@ 2.5 years: Bailey luvs familiar faces

Bailey totally remembered my sister-in-law. He thought her visit was awesome and trotted out to the living room to bug her each morning. Bailey is decidedly a fan of overnight guests.

@ 2 years, 5 months: Bailey luvs u and waits 4 u

@ 2 years, 5 months: Bailey is very serious about bed time

@ 2 years, 4 months: a sprained ankle

Someone started limping on his front leg; turns out it's a sprained joint (see slightly swollen tissue around the right ankle joint). Doctor's orders: at least 4 weeks of low activity.

@ 2 years, 4 months: Bailey luvs dog-friendly establishments

A local bookstore allows dog-friends:

@ 2 years, 3.5 months: Crissy Field Beach & 4th of July

My most favorite handsome guys:


Crissy Field, one of the many dog-friendly beaches in San Francisco:


Bailey walks the bulkhead:


Bailey managed to drink a lot of seawater while not getting wet at all. He proved pretty adept at avoiding all incoming waves. Later, he proceeded to vomit up all his breakfast along with all the seawater. In the car.






Tilly, however, enjoyed getting thoroughly soaked:


Bailey finds a doppelganger:


Bailey thinks he wants some sangria:


We departed to watch fireworks from another location. Unfortunately we discovered that Bailey's habit of barking and howling when we leave creates a vicious cycle when another dog joins in. See the progression from whining, to barking, to all-out head-pointed-at-the-sky-in-despair howling:

@ 2 years, 3 months: Dubious Black-and-white Dog in White Doorway

The husband's workplace allows dog friends. This lucky guy gets to go to work for 2 days in a row. (Finally after a few trial days at the office, Bailey is behaving in an office situation. The first time was full of constant barking and escape attempts. It's gotten much better.)

@ 2 years, 3 months: best car service ever

@ 2 years, 3 months: Bailey may or may not luv his first bike ride

Looking happy in the trailer:




Bike rack assembly is boring:


Getting that itch:


On the road. We made one stop at a nearby park. Bailey wasn't in a hurry to get back into the trailer. We wonder if he didn't like the bumpiness of the ride. We didn't have time to go anywhere super fun this time. We'll see how he likes the trailer after we take him to a dog park.


Fully assembled:

@ 2 years, 3 months: Bailey looking handsome in Sunnyvale

You have a friend below the neighboring chair:

@ 2 years, 3 months: Bailey meets the bike trailer

In the suburbs, dog parks and playmates are harder to find, and it's a shame to drive a car 2 miles to a dog park. Hence, the purchase of a bike trailer.

Treats coaxed Bailey into the trailer (which was first stabilized on a box...a previous experiment with a wobbly trailer was wholly unsuccessful) where he found it cozy enough to lay down in:


Looking cute in the trailer:


And exit. Next step: hook this baby up to a bike.

@ 2 years, 2 months: Bailey luvs Noe

At the Shoreline Dog Park, Bailey met a new girlfriend, a puppy (of course) named Noe (the tan and white one):


There was lots of wrestling:


And running (with a puggle friend who pursued them, barking all the while):


And more wrestling:




Some rest in the shade:


Maybe it's time for some more wrestling...

@ 2 years, 2 months: passed out

@ 2 years, 2 months: Bailey wants to luv the Sunnyvale Farmers' Market

It's a nice 1.2 mile-long walk to the Sunnyvale Farmers' Market from where we are. Happy dog on a walk:


Bailey's prancy walk in mid-stride:


Why smell flowers when you can smell tree trunks?


Are you still there?


At last we reach our destination:


So tragic:

@ 2 years, 2 months: Bailey luvs San Francisco

Finally, after 4 months in California, we get a chance to take Bailey to San Francisco, which, guess what, is where Tilly's owner have moved! Bailey definitely remembered Tilly.

Bailey and Tilly at the Corona Heights dog park:


Bailey and Tilly as we walk to brunch; wonder what Bailey thinks is so delicious:


Maybe it's this lovely brunch of buckwheat pancakes, fruit, asparagus-shitake omelet, and bloody mary at Tangerine in the Mission:


A hungry Bailey monster in the shadows:


Fixated on a treat in Mission Dolores Park:


Rewarded with a treat:


Bailey going after the empty hot chocolate cup:


Someone was getting too enthusiastic about the empty hot chocolate cup and it had to be discarded. Bailey looks longingly after his favorite person who is throwing away the hot chocolate cup:


Bailey and Tilly think they should get to visit all the open-air seating restaurants:


Looking cute in the city:


Getting to hang out at a bar. San Francisco is cool like that.


Bailey had on his serious face today:


Serious face while sitting cute:


More seriousness:


Wondering what the other bar patrons are up to:


Wondering when we will get to do something more exciting:


Bailey meeting a brown dog:


Bailey meeting another brown dog just a few feet away. There are many dog friends to meet in San Francisco. Apparently this is Rowdy:


Bailey making sure you're still there:


Bailey and yet another dog friend:


Bailey in the Castro:


Bailey meeting two dog friends at the same time:


Happy trotting dog:


San Francisco sure is hilly:


Bailey attempted to enter almost every single residential door/entryway we passed. He must want to live in the city. We don't blame him.