Jake was rescued from a burning shed by a local firefighter. He was abandoned by his family at the vet shortly after.</p> Pictures of Jake the fire dog rescued and recovered ...

After Jericho's death, a new dog took on the mantle, followed by another. The current iteration of Jake the Diamond Dog, whose real name is Deuce, was called up in 2009.

When the All Things Considered staff saw a dog that howls only to the theme song of the show, they had to meet him. NPR's Ari Shapiro interviews Jake the dog.

Jake the DA dog works with his owner to help comfort domestic abuse victims Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has previously appeared ...