Happy 12th Birthday Baby Jake!! Baby Jake was my very first Agility Dog – running his first trial in May, 2009. Believe it or not – he was quick at home in the back yard… at trials or during training – not so much. In the beginning of our agility career… I was anxious – which made him anxious! He retired 17 months later… in December, 2010. He kept telling me all those months that he didn’t want to run… his last run it was clear. He did the first and last jump – ran beside everything else and refused to do the obstacles. I got it. From that point forward, he stayed at home and guarded his two “sisters” and the house when I was away running Sir Lukas. He seemed satisfied. In October, 2017 – both girls had crossed the Rainbow Bridge and he was alone at home. My neighbors said he would howl mournfully the whole time we were gone… and eventually started to jump the fence. I told him he would not be alone again and would be coming to trials with us.

Eventually he would run one or two runs. He is much harder to run than Lukas… folks say he looks happy though (as I worried about that…)! Baby Jake is the type of dog that does not need to be close to you physically… but he always watches; he always knows what is going on. He’s a good dog! He will always be remembered as the pup that started it all for me in the agility ring! Thank you Baby Jake!! Happy Birthday! May you have many more!! Love you boy!!