About Jake
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Jake is a black & tan lurcher. (Huh? That's not a lurcher!)
Jake was adopted from Edinburgh Dog & Cat Home in August 2004. He now lives the life of Riley in a leafy suburb of Edinburgh. His interests include agility, running like the wind, enticing other dogs to chase him, fellow sighthounds Molly & Steve, squirrels, swans, plush swans, swans on telly, Portobello beach, the Edinburgh hills, sofas, & snoozing.
Jake wears Earth Dog hemp collars. His collar tag (compliant with KC agility regs) is from the excellent Indigo Collar Tags.
Jake’s twitterfeed
- SInging along more tunefully than many acts on #eurovision. 3 days ago
- Been lounging this evening on a sunny terrace in Holyrood watching the world go by like we live in Barcelona rather than Edinburgh. 4 days ago
- Triumphal sleep-farts to celebrate winning into grade 3 at the Scottish Kennel Club agility show today. 1 week ago
- Toad in the hole is the food of the gods. 1 week ago
- My Kennel Club name should've been Lad o'Pairts. Would have sounded great on the tannoy at shows. 1 week ago
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Category Archives: Agility shows
An embarrassment of good news
We nearly didn’t make it to the Saturday Tweedbank agility show at all. I had a terrible hangover after a work do, we were over two hours late, and I missed walking three courses. So I had to work them … Continue reading
A mixed bag
We’ve had three recent shows where on the whole we’ve not done very well! Woodside Woes We were entered in both days at Woodside, though we only ran one run on Saturday (a disaster) and we didn’t get a clear … Continue reading
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Nae luck the collies
2nd show of the season was the one-day Scottish Border Collie Club show in Lanark. We were focussed and more in practice than we had been in Dundee – and Jake even got his contacts. We placed 2nd in Grade … Continue reading
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Dun-contactin’
Dundee was the first show of the 2010 season for us. We went through for just the Saturday, on a glorious spring day in Camperdown Park. We didn’t even manage a clear run but I was just so relieved to … Continue reading
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Broxburn mayhem
Broxburn‘s November show, and our first indoors agility show since last winter. In fact our first show for a couple of months. Ah, the excuses start early … you can probably guess where this post is heading. Excuse 2: Torrential … Continue reading
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Two times two equals CAKE. Or ice cream.
I’ve just taken a box of muffins to agility class as there was a hasty rule change this weekend – you’re supposed to bring in cake when you get a 1st place, but the rules were rewritten as we got … Continue reading
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7 rings. Champ agility. Crufts flyball qualifier. And lil old us!
We swallowed hard and went to one of our local shows – East Lothian – for the full two days. Even though it was a huge show, it didn’t feel like it – the layout worked really well. And I … Continue reading
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Go west, young dog
We were at the Prestwick show last weekend. We ran in two agility & two jumping classes on the Saturday, and even though we were eliminated in three out of the four, I was pleased with how chilled Jake was … Continue reading
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Great day out, shame about the agility runs
We just got in from the Scottish Kennel Club (SKC) show in Ingliston, right by the airport. I still find it weird to look up from an agility show & see a Ryanair jet taking off or landing. Makes me … Continue reading
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(Not quite) pas de deux at Woodside
We’ve just got back from the Woodside DAC show in Biggar. We only went for the Sunday, and like last year, it was a b i g show, with six rings. The weather mostly held, though there was a biting … Continue reading
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