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Posts: 298I recently received this book from paperbackswap.com, and I LOVE it! I had no idea that there were such enthusiastic bear collectors hiding in the woodwork! I mean, buying a seat for your bear on the bus?? I love my bears, but I hardly ever admit that I sleep with one, and I'd never dream of taking one out in public! The book is full of charming bear anecdotes, and now I'm on the hunt for more books by the fantastic Peter Bull. 
Sacred Bear StudiosHeh, were've you been? I thought that was required reading for bear lovers? I have a first edition copy sitting in my "bear library" , complete with a pizza coupon from 1981 as a bookmark ;)
Oh, and coming back from conventions I've booked seats on airplanes for "lifesized' teddies before, but that was ancient history, not sure if I could do that in our new super-secure post 9-11 paranoia age.
Miser BearsI might give this book a go, looks good 
PennsylvaniaWhat? You keep your Bears locked up in the house all the time? Bear Jail!! 
Okay, some of our Bears prefer to stay home but there are some who like to go out.
Pudge is probably our most adventurous Bear. Here are a few pictures from Pudge's trip to New River Gorge:
I probably had half a dozen people ask me what I was doing with a Teddy Bear on that trip.
I looked each of them straight in the face and said, "I'm taking a picture of my Teddy Bear."
Don't tell me you never took your Bear out for ice cream?
Isabella, the Bear, got to go out to Sunday brunch at a French cafe!
(One of the fanciest joints in town! 
)
Here is a picture if her having some Creme Bear-lee.
Oh, and coming back from conventions I've booked seats on airplanes for "lifesized' teddies before, but that was ancient history, not sure if I could do that in our new super-secure post 9-11 paranoia age.
No problem taking Bears on airplanes! A lot of our Bears have been through airport security. Melanie takes Bears on trips all the time.
They just have to go through X-ray. The Bears will grimace a bit but they don't mind THAT much. 
Boechout, AntwerpOh yes, Peter Bull is ABSOLUTELY required reading for any teddy bear lover. I am lucky to have found an autographed copy. :teddybear:
As far as taking your bears out in public.
This photo was taken just a week ago, when I got back from a teddy bear show in Paris: on the Thalys train from Paris to Brussels (first class 
- my bears like to travel in style)
Posts: 298Awww, your pictures are fantastic, everyone! so much snuggly bear fur! Has anyone readA Hug of Bears, by Peter Bull? I might have to buy that one now.
Sacred Bear StudiosBears do love to travel, but not just on trips! My bears love to ride shotgun with me in the car, so I bought them a little red convertible because.....well, because they told me to ^.^
@Us Bears....Pudge is adorable! What company made him?
@Peterbear.....I'm envious that you have an autographed copy. I wish I could have met Peter Bull, he was a "true believer" long before it was socially acceptable for adults to love teddies (or at least admit they do). I love your sweet traveling companions....I wish everyone's kids were so well behaved on trains & planes!
@Litwit......why keep it a secret? Considering how insane the world has gotten, sleeping with a teddy shouldn't rate anyone worrying for your mental state-it's one of the saner things a person can do. My bears would be deeply insulted if I were to act embarrassed of my affections for them, they expect me to show as much pride for them as they have for me
Miser Bears@Litwit......why keep it a secret? Considering how insane the world has gotten, sleeping with a teddy shouldn't rate anyone worrying for your mental state-it's one of the saner things a person can do. My bears would be deeply insulted if I were to act embarrassed of my affections for them, they expect me to show as much pride for them as they have for me :)
Guilty as charged for sleeping with a bear. or two. or three...?
PennsylvaniaBears in a red convertible! :cool:
Could you imagine the look on a cop's face when he pulled that car over?!
Paris to Brussels, first class! The only way to travel! :D
Melanie went on a trip to Seattle to visit her aunt and she got Melanie an upgrade to first class on the plane.
Of course, a Bear always goes on these trips. It was Muffy VanderBear.
So, Melanie got up to use the bathroom and, Muffy stayed in her seat. When Melanie got back she found the flight attendant brought Muffy a package of cookies! :)
P.S. Pudge is a Gund Bear. He also has a little brother.
Sacred Bear StudiosI knew it....something about him was familiar. Is he one of the Kohl's bears they did? I've always passed them up on ebay, but maybe I need to get one- that pic of him sitting on the rail makes me want to just reach out and smother him with hugs ^.^
PennsylvaniaPudge was adopted at a local shop called "Hidden Treasures" which has since gone out of business.
I have several photos of Pudge that you can see on my Flickr site:
http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=7577383@N04&q=bear
Pudge would be happy to share a hug with you!
Boechout, Antwerp@ blackmoonbear: Wow! I'd better not show this to my hug, because they would certainly love to have a car like that! :D
@ us bears: I love your B/W photos of Pudge and the little Steiff teddy :thumbsup:
@ litwit: Peter Bull has written several books, but if I am not mistaken, some were published under different titles but with the same content. I'd have to check the books in my "teddy bear" library, because I have several copies (just in case one got lost :D) (BTW, yes you can build a great library of teddy bear books, but you have to do some research to find them. There are some excellent books for collectors as well, but many of them are hard to find.)
Posts: 1Peter Bull is what I always wanted to be as a teddy collector, but after getting some of his books I realized that I could never be like him, I succumbed to buying bears as the only way to get them. Imagine the thrill of being able to buy a part of his collection over twenty years ago - they were a group called "Fairly senior citizens" from his book called "A Hug of TEDDY BEARS". My favourite is definately Dolomite Daisy. Had to stop collecting sadly and joyfully, as I had two tackers of my own that I didn't buy but still paying??????
