Introducing Bailey the Spaniel

'He's still our dog?' asks our 3 year old grandson every time we have a video call.

Bailey is 11 months old and lives with our son, DIL and 3 yo grandson in Northern Ireland and their 5 yo spaniel Molly also.

Bailey is still being toilet trained and likes to chew. With both the adults in the house working and a 3yo, we offered to take Bailey for a couple of months to help out while son was working away as it's tricky for DIL to walk Bailey in the mornings with another dog and a pram on her own and impossible once the 3 yo has gone to bed in the evenings.

Our dog, Bob died last year and we said we wouldn't rush into getting another one. With family living abroad we travel often, so the best option for us would be to dog share and Bailey looks like the best option. She lives with us and has holidays in Northern Ireland. Son and DIL are on board. Just got to persuade hubby and Grandson.

So far Bailey has travelled by boat, train and in the car and done very well. She's walked for miles on the Malvern Hills. She experienced snow and loves the autumn leaves. She gets on well with the cat, they had a few spats but are happy together now. She does very well in the coffee shops and loves all the attention she gets when we're out. She's not a huge fan of the head collar/nose lead, but it does stop her pulling and makes walking her much more pleasant and easier.