18 | June | 2013 | Snorkeling the ABC Islands

Today we took Bailey to Green Timbers Park, in North Surrey. It’s a very large park, with several sections divided by some of the main roads. I really like this one section, north of 100th Avenue. It’s a small section of really cool forest, that is sort of spooky. It’s a very densely packed area, with lots of huge trees, and tons of undergrowth. Lush ferns cover the earth, and moss drips from the trees. There are bridges that span swampy bits, and narrow trails zigzag through the dense foliage.

Bailey had a great time, heading from one side of the trail to the other, checking out the interesting smells. We’re going to have to get a video up of her walking. She’s quite hysterical, running from one side of the trail to the other, searching for the next best smell!

Pam took lots of shots and there are a couple of cute ones. She loves this commercial of a dog with his head out the window, his mouth billowing open. So she got this one of Bailey doing the same thing.

This is a shot I took of Bailey relaxing at home. It seems she’s settling in quite nicely!

Today we headed south to a really lovely park called Crescent Park. It’s near Crescent Beach, but it is not connected to the ocean. There are old growth trees, and re-planted sections as well. There are lots of play areas for kids, wide open spaces to just enjoy, baseball diamonds, a turtle and duck pond, and lots and lots of trails to walk, bike or jog.

Bailey is quite funny on the leash. She goes from one side of the trail to the other, sniffing and searching. She just doesn’t want to miss one thing. I think we should have named her ZigZag, because she just can’t walk in a straight line!

On one of the trails we came across this interesting old stump… looks kind of like a face wouldn’t you say?

She certainly loves to be in the car, with the window down. She sticks her head out, lets the old tongue trail and enjoys the sights. She hasn’t reacted to passing dogs or people, and hasn’t tried to get out. I keep her leash around my arm, in case she wants to go, but so far, she’s been really good in the car.

She loves to amuse herself in the backyard. It’s darn funny to be sitting in the family room, with the back French doors open and see her go flying past, head and tail in the air, with a toy in her mouth. Seconds later, she flashes by, going the other way. Then, back she goes… We have lots of squirrels who scoot across the top of the fence, and that is a source of amusement for her too. She’s a chaser, no doubt about it.

The rain doesn’t bother her either. When it was raining, it was tough to get Max to go outside. But not Bailey. In the pouring rain, she’s got the toy in her mouth, scooting back and forth the length of the yard, amusing herself.

Here’s a little movie of her playing with one of her many toys. We’ve got a whole pile of dog toys. Most were from Max, but some were even Buck’s toys. But I don’t think these will last very long, mind you! She’s pretty hard on the toys. The pig she has between her paws in the pic to the right has already had his feet chewed off. It’s a rubber toy, and Max had it for years!