Jake Is Hillsborough's Pet Of The Week

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ — Meet Jake! He has been chosen as Hillsborough Patch's Pet Of The Week. Nominate your pet for Manville's Pet of the Week!

"Jake is an 8 year old Lhasa Terrier that my family adopted from Small Dog Rescue of Princeton last summer. He was put up for adoption after his elderly owners passed away within a few months of each other. We were told that Jake was "sedentary" when he came to us, but we think the poor little guy was grieving his parents.

Jake is now as happy and energetic as a puppy - he loves going for long walks on the canal or around the pond in our neighborhood in Fox Chase. He enjoys having his belly rubbed and tearing the stuffing out of all his toys. He loves going for car rides - we even took him on vacation to the Outer Banks with us over spring break!

Jake is our family's first dog and has really enriched our lives. We have become true believers and advocates for rescuing older pets."

— Anna and Donald Mahler, Hillsborough

Do you think your pet should be Manville's Pet of the Week?

Participating in the Pet of the Week happenings is simple: submit your nomination by emailing alexis.tarrazi@patch.com. Be sure to include a photograph or two of your pet, a paragraph about what makes him or her so great, and the part of town you're from. You can choose to include your name, but you don't need to. Then just keep an eye out for a photo of your pet on the Patch!

The photo can be of a present pet, or it can be a baby picture of the adult pet you're so proud of today.

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