Remember my Cocker Spaniel puppy, Bailey, that I got for Christmas? Well, Bailey is 5 months old today. He’s one active puppy, and it’s hard to get good pics of him when he’s in high gear. But when I give him a bath, he instantly goes into chill mode. So I snapped this capture of him tonight post-bath.

Oh, and I’m going to get his tail docked next week. I should have done it when he was a few weeks old, but I had too many irons in the fire at the time. I know he’s not looking forward to that.

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My family grew a little larger over the holidays. Last Friday night, I welcomed a 6 week old Cocker Spaniel puppy into my home and named him Bailey. And already, I can see that he’s going to be a smart little guy.

I’d purchased a new doggie bed for him from Petsmart, and before I could get his living area set up, he walked over to the bed and climbed in all by himself and has been doing so ever since. Every time he gets sleepy, he walks over to the bed, climbs in and nods off to sleep.

Now if we can get past the potty training stage. Ugh, I’d forgotten how tiresome it was to clean up after newborn pups.

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