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: Health
The anti-SAD dog
The PDSA has a survey for pet owners about whether pets’ moods and behaviour change in the winter months. The survey makes some assumptions from the outset – that pets are less inclined to go out in the winter, that … Continue reading
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Puppy trafficking in the UK
There’s a new BBC documentary in the Rogue Traders series in which undercover RSPCA officers investigate the puppy trafficking trade in Britain*. Probably upsetting to watch, but it’s always best to KNOW about these things. The programme is on: 19 … Continue reading
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Ole green eyes
On Monday evening I noticed Jake’s left eye was looking puffy – and he had a big white blob of stuff leaking out. We cleaned it up, did the old tea bag trick, but as he was still looking a … Continue reading
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Bum deal
And now we must turn again to the topic of Jake’s “trousers.” No, I didn’t know that euphemism for his backside either, and I was flummoxed at his bronze good citizen class when I was prompted by a very respectable … Continue reading
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Eager noses in nether regions
Jake had been going so unacceptably (uncharacteristically) radge at any dog that sniffed his bum that we were seriously talking about calling our favourite behaviourist for some advice. But before we did that, we took him to the vet for … Continue reading
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From exclusion to exclusive diet
Clearly Jake is eating better than Sandy. Seriously, we’ve been tweaking his diet to rebalance it after reading an article in Dogs Today about making sure your natural-fed dog gets a properly balanced diet. Jake was still on a variation … Continue reading
A beauty treatment for the dog. Not me.
I ate lunch at my desk and while I was at it, called “Glamour pooch” and booked an unsuspecting Jakey in for the full works. His pre-Christmas treat. (Or ours.) Then back to work, tra-la-la. A new colleague came in … Continue reading
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Stomach upset
Poor old Jakey turned inside out from both ends last week. Poor wee soul. Actually we’d done quite well (quoth the vet) – it’s been 18 months since his last bad bout of gastroenteritis. Then it hit with a vengeance. … Continue reading
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FFWD Jakey
These drugs make some dogs hyper, said the vet when he handed over J’s medication for his allergic bronchitis. Blimey. I’ll say. It’s like having him on fast forward – or speed.
In the throes of the stovies exclusion diet
Week Two of the stovies exclusion diet. Jake of course is entranced by his new diet of pork and potatoes – how much nicer than anything else! How will he cope when he is moved onto other food? I went … Continue reading
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