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My Little Angel
About 4 years ago we bought a Jack-A-Poo puppy from a flea market we were at. He was so adorable I couldn't resist him. I had never heard of a Jack-A-Poo before, but it didn't matter, it was love at first sight.

We had 2 other dogs at home, but he was our baby. He was so special. He was the best dog you could ever ask for. He was more than a dog, he really was like a person. We loved him so much.

He was only 4 years old. Then last Friday (1/2/09), he wasn't feeling too good. When we took him out, he collapsed. We rushed him to the emergency vet. At first they thought he had pancreitis (sp?) but as they did more test they found he had a very rare auto immune disorder that was attacking his red blood cells. They gave him a blood transfusion hoping to build his red blood cells up. But it didn't work. We were faced with the decision to take his life. On Monday we made that hardest decision that anyone has to make.

I am writing this because I am wondering if anyone else has ever had this. Is it something that runs in this breed or is it just 1 in a million that this happened to him.

If anyone has any information, please let me know. I hope someday to get another one, but for now my heart is broken with the loss of my little angel.

Posted: 1/9/2009 6:42:59 PM  -   Submitted By: Anonymous  -   Jackapoo

Jake
We acquired Jake approx 7 years ago as a 6 wk old puppy. Mum was a farm Jack Russell and dad was an apricot miniature poodle (won many shows).
We already had 2 german shepherds, 6 cats, a rat, and a couple of rabbits.

Jake fitted in from the word go. The shepherds were cautious at first but soon accepted him. He teased and tormented them by day and curled up to sleep with them at night. The cats tolerated him and he soon learned that chasing them was not good idea as it usually ended with a scratched nose.

Grandchildren started to arrive shortly after we got Jake, each baby was taken in his stride and despite the hair and ear pulling there was never a growl or snarl to be heard As the children have got older they love to play with Jake.
Unfortunately, both shepherd within two years of each othe and we acquired another puppy, a cross gsd/border collie. Jake accepted the puppy with no problems and they are now best friends.

He has been very easy to train, is very obedient and is a lot of fun to own. I would certainly have another Jackapoo.
Posted: 10/24/2008 7:43:12 PM  -   Submitted By: Anonymous  -   Jackapoo