Jade

Jade joined our family in May 2018, just under 7 years old. She needed to be rehomed because of a divorce in the family and we wanted a good sized but safe dog. From the first time she came over, she's amazed us with how gentle and (usually) tolerant she is. Sometimes Cosmo irks her but usually they get along. She's very interested in all the barn cats that live around us but hasn't had the chance to chase them.

It's extremely obvious to anyone that Fox is far and away her favorite person. We'd actually assumed she would gravitate towards the kids since they are the messy eaters.

Jade is the sweetest and gentlest dog I've ever met. The only times she gives any kind of negative reaction is a yip if we accidentally step on her tail or something like that.

Jade loves to howl when she hears sirens, like from an ambulance or fire truck. She is obsessed with blackberries and even learned how to pick them if they are at her level.

The only problem is the copious amounts of fur that she sheds. I'm not kidding when I say that it just blows off of her -- because it does! If you pet her, the fur flies -- and I don't mean that she gets mad. The fur literally flies off!

She unexpectedly passed away in August 2023 at the age of 12.

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