Barkley, R&D Permanent Intern

Barkley, a Great Pyre­nees, came to live with us so that we could learn patience.  Barkley moves at a glacial speed.  He does every­thing very slowly.  In spite of the fact that Brid­get, the R&D Direc­tor, is just about the per­fect dog, Barkley usu­ally sucks all of the oxy­gen out of the room.  He often stops traf­fic.  When I am on a walk with Barkley and Brid­get, peo­ple invari­ably ask, “What kind of dog is that?”  I often answer, “She’s a Bea­gle.”  I get a con­fused look and am then told, “No the other one.”  Barkley is a sweet giant and learn­ing is a lit­tle slower with him; although, he is very well trained — and of course, all clicker training.

Barkley was the same size as Brid­get when he came to live with us.  He doesn’t know how his boss got so small.

Barkley & Brid­get play­ing for the first time.

Barkley demon­strat­ing, “stay.”

The intern wait­ing for direc­tions from his boss.