Proud dog mom

Bailey finally got over her fear of jumping in the water yesterday and did some dock jumping!! We are so proud :) Our friends Kristen and Todd's dog Bella has been competing in dock jumping competitions and it looks like it's so much fun! And it's not even that I want her to compete in the competitions, but I think Bailey would have a blast. And it's a great excuse to take her swimming! But she is afraid to jump into the water.

So yesterday, we went up to the camp in NH and after some coxing, we got bailey to jump off the dock! We even taught her to get a running start, although she still slowed down right before she launched off the platform. She was starting to get the hang of it and was jumping maybe 4-6 feet at times (Bella's record is almost 15 feet!). In the end, she was starting to push off her back legs, but for the most part, she looked like a 300 pound dog belly flopping in the water. But she was just too cute. I wish we brought the video camera... next year I guess!

Bailey didn't leave the water except when we leashed her up and forced her to take a break. So obviously bailey had a great time. We did too. Jamey's family is just so nice and welcoming. We really enjoy going up there. Maybe one year i'll stop being a wuss and camp with everyone else. But as sleeping in a bed has gotten more uncomfortable for me, I didn't want to sleep in a tent on the ground this year.

We got to see Taylor yesterday as well.. she is just so adorable. She loves Bailey (and all dogs) and had fun throwing the ball for her. Taylor was hysterical watching bailey. So cute! Bailey played so well with Taylor also... she's going to make a great big sister.