Tuesday, May 8, 2007

Life With Barley

As expected, our life changed a bit when we got little Barley - our 50 lb - 4 month old St. Bernard. Even though she eats and poops more than us combined (well maybe not combined) - we are so happy to have her in the family!

She is growing faster than we could imagine - over 3lbs a week and getting smarter day by day. We've had 3 puppy training classes at PetSmart and she will now come, sit and lay down on command. Other than an occassional pee accident when she's excited, she's trained to do her business outside.

Here are a few pictures of our little hairy girl. Hope you enjoy!




Barley loves the "monkey" slipper...all you have to do is say 'Go get monkey' and this picture says the rest.




Barley can now just walk right up on the couch which is forbidden territory for her - except when mama needs a cuddle.

Betsy got Barley a 'flat cat' playmate and after about 20 minutes - the cat lost his tail and a foot. Barley loves the flat cat!

It will be soon when Stan cannot even pick Barley up. She loves being in laps but she's already so spread out and heavy it's difficult to even fit her in the lap.

Car ride anyone? Ginle the keys and Barley goes running to the garage door. Open the garage door and Barley runs to the back of BiggKat to go for a ride. She sits in the far back and likes to get up and look around while crusing. She can't miss a thing!

4 comments:

Courtney R said...

What a big boy! After seeing what he did to the flat cat -- better keep him away from Wesley!

Unknown said...

I hope the dog does not end up looking like a cow (tattoo joke)

Anonymous said...

Betsy,
I think Barley is smiling in all her pictures, ya'll are doing such a great job with her.
Thank you

Anonymous said...

Why doesn't Barley have his seatbelt on?

Remember, "Safety First".