Just a little update on Jake. You were absolutely right, by the way, it was a tick – I phoned the vets after you called and they said to bring him down and one of the vets would remove it. He’s now tick free but sulking because I took him to the vets.
He wolfed down his tea (chicken) just after you left and after our little adventure at the vets curled up next to Sean on the sofa and slept. A motorbike did go past at 9ish and although he lifted his head up and pricked up his ears he seemed quite calm. I popped some of the remedy into his water and he didn’t seem to notice. I’ve ordered some of the AAA/Blue remedy from Crossgates like you suggested.
My dad said he seemed a bit calmer today, just sat quietly in the car looking out the window on the trip to my Nan’s. He did bark at a jogger but it didn’t appear to have the same intensity it did before.