On July 23, 2019, after 15 and 1/2 years, we said goodbye to Jake. He was a happy spirit who never saw a beach he didn't like or a stick he wouldn't fetch unless he found a bigger one nearby. He was sure we would like the bigger one better. Big brown eyes and a beguiling doggy smile made it easy for him to get what he wanted from humans, both strangers and old friends. Even so, we were his humans and he loved us as best he knew how. We will miss him.