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
- Operator error in my favour! Tonight I was Jakey Two-Teas. 16 hours ago
- The agility show was at Lanark racecourse. Didn't manage to eat any horse poo but nearly fitted in a crafty roll in some muckings-oot. 6 days ago
- Here I am at the SJDC agility show in Lanark with Harry my rottie agility pal. Harry won 1st & me 2nd in gr1-2 jumping http://t.co/xtNCwQK2 6 days ago
- it turns out I like poppadoms. Who knew? @MrInch @budthepuppy 1 week ago
- Yes, I am 8.5 years young and I outran a 10 month old collie this evening. Slept well since, mind. 1 week ago
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Category Archives: Agility
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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2o2o
In our first proper training session this year, it was no great surprise that Jake’s contacts had gone to pot. He was so happy to be at agility again that he was tanking round – and launching himself off the … Continue reading
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Winners of the European Open 2009
This is how it’s supposed to be done! Thanks to Eric Larson at Agility Vision who’s posted a free video of the three winners.
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Tyre-some
The UK Kennel Club agility regs changed in January. It means that the solid tyre we used to practise has had to be retired. Unfortunately a new tyre in “an impact absorbing material” was looking pretty pricey – hundreds of … Continue reading
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Washing winter away
Our club spent a happy hour or so scrubbing our agility equipment.
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He didn’t come cheap
We paid Edinburgh Dogs Home £55 for Jake in 2004. That might sound like a bargain compared to the hundreds of quid you can spend on a pedigree. But rest assured, we’ve forked out! I sat at this weekend’s agility … Continue reading
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Public parks for agility practise
There was no club meet this Sunday as our trainer was at a show. So I arranged to meet up with black lab Loki & his mum for a spot of practise. Between us we’ve got several portable jumps, two … Continue reading
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Weather permits … more practise
With crocuses starting to appear in the park, it’s starting to feel a bit like spring. And spring and lighter evenings mean … practise between agility classes! I need to work on reinforcing Jake’s start line stay. Also his weave … Continue reading
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Agility goals for 2009
This time last year we’d been to a couple of non-Kennel Club agility shows, and I was psyching us up for going to play with the big boys and girls. Here we are a year later, and we’ve been to … Continue reading
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Agility at the International Horse Show, Olympia
For the first time in my life I find myself watching a sports channel – Eurosport2, if you’re in Europe. Where there’s live coverage of the London International Horse Show at Olympia, including some of the dog agility. It’s interesting … Continue reading
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