Jake 09-468

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Meet the new love of my life: Jake!! Jake is an 8 1/2 year old, PB, neutered, Golden Retriever. Jake weighs 93lbs (his ideal weight is 85). He is absolutely GORGEOUS! He has a coat that could rival any show dog! I swear! His tail feathers are amazing. He is a blondie, with a little bit of a white face (my favorite senior golden trait!!).

Jake was surrendered by his family who loved him, but knew they could no longer provide what was best for him. Jake deserves the best, and we are determined to find that for him.

Jake is a total LOVE. He is about the sweetest dog in the world. Loves everyone. He "talks" to you when he decides he would like a little lovin'... it is very endearing. He is a very well trained dog. He knows all basic commands, and his recall is excellent. He gets along perfectly with my resident dogs, never so much as a lip raise. The perfect gentleman. He has never met a cat... but this dude is so sweet I can't imagine it would be a problem. He is PERFECT with kids...and loves them. We have an 8 month old baby boy and he and Jake were fast friends :) Check out the pictures :) You really cannot meet him and not fall in love. I am already head over heels.

Jake visited Dr. H last week and we have a few medical concerns. One is that Jake is urinating a lot. He has even had a couple of accidents in the house and since he is house trained we don't believe the problem is behavioral. So, the doc took a urine sample and found that it was quite diluted. Which could indicate a serious problem. The good news is his blood work report all came back normal! :) So, the vet thinks he has an irritation in the plumbing and put Jake on antibiotics for a couple weeks to clear that up. She said we should see a major improvement in a couple days if this is the cause of his frequent urination. So, we are crossing our fingers that the pills do their job and Jake will not have to undergo further testing. I will keep everyone posted as to what we find out.

The other medical concern is that Jake has cataracts in both eyes. They are causing his vision to be compromised a bit, but Jake gets around just fine. She said that they might get worse as he ages... or he may have had these for a long time and they will stay just as they are. Time will tell. It isn't a major cause for concern though, lots of older dogs get them.

Jake is a super easy and wonderful boy to have around. He just loves to be in the same room as his people. He is happiest curled up on the couch next to us relaxing. He does like to play a little bit with our golden girls, and this morning was romping in the yard, it was pretty darn cute! We are enjoying getting to know him and learning all about his needs. Stay tuned on my love story... more to come :)

At a Glance #09-468

Golden Retriever Born: November 2001
Male 100 lbs

Status: Deceased

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Meet the new love of my life: Jake!! Jake is an 8 1/2 year old, PB, neutered, Golden Retriever. Jake weighs 93lbs (his ideal weight is 85). He is absolutely GORGEOUS! He has a coat that could rival any show dog! I swear! His tail feathers are amazing. He is a blondie, with a little bit of a white face (my favorite senior golden trait!!).

Jake was surrendered by his family who loved him, but knew they could no longer provide what was best for him. Jake deserves the best, and we are determined to find that for him.

Jake is a total LOVE. He is about the sweetest dog in the world. Loves everyone. He "talks" to you when he decides he would like a little lovin'... it is very endearing. He is a very well trained dog. He knows all basic commands, and his recall is excellent. He gets along perfectly with my resident dogs, never so much as a lip raise. The perfect gentleman. He has never met a cat... but this dude is so sweet I can't imagine it would be a problem. He is PERFECT with kids...and loves them. We have an 8 month old baby boy and he and Jake were fast friends :) Check out the pictures :) You really cannot meet him and not fall in love. I am already head over heels.

Jake visited Dr. H last week and we have a few medical concerns. One is that Jake is urinating a lot. He has even had a couple of accidents in the house and since he is house trained we don't believe the problem is behavioral. So, the doc took a urine sample and found that it was quite diluted. Which could indicate a serious problem. The good news is his blood work report all came back normal! :) So, the vet thinks he has an irritation in the plumbing and put Jake on antibiotics for a couple weeks to clear that up. She said we should see a major improvement in a couple days if this is the cause of his frequent urination. So, we are crossing our fingers that the pills do their job and Jake will not have to undergo further testing. I will keep everyone posted as to what we find out.

The other medical concern is that Jake has cataracts in both eyes. They are causing his vision to be compromised a bit, but Jake gets around just fine. She said that they might get worse as he ages... or he may have had these for a long time and they will stay just as they are. Time will tell. It isn't a major cause for concern though, lots of older dogs get them.

Jake is a super easy and wonderful boy to have around. He just loves to be in the same room as his people. He is happiest curled up on the couch next to us relaxing. He does like to play a little bit with our golden girls, and this morning was romping in the yard, it was pretty darn cute! We are enjoying getting to know him and learning all about his needs. Stay tuned on my love story... more to come :)

Updates

Saturday, January 2, 2010

Jakey boy our big lover dog continues to do pretty darn well! We haven't noticed any change in his symptoms. He does have days were he seems to have a little trouble "getting his feet under him" than others, but for the most part things have not changed. Which is great news! Jake had a great holiday season, and got lots of stuffed toys for Christmas (see photo!)... which he loooves!
 
Again I cannot say enough about the sweet, gentle way Jake has about him. He is a GREAT dog. My son and Jake frequently "play" with toys together. Jake will have a toy in his mouth and my little guy will decide he wants the toy and grab for it. Jake then lays on his side with the toy in his mouth and then opens his mouth so that Maxwell can pull it out. So cute!! :)
 
Another funny story I wanted to share: We have a trip to Mexico planned in a couple of months and my sister and brother in law are lined up to watch our young golden girl Gracie. On New Years Eve they were over at our house and we were talking a little about Gracie coming to stay with them. My brother in law looks over and says... " I don't want to watch Gracie, I want to watch Jake!" :) To know Jake is to LOVE him.
 
I will continue to keep you posted on his health. Keep sending good vibes Jake's way, they are working! Happy New Year!

Jake and his toys!

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Jake is doing very well. We haven't noticed any difference in his behavior, or ability to get around. He seems happy as ever, which is great news! He continues to be a light in our lives and we very much enjoy the opportunity to share our lives with him.
 
Jake loves stuffed toys, and it is very cute. I feel bad though because the resident dogs do not treat stuffed toys nicely! Jake does, and we always have to replace his favorites because his foster sisters shred them to pieces... naughty girls! He doesn't mind, as long as we replace them he is happy as can be!
 
Jake has officially entered the "I've fallen in love with my foster dog" territory. I was pretty sure... but then last week I came down with a nasty virus and literally spent the entire day and night in bed. Jake camped out by my bed :) Only taking short breaks to go outside, and eat his breakfast and dinner. Otherwise, he was right beside me. What a boy! He's a special, special dog and very easy to fall in love with.
 
The new pictures are of Jake after his professional grooming session, he looks so beautiful! Check out that coat! Oh and foster sis Gracie has so sneak in one of them too... She just can't let Jake have all the attention ;)
 
A special THANK YOU to all of the wonderful people who have helped decorate Jake's page with beautiful holiday tokens! It means very much to us, thanks so much for thinking of him. Merry Christmas!!!

 

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Jake is doing OK. I noticed that he was having more trouble getting up from lying down, and took him into the vet to get things checked out. They took some x-rays of his spine and hips and the diagnosis is that Jake has severe hip dysplasia :( We don't know yet what this means for Jake... it could mean surgical correction, we are waiting for the surgeon to take a look at his x-rays. For now, we have him on some pain meds and he is still on a diet... taking about 5-7 pounds off him will put him on the thin side, but it will be much easier on his hips. I will keep everyone posted on what we find out from the surgeon. Keep Jakey in your thoughts :)
 
Even through all of this Jake remains the sweetest boy ever! He still is my foster crush :) Check out the new picture of him snoozing on my lap last night!! :) I was so thankful I had my cell phone to capture the moment!! Tongue out of his mouth, totally crashed out!! He really enjoys the snow... and I guess all the rolling in the snow, and snow eating wore him right out! :)
 
A special thank you to the other special angel who gave Jake a special donation in honor of Sunny. Sunny was no doubt lucky to have you :) Thanks for thinking of Jake!

Sunday, December 6, 2009

The longer Jake is here, the more we want to keep him for ourselves :) He is just a dream dog! Sure, he is a little older... but that just adds to the golden charm! And Jake sure does know how to charm... He is so silly! Now that it is colder outside I go to bed with socks on... but after an hour of so I decide I am hot, take the socks off, and put them beside the bed. Jake has made it his job to bring me my socks every morning. It is so cute. I will be out in the kitchen in the morning and he will come to me, socks in mouth, very proud! So adorable.

Jake's favorite thing is to just be near someone! Our resident Golden gal, RAGOM alum, Gracie will do (see photo!). But her favorite is foster mom or dad (see photo!). It is impossible not to cuddle with the big love bug. He is really as sweet as they come.

As much as we love him and as well as he fits in here we owe it to Jake to find him his forever family. Even though he is more than welcome to stay as long as it takes. If you are interested in learning more about Jake contact your placement advisor.

Thanks for reading. And a special THANK YOU to the angel who gave the senior goldens special Christmas gift donations :) How cool is that?! Seniors rock! :)

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Merry Christmas to the Golden seniors                  In memory of Sunny

                From Riley 07-646 - Merry Christmas!                Shayna M.                                         

 In Memory of our beloved Chippy 08-246

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Jake is a dream to foster! He is an easy going, sweet dog who just wants to be by your side :) We love having him here so very much... he fits in just perfectly. Senior dogs really are the way to go! Jake is housetrained, obedience trained, and is very sensible, and too sweet for words. I cannot stress enough how GREAT he is with our son.... he goes out of his way to be near him (even at times other than meal time!) :) Check out the photos of Jake and Maxwell at the RAGOM event last weekend! (Thanks Mari!)
 
Jake really likes to go for walks and play in the yard. Today all three goldens had muddy paws from digging a little hole in the garden... I guess they were having too much fun! But the thing Jake loves the most is snuggling on the couch... he's my kinda guy :)
 
Thanks for checking in on our sweet boy! Happy Thanksgiving!