You bring the dog into your house, and he immediately goes to sit on the couch. While you thought the dog seemed well trained before, now he almost seems too comfortable and trusting with you guys. You sit on the couch next to him and pet him and say "Whats your name, boy?" He lets out a few agitated barks in response, almost like he's mad at you for saying that. Eventually you rub his belly and he seems to really like that, his tail wagging wildly. "Who's a good boy?" you say to him in a friendly tone. He happily pants for a while before seeming snapping out a trance and quickly jolts forward. He almost looks embarrassed of you petting him. The dog then gets up and walks over to the fridge, and immediately opens it with his mouth. Something that would probably take months to train a dog to do. You stop him before he can get to deep into your food.
These antics go on for a while until its pretty late in the night. You and Jake are sitting on the couch with the dog and Chris went to bed early. Jake starts to get up from the couch and you ask "Hey, can you go get my phone from off the table?" Before he can even respond, the dog runs into the kitchen, grabs the phone from off of the table and brings it back to you. It was almost like he was taking this opportunity to show you his intelligence. "Whoa buddy can you understand English?" you look down to the dog and ask. "Ummm.. bark once for yes, two barks for no" The dog lets out one enthusiastic "WOOF!" You think this is crazy, theres no way a dog knows English.
Wait. You think to yourself, and add everything together. This dog was randomly found in the house and James was missing, leaving his clothes and his phone. He knows his way around the house well and is comfortable around you. He is so well trained its almost like he's as smart as a human. He understands English. It must be James. "James!?" you call out to him. The dog lets out a loud "WOOF" before happily wagging his tail. "If you're actually Jake, go get Chris from his bedroom and get him to come here." You say. Immediately the dog rushes right to Chris' room. A few minutes later Chris and the dog come out to the living room where you and Jake are waiting. You three test the dog on everything you could, and he passes everything with flying colors. How could this have happened? This makes no sense to you. James can't just turn into a dog. Then it hits you. The device!