As much as our humans think that dog fences are designed to keep people and other dogs out, I would like to think that fences are meant to keep the people and friends we love in. That doesn’t stop me from watching the world go by when I’m outside playing, though. Here are some of my best friends doing exactly what I like to do on a nice, sunny afternoon outdoors.
1. “Now I remember covering something in obedience class about a round peg not fitting through a square hole…but what was it exactly?
2. “This is my yard, and you are not welcome to come to play. So take that!”
3. “Welcome to my yard, please say the password to come in!”
4. “You know, if I wanted to really impress you, I could jump right over this. If I wanted to!”
5. “Peek-a-boo! I see you!”
6. “Welcome to our home! I’m Francine, and this is my brother, Jim. We are new to the neighborhood.”
7. “Do you think maybe later if I’m really good, my friends can come over to play?”
8. “The nice thing about a well- built fence is that it makes a fantastic headrest!”
9. “So, what are you in here for? I ripped apart Mom’s favorite slippers….”
10. “If I just give you a little tease of how handsome I am, maybe you’ll come in to play with me.”
11. “Me? Stuck? No way…It’s just all my fluff, I swear!”
12. “Is it playtime yet? It has to be close to playtime. Dad said we could play at 5 today.”
13. “When my human built this fence, I asked for a special window so I could say ‘hi’ to my best friends passing by.”
14. “Surprise! I bet you didn’t expect to see me!”
15. “Now maybe if I turn my head just so, yep, like that, I can squeeze through here.”
16. “Mom, I’ve been telling you the grass actually IS greener on the other side. And now they have a rainbow too!”
17. “This is my scratching hole. I put my head through the hole, and you are mandated to scratch it. Proceed with the scratching, please!”
18. “Please send help! This gnome is shifty, and I don’t trust him.”
19. “Won’t you be my neighbor?”
20. “Hello! I’m on the neighborhood welcoming committee. If you need anything, just ask Joe, he’s my Dad, and he will help you out!”
21. “The saying is ‘three is company,” but there’s always room for one more.”
22. “Ahoy! Human, with treats on the starboard side!”
23. “WOAH! Did you just see that? I think I saw that….that squirrel was so fast!”
24. “It is just way too exhausting to stand and watch the world go by.”
25. “Hey! Hey! Come play! I’ll be waiting!”
26. “If I can’t see you, then OBVIOUSLY you can’t see me.”
27. “Look! Down here! Just slide our treats under the fence nice and slow, and nobody gets hurt.”
28. “I know it’s getting dark, but you can stick around and play with me just a little bit longer.”
29. “With a little wiggle to the left and a shimmy to the right, I’m going to spring free in no time.”
30. “Could I interest you in purchasing a new vacuum cleaner? How about these pens? A new knife set?”
31. “The cat made me do this. He said I’d have a treat waiting on the other side. I’m starting to suspect I was set up.”
