What Will Jasper Do Now That We Have A New Fence?

Jasper had one final escape from our backyard last night.  I think he may have somehow sensed that we were having a new fence put up today so he had to make one last attempt at wandering the neighborhood freely.  You know how dogs have an intuition for things, right?  Dogs can sense what people are talking about, or the mood of things, and they know what’s going on?

Okay, never mind about the “dog intuition” stuff—it’s just a theory.  But Jasper has made numerous escapes from our backyard because the fence around our back yard is old and rotting and broken.  So, he may have sensed that this new fence was going to change things.

We found this crudely written note among Jasper’s personal items, shortly after his most recent escape:

“Tonight may be my final chance to bust out.  Got to try.  Life here in this place is grueling.  Yesterday, I was only able to sleep on the couch in the living room for 16 hours before someone came and shooed me off.  What kind of torturous prison is this?!?”

Signed, Jasper

Well, I refer to last night’s roaming adventure as his “final” escape because our new fence is being put up today.  Even as I type these words, it is being completed.  In fact, I’m having a good chuckle because Jasper’s days of taking off are definitely over!

Right?

It’s been funny watching Jasper and his buddy Jake as the fence is being constructed.  They’ve been standing by our back door looking outside and I can see the wheels are turning.  Oh yeah, they’re watching and the way they’ve stood there for long periods of time—occasionally jotting down notes and diagrams—makes it seem that they’re plotting.

As they stood by the door, I overheard Jasper telling Jake, “This is it, buddy.  That fence is looking rock solid and air tight.  I may be stuck here for good.”

“What are you two talking about?” I asked, walking into the room. 

But they just turned and gave me that look where their eyes say, “Nothing.  We’re not talking about anything.  How could we be talking about anything?  We’re just two innocent animals behaving nicely.”

It was only a few minutes later that I found Jasper upstairs smoking and talking to his lawyer on my cell phone…again.

Well, the new fence is almost completed. 

I have to admit, Jasper’s taken a good crack at escaping over the past year, he’s given it an admirable try.  But there’s no way he can get out now.  Isn’t that true?  I mean, it’s just not possible!  No way!  He can’t do it.  Even Jasper can’t get out with this kind of security!  Right?

……Right?

                               Even now, he's plotting and planning.