Posted on by Ben Sumner

The Two Jakes

I’ve had two cats named Jake. The first was one my parents got before I was born. He had a brother named Theodore.

In 1992, after Jake and Theodore died, my cousin Matt brought home another all-black cat. Since the second one looked so much like the first, we just kept the name.

The first Jake.
The first Jake kept that collar on. The other didn’t.
Jake I.
The first Jake lived more than 15 years.
The second Jake.
Zach pets the second Jake.
The second Jake.
The second Jake as a kitten.
In 1994, Jake got some company when we got our beagle, Daisy.
In 1994, Jake got some company when we got our beagle, Daisy.
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I’m not sure if he liked it when I did this, but he stayed there long enough for a couple of photos and didn’t scratch me.
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Jake once kicked my grandmother out of this seat by climbing up behind her and making noise on the wooden blinds. She still talks about it to this day.
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Jake died in 2008 at the age of 16, just like the other Jake.