Hey, you don't know how much all of your kind words mena to me. Jake's eggs did hatch, only one of them though. They hatched a few months ago, and only one made it. All the other eggs got cracked or some little animal got them in the middle of the night.

She was so proud of her little baby. She would let us walk up to her and her baby and pet them both. Her little baby that we ended up naming 'JRose' was very sweet, and trusted us since his momma Jake taught him not to be afraid of us.

I'm glad you all enjoyed seeing Jake's picture. What you all said really means a lot to me.

Jake was my favorite duck I've ever had. She also had a sister. Topaz (Jake's sister) got killed by a dog in June, and Jake got so depressed after that. I was so excited and proud at the same time to see Jake on pet of the day!! I went outside and told her "Your on pet of the day, Jake!!!" She looked up at me like 'ok........' she was so precious.

She loved the water, and al
wyas kept her feathers so nice and pretty, but after Topaz left she quit cleaning herself. She wouldn't ever get in the pool unless we put her in it, and on hot days we would pick her up and carry her to the pool to cool off.

She died on September 18, 2006. I miss her so much...she was so special to me.

Thanks everyone for your kind words...

Genny