Introducing… Bailey!

So sorry but beauty talk will have to be tomorrow. I scheduled a blog post for tomorrow (I schedule all blog posts to appear at midnight, in case you didn’t notice!), but it’s 11.32 pm right now and I decided I want to introduce the newest addition to the Beauty Fool family. You know how it is – when you’re in love you just want to talk about it all the time, to anyone who’ll listen!

Meet my new pup, Bailey! We adopted her from Action for Singapore Dogs (please support them – they are wonderful, loving dogs who’s been through alot that deserve a home. If you’re planning to get a dog, please go there!)

Warning – super long post with super cute pictures ahead!

We met Bailey at her foster home at 10am on Saturday (yesterday)… and by 11.30am she was in the car with us! My parents and I loved her at first sight and she was so calm and gentle (as opposed to her sister, that little devil!)… but what sealed the deal for me was when the foster Dad said she took a shower earlier that morning because she wanted to look good for us, hoping we’d take her. Doesn’t that break your heart? Also, she has been through so much – she was found in a rural area in Singapore that has high traffic and a very high rate of roadkill in that area. She was rescued with her litter and brought to the shelter, and later found a foster home. Bailey was actually adopted, but a week later the family didn’t want her anymore so she was given back to the foster family.

Because the foster family was taking care of her sister who is a handful (to say the least), they were going to give her to another foster family. And if she didn’t get a home soon, it was back to the shelter (which is a no-kill shelter). So much moving and she is only 4 months old! We didn’t want her to go to the shelter so we decided to come back a little later to the foster family’s house after we bought a bed, etc for her. As we were leaving, she ran out with us and followed us to the car, so we decided to just take her then and there!

Bailey came home and was so scared – she kept hiding underneath the dining table and was so shy. She looked a bit sad and wherever I went she followed me – as if she was scared I would abandon her. NEVER! Poor thing. She is so sweet but I understand that she has a lot of trauma in her life so she was very scared. She was so tired and tried to sleep, but with every little sound she would got up. I think she was so scared that if she fell asleep, something would happen.

Apart from being so scared and shy, she started to warm up a bit when the evening came and started to play with me. And let me tell you, she is SO smart. She learned how to potty train on the newspaper in half a day! She made an accident on my Mom’s persian carpet (to which my mom yelped, almost in slow motion, “BAILEY! Noooooooo!” So funny!) By night time, she was playing with me, and went behind to the newspaper and did her business. Isn’t she the smartest?! We played all night until she passed out in her bed!

Today (Day 2), she opened up! She greeted me in the morning (at the ungodly hour of 6am, but I’ll forgive her this one time…) with kisses and a big jump on my bed. Adorable! She spent the day playing, walking and cuddling, and it took her 10 minutes to learn how to “sit”. Smart dog for sure! She was so much more relaxed and a few times she came up to me with the teddy bear in her mouth, asking to play. When she took a nap, she wasn’t as alert and just let herself sleep deeply. She is fully potty trained (on day 2!!!) and so much more open and playful.

And now? It is 12:09 am, a little over Day 2 and Bailey is sound asleep – on her pillow!

In other words? I’M IN LOVE! I think we’ll find out Bailey’s personality more and more each day, and I’m so happy she’s adjusting well. Although, I have to say, having a dog around again makes me miss Jeri, my very first dog (she passed away in January) so, so much. I had a bit of a tearful cry the first night because I miss her so! Still, all dogs deserve a good home and to be loved, so my family decided we were ready to bring another one home, and hopefully give a dog with a traumatic past a happy future – all dogs deserve love, cuddles, happiness and treats!

I just want to say this again – if you’re in Singapore and you’re looking to give a loving home to a dog, please consider Action for Singapore Dogs . They are wonderful and are doing so much for stray and abandoned and abused dogs. And if you are planning to get a dog, please understand that having a dog is a lifetime commitment. There are all sorts of horror stories (like some dogs in the shelter) where families just leave the dogs abandoned in the park because they are “over it”. It is absolutely disgusting. I am a big animal lover and despise animal abuse of all kinds, so I encourage you to love, respect and care for animals – they deserve to live happily on this Earth as much as we do!

xx Renee