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
Category Cloud
Category Archives: Park life
Tug, the rematch.
(Dabbling in Wordless Wednesday)
Posted in Park life, Wordless Wednesday
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Duck-proof? We can do duck-proof.
It’s hard to fully test this because the ducks very sensibly slide into the water as we walk past. But it looks as though we’ve reverted to the more usual duck-proof default. Sadly the new ducklings weren’t around for the … Continue reading
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Let sleeping ducks lie
There are no pictures with this post because the action all happened at dusk. Last night I took Jake out for his usual evening constitutional. A clear night in Edinburgh at this time of year – even with the dark … Continue reading
Posted in Agility, Park life
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Mad dog lady rained out of local park
With a show on Saturday, I had planned to use my afternoon off today to take the agility kit to the park and get some weave and jump/turn practice with Jakey-Boy. But it has been persisting it down for nearly … Continue reading
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Skye holiday
We are back from a holiday on the Isle of Skye! In which we met hardly any other dogs at all. Perhaps it is because in the Highlands dog owners are expected to intercept dog crap before it hits the … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Park life, Scotland, Whimsy
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“That’s an unusual name.”
Just met a fellow dog walker who took a shine to Jake and asked what his name is. I told him and he looked a bit surprised. “That’s an unusual name,” he said. “Dyke, would you like a biscuit?” At … Continue reading
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Fair weather friend
It’s lovely weather here at the moment and Jake has obviously had enough….we went to the door this morning after I’d stitched myself into my waterproof and fleece and hat (sadly no gloves which seem to have been eaten in … Continue reading
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Ho ho ho
Ho ho ho! Sorry, no pix of Jake after his festive bath, or of him in a Santa hat. It’s not been that sort of Christmas – we only got the house back from the contractors on Friday morning. Jake … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Park life
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I’m not getting up and you can’t make me
Someone call the SSPCA. There’s a dog in Edinburgh being woken up when it’s still dark outside to go for walks in the cold and wet. Look how he hates the lights being turned on when it’s still dark outside. … Continue reading
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