29/07/2026
If there were awards for cheekiness, Jake would be right up there. 🏆🐾
Over the last year he's perfected the art of sneaking under the duvet, "acquiring" socks and slippers (without destroying them, of course), washing his own ball when it gets too grassy, and making sure nobody is late for the morning walk. Between holidays, café trips, zoomies and keeping a watchful eye on those suspicious cars, he's been keeping his family wonderfully busy.
Here's what they had to say after celebrating Jake's first year at home... ❤️
"Dear BCT
Thank you very much for Jakes card.
We thought you'd love to hear how Jake is doing after a year with Us. It seems that the year has flown by and we can't believe that Jakes 2nd Birthday & Gotcha day (both 7th July!) was here before we knew it. It feels like Jake has been with us much longer than a year (in a good way)
Jake quickly settled into life with his Dad with walks in the morning and late evening, snuggling up to his Dad on the sofa, visits to the allotment (expert digger!) and visits to his brother & sister in law (Us).
Last summer visits to us were mainly zoomies in our long garden so we had to keep him on a lead so as not to tire him out. During the winter when we were in the kitchen Jake wouldn't go under the table and had to be able to get around the chairs. Jake didn't like the cold winter mornings so much, but as he sleeps in his Dad's bedroom Jake would sneak under the duvet at the bottom of the bed and then wriggle up the bed to snuggle up to his Dad.
He is still wary of cars and bikes, but not quite as much. However he absolutely loves getting into the car for adventures with his family, whether is a walk, a cafe or the pub!
On Christmas Day we had indoor zoomies up and down the stairs, sock thief, shoe/slipper thief, walks and multiple trips to the gardens (Jake is very clean). He doesn't destroy things when he gets them and we swear that he's smiling when he does "acquire" items.
On dry, cooler weather days he goes for walks at the local big park with his Dad & brother which always ends in a visit to the cafe.
We have slowly been working on Jake's confidence and give him lots of reassurance and praise when he overcomes some of his "fears". He now loves running in and around the chairs and under the table, especially as he can get to us quicker when we are having a meal. He always has a little something in his bowl and I only have to say "Jake dinner" and he's at my side giving me his paw. He also has free run of our garden and stays in the shade on these hot summer days. He also cleans his ball when it gets too much dried grass stuck in it, by dropping it in one of his water bowls and swishing it around with his paw.
In April 2026 we went to the New Forest and Jake loved the caravan that we booked as it had a deck (his first holiday was in Sept 2025 to Babbacombe). As soon as he was off his lead he was running in & out of the front & patio doors. Jake soon took up sentry duties looking for those pesky cars.
There are photos from Jake's first summer holiday in Suffolk at the beginning of July this year. He loved the garden and the day bed. Loved sharing our seafood platter. His Dad and Brother would take Jake for a walk to the shops first thing and they'd get told off if they were late! Jake didn't like the waves on the beach at Walberswick. Jake just loved chilling out on the day bed using one of us as his pillow.
Jake is a lovely, confident youngster who is becoming less scared of things all of the time although he still has some quirks and has a real cheeky side and loves to play "Catch me if You Can" with his brother. "
