Quick Fix

Wouldn't it be awesome if dogs could talk?

Jake makes me laugh enough with his needy personality, but if he could talk, I know our conversations would be hysterical.

Well, according to my husband, him and Jake do have conversations. There are times when we will be in a tiff, and I will hear Brian talking to someone in the other room. When I say "who are you talking to?", he responds with, "I am talking to Jake, not you, and he told me that you need to lose the Biddle-tude."

If Jake could really talk, I think he would tell us how much he needs a friend. And how insanely bored he is during the day when he is all alone.

He loves to be around people so much, and at all times, that he just couldn't resist breaking the neighbor's fence pickets multiple times to avoid from being all by himself.

There's our newly installed fence pickets from the ones he broke through

 

And the neighbor's new pickets

Sadly, this stint caused us to make multiple trips home for three days straight (Note: that's a 22 mile commute each way people!). On the third day, as Brian made his second trip home for the day, he made a decision for a quick fix. An electric fence.

This was Brian installing it last week, after work, in the dark and the cold.

He's happy to stop inconveniencing our neighbor.

And yes, that's maximum power. Don't worry, I made him turn it all the way to the left after this pic.

Poor Jake. All he wants is a friend.

Taken as Brian was installing, "What mom? Just don't leave me and this wouldn't be a problem."

You'll be happy to hear that the fence is working wonders. The neighbor hasn't experienced any Jake sitings for days.