Jake's Progress

The adventures of a lurcher in the Scottish capital


So Jake & I are walking along the canal on the crack o' dawn shift. I'm congratulating myself because every day this week he's turned round, come back to me and then walked to heel past the nesting swans and signets - instead of what he used to do (and still would, given the chance) - galluphing up to the swans, barking enthusiastically. What a good boy! What a training triumph!
And then...
he spots a cat further up the towpath and he's off, at full pelt, suddenly deaf, scattering other walkers as he goes. The cat escapes to the floating walkways where the canal boats are tethered. I'm running, and still miles behind, collecting outraged looks from passersby. What a badly trained dog! Has she no control over him?

We need a stunt cat to resolve the ongoing issue of running up to cats and barking at them. Is this a job for FagPuss?

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Jake is a black & tan lurcher, 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 from Mango Mutt. His collar tag (compliant with KC agility regs) is from the excellent Indigo Collar Tags.



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