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: Training
Training update
Time to dust off the blog! Since our last post, I am happy to report that Jake has cracked the retrieve, and his recall is much stronger. I have become obsessed by clicker training. Jake just loves those click/treats. Current … Continue reading
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Such a busy life
Such a busy life for a lurcher. Dozing in sunlight waiting for that afternoon walk… Sleeping off the clicker training class… You feel tired just thinking about it.
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Training loose-lead walking
I was playing with the boy’s head today … whenever he pulled on the lead I’d turn round & start walking home, then when he was good (usually immediately), head back out again. Sometimes when he pulled ahead we’d suddenly … Continue reading
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End of term report
Jake’s last day at Dog School this year. No notable end of term delinquency, just endless thwarted play fighting with Ria the Staffie pup when not trotting between bollards. We’ll be back in January for the clicker training class. And … Continue reading
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