet again one day remote" as he waits for the time we leave the remote on the couch again, so the chase can begin again.

Looking at this now, I can see we are not fixing our problem, but I don’t think we really want to.

Dog Parks & Children Noises

Every day Bailey and I head to the dog park, we see the same group of people and their dogs. Every now and then we get new visitors with their dog and we hope (and pray) that their dog is sociable and behaved.

Bailey has a good friend named Rhode (Rhodesian Ridge Back). These two are like frat brothers when they play. They try to see who they can make say “MERCY” first, they run fast, chase, wrestle and so on. They're a large breed and have a big bark, but they are also gentle and not vicious creature (don't be scared by their size). Now when these two “play”, they focus on each other and we (the owners) can control them from a distance as well. Tonight there were some problems in this area.

Most dogs when there is a lot of screaming or barking they can become upset, distracted and irritated with the situation. On the list of rules for the dog park is excessive barking is not allowed, however, excessive screaming from children shouldn’t be allowed either. Tonight there was an unusual amount of children in their running IN THE DOG PARK, screaming at the dogs, trying to command the dogs and just making so much noise that three dogs just lost it. Bailey wasn’t coming to me (and wasn’t responding when I used his correction collar), Misty couldn’t stop barking (because she didn’t know what was going on) and Rhode was responding just as bad as Bailey was.

What set me off the most was a dog owner and a five pound dog enter the park, Bailey and Rhode are just sniffing the dog and the dog starts to attack the two bigger dogs. The owner proceeds to say “Go (whatever the dogs name was) get them”. Both Bailey and Rhode started to bark at this dog (because the dog is attacking them) and yet they‘re looked at as the bad ones.

I took Bailey by the collar and we left. That sort of behavior is unacceptable at a dog park

Tips for Dog Park Etiquette

1). Pick up after your dog. Bring a bag and watch your dog. If you’re not watching your dog, do not come to a dog park.

2). If your dog finds entertainment in attacking other dogs, do not bring them to a dog park

3). If you come to a dog park and let your children run at dogs, scream at dogs and just screaming in general, do not come to a dog park.

A dog park is a place for dogs to play, not for adults and not for children to play. This is the one place a dog can be off leash and play with their friends. Let’s be respectful of other dogs and the owners.

Day 1 - Intro

The reason I created this blog for my dog Bailey, was so I can create lasting visual memories of the life of my precious baby. This past year, a friend of mine lost their dog and I happened to witness the dog’s untimely passing. Watching the loss of my friend, combined with the love I have for my dog and all the little things his personality stirs up, I decided a blog would be the best way to capture this.

I want to sit here and tell you all about my dog Bailey. However, his personality and the stories it would take just to get you to understand a fraction, of who he is would fill a novel! Bailey is spunky, lovable, energetic, dorky, easy going, simple minded, a nut and a million other characteristics all balled up into one dog. Instead of sitting here and boring you with stories of the past, I will start with stories from today on.

I’ll provide pictures and video’s as time goes on, but just be aware I cannot make this stuff up. Bailey is all about bringing originality to a new level.

Bailey 101

-Bailey will be 2 years old in June

-Bailey has been fixed

-Bailey loves anything that is fabric, squeaks, crackles, moves or is within his reach

-Bailey will love you until you give him a reason to hate you

-Bailey goes to a dog park daily and plays with his friends for at least an hour

-Bailey did not come from a breeder. We were told no one wanted him because he may have been stepped on by a horse; no one wanted him because of that. Even though he had the makings of turning into a beautiful Vizsla, he was an unwanted puppy.

-Bailey is a on a dry food diet from the brand Wellness and I just bought the ingredients to start making his own natural treats.

-Bailey will drool on you

-Bailey will steal our bath mat if we leave the bathroom door open.

-Bailey weights about 60-63 pounds