Hobbes (Hobby as Jake calls him) came into our lives soon after Jake was born as a gift from a freind of my wife at work, who had got him free with a new car. It wasn't until he started to be able scoot around and found him that the love affair started, but since then they've been inseperable. Hobbes sleeps with Jake, gets tucked into bed in the morning when he leaves for nursery, comes food shopping and generally goes wherever Jake goes. It's adorable how much he loves that dog, especially how often he kisses and cuddles him, whilst getting a smooch out of Jake is a rare talent and one that we still haven't mastered.
Hobbes has also been instrumental in Jake's development. For example, he wasn't a big fan of brushing his teeth, but as soon as Hobbes started getting stickers for brushing his teeth, Jake was all about it and now likes to have them done. It also gave rise to one of my favourite Jake and Hobbes pics:
Hobbes at the bottom of the slide, Jake skidding down, scooping up the dog on his way past, giggling his head off.
Because Hobbes was free with a car, he's slowly disintegrating and whilst he smells pretty bad, we are loathe to wash him too often because he comes out with a few more threads showing. Hopefully we can keep patching him up, but a few friends have also suggesting writing to the car company to get a replacement. It's not a bad idea, but I wonder if Jake would notice the difference?
In the meantime, I hope that Jake's obsession with him continues for years to come.
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