In Memory of
"Jakey" (Hansome Boy)
August 1999 to October 2002
Remembered by Kim Belcher and Wayne Adare
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He arrived, life would never be the
same
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Jake came to us in
December 1999, he started out as a sick abandoned little puppy who weighed a good 40lbs at
only 4 ½ months. He was found at the
Lonsdale Quay by my sister and her children and they were not about to turn their backs on
this scared big little puppy. We got the call
and thought we could take care of him until we could find him a home, needless to say the
moment we saw him, he would never be alone again.
Right from the get go Jake was
The Observer you could never show him enough, he wanted to know what
everything was, whether a plane, boat, birds, fisherman catching fish, his head was always
up making sure everything was the way he knew it to be.
If not, he had to go and learn what it was; even a well-trained dog had his limits. This is why Jake loved to follow children, like
him, they found everything new and exciting. Jake's
favorite time was a toss up between fresh fallen snow up on Cypress Mountain and Black
Berry season when every walk was snack time. You
could never be lazy around Jake, once rested hed throw his bed around then his head
and make a lot of noise (I think he was saying get off your butt, time's awastin'). So off
wed go ahikin'.
Jake greeted everyone the same, he knew
everyone was special. He had plenty to say -
AAARRRARAAAARRRRAAAARRRAARRRR - all of you who knew him will remember that, along with an
uncontrollable body-wag made everyone smile and have a good laugh no matter how many times
they experienced it.
Jake was nick-named Hansom
Boy We could not count the number of
times people used these words to describe him as they walked past during our daily walks. We also called him a Star Wars dog, because his
greeting sounded like a Wookie and when his ears were down he looked like Yoda.
Jake started his life sick and faced
sickness for most of it, but for the year plus that he was well we believe he lived a far
richer life than most dogs who have much longer. Jake
was originally diagnosed with lymphosarcoma on March 3rd 2002 and was given 2
weeks to live. Thanks to our veterinarian Dr.
Richard Calland and his holistic approach, Jake was able to fight back and was blessed
with a miracle, he was healthy and happy for additional 220 days. On October 9th Jake succumbed to the
return of the cancer.
Our family is much smaller now but Jake has left us with amazing memories, we
are extremely grateful for that. He taught us
many lessons that we will live by namely, to seize the moment.
Thanks to all of you who, brought him
to us, gave your support, visited often, being Jake's God parents, and Guss who never left
Jakes side during visits when he was not well.
A special thanks to Animal Advocates for bringing Jakes brother
Brodie He protected him, played with him, loved him and made Jake feel like the boss.
Hey buddy, until we meet again
Jake. Love, Kim, Wayne, Brodie and
Daisy-Wallace
Hes gone, we will never be the
same. |