Jake is a great dog. He is also super silly. He will chew on his toys or plop down and watch for squirrels or anything else that might require his attention outside. He’s usually pretty calm. But when the phone rings… ?

In that case, Jake is suddenly hyper-alert. And if I answer the call? Well, he assumes there’s only one solution to me talking to the mysterious light box thing I’m holding to my ear like a crazy person: Kisses. He must save me by getting right in my face and licking me and perhaps the phone.

It goes a little something like this …