Mr Bailey's Irish Cream

We are back with more memories of our boy

Mr. Bailey was not the typical pug

He was tall for a pug and long in the body

But he had the pug deep chest 

and he was such a handsome boy

Even after his black face started to turn gray 

he was still just as handsome

He loved to watch TV

When he could still get up on the couch 

he would fluff the pillows to get the pawfect chin rest

sometimes Dad's head worked just as well!

His favorite shows had lots of action

 and anything with dogs or other animals 

would get him barking

But sports bored him and he let you know it!

Bailey was not much for playing with toys

 but he had one toy that was his absolute favorite.

We called it his "purple man".  

He just liked to have it with him 

and would lick it and cuddle it.

When it got so worn we bought him another that was exactly like it - but it was not the same to him

When Rally Obedience became a new dog sport in 2005

Bailey was one of the first in our training club to earn the Rally Novice Title

But he really did not enjoy going to the trials 

and I started concentrating on training with Hazel

Five years later AKC added the Beginner Novice class. It is all on leash work except for the recall so I thought it would be a great chance to get him back in the ring

We entered three trials in August 2010

The first day he did well but laid down on the sit stay - NQ

The second day he was awesome 

earning 198.5 points out of 200 and first place

The third day another first place score!

We had to wait till June of 2011 

to get that third qualify to earn the title

We entered 2 days and two more first place scores!

When Bailey joined the family we had 3 older pugs 

and Hazel made it five.

Over time 5 became 4 and then 4 became 3 for a while

When Char Shu left for the Rainbow Bridge at the age of 17

we were content with 2 - Bailey & Hazel - for 2 1/2 years

And then came Greta

Mom! 

what am I supposed to do with this little thing???

One of my favorite pictures of the two of them

I wasn't ever sure if Bailey really liked Greta.

He would get grouchy with her if she invaded his space 

and she learned to avoid him on the bed. 

But when Greta died so unexpectedly, 

Bailey got very depressed. 

He must have loved her after all. 

Bailey always loved a good walk

He loved being outdoors

The first time we took him camping 

he was just a young pup.

We walked him and walked him 

but could not get him to pee

We finally decided to go to bed and he promptly jumped up

and peed in the middle of the bed!

But over time he became a seasoned camper

He was not a big fan of dressing up but would tolerate it. 

With Hazel on Halloween

A Christmas bow tie

Wearing his PugSnuggly coat which for some reason

 he refused to go potty when he had it on

I embarrased him with pajamas one year

But he looked so handsome in his suit

Another  "really Mom?" moment

 The last few years it got harder for Bailey 

to go very far on walks

We got a great deal on this bike trailer/stroller at Costco

and both he and Hazel enjoyed going for a ride

  We have plenty of dog beds around the house

but if one of the girls were in a bed that he wanted 

he would move on in and expect them to move

Giving Angel Greta the "move it" look

If they did not move he would just force himself in! 

Poor Hazel!

It always made me smile when I did catch him 

sharing a bed with one of the girls

When Mabel joined the family

she seemed to sense right away 

that Bailey would not play with her like Hazel does

She accepted that

 and was content to just be gentle with him

She could often be seen joining him on the deck 

for some sun

 Last summer, 

Bailey was so lucky to meet his sweetheart Dory in the furs

Now they are together forever.

Thank you for walking down memory lane with us 

in remembrance of a life well lived

 forever loved

Mr Bailey's Irish Cream RN BN CGC

12/02/2002 - 6/21/2017

We are the PugRanch Kids

Hazel & Mabel