My little darling is four months old and is a basset/beagle/lab mix. She is sort of little with huge paws so most likely she will get a lot bigger than she is which I actually can't wait for. Bailey, my little monster, I mean darling, can squeeze under all our baby gates we set up for her as well as our fence in the backyard (more about that later). She likes to lay under the coffee table in the living room and the Adirondack chairs in the yard outside.
She gets along with our two other dogs although as her adult teeth are coming in she finds them to be great chew toys so that's an issue we are trying to fix. Her favorite toy squeaks and is longer than she is. She is mostly house trained (thank goodness) and sleeps in bed with me. I can thank her foster family for that since they didn't crate her at night so she hates not being with me at night therefore making it impossible for anyone in the house to sleep if she is crated. Bailey will be joining a local puppy training class starting on the 26th of May.Besides playing with her toys and the other dogs Bailey enjoys cuddling and being petted. She is super friendly which comes in hand when she escapes from the yard which has now happened two days in a row. Last night I came home from work to my mom crying hysterically because Bailey was missing while under the watch of her. I did get her micro chipped so I immediately contacted the company but apparently they can't just find her. I need to get a GSP for this puppy for real. Anyways there was a huge search party looking for her with no luck.
Then someone notice the search party and told us someone found a dog and called the police to pick her up. We called the police and they had her and we were happily reunited. The big problem with the escape was how the heck did she get out? We checked our fence and couldn't find any holes big enough for her to fit. Bunnies run in our yard all the time and have dug small holes to get to the next yard but they are all small holes so there was no way Bailey could fit through. That's completely wrong.
This morning I was outside in the yard with her, watching her, so I decided to check the holes to see if I could find scratch marks where she would have gotten out and while I was doing that she escaped again! I freaked out and kept calling for her. I was calling my parents but they were at work and not answering. I grabbed her leash and my keys and headed to my car calling her name when a neighbor two doors down told me she found my dog and had her. I was so happy and scared and frustrated. I picked Bailey up and brought her back home. I put her on the leash and went to the back yard hoping she would lead me to her secret exit which she did.
I am so glad both times we were able to find her and she was safe. Tonight we will be fixing these holes some how so Houdini can't get out again. I love her and am so thankful for her but I am excited for training classes. Since I lost everything on my phone I don't have many pictures but I will be sharing more later. I would take some now but she's sleeping and I am not going to ruin a good thing!
