Jake's only 7 1/2 - maybe by the time he's 12 he will not want me to brush him.

He really seems to be aging quickly, to me. I mean - he's supposed to live to be 16, and he's already got arthritis and maybe a cataract. Isn't it too early for all that?

He is definitely a lot more likeable now than he ever has been. Everybody notices it - he's become so sweet (except when he's snappy hehe).