GSD lets himself out of vet hospital - Page 1

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local&id=7074091

He was found after 24 hours and is safely home now.  Yes, they  ARE intelligent!

Beginning of the article: 

"LONG ISLAND (WABC) -- A hospital stay can be scary for people and even our four-legged friends.

But when one dog on Long Island wanted out of the vet's office, he made it happen and he didn't let anything stand in his way.

Not even a dead bolted door.

Pharaoh, a German shepherd recovering from surgery wanted no part of a veterinary office.
A security camera caught him making for the exit where after a few swipes of the paws, he was out of there.

Somehow Pharaoh unlocked the deadbolt and turned a round doorknob, in just a few seconds.

"Absolutely the best escape artist, Houdini dog I ever came across," said Dr. Peter Kowalewski. ..."

HAHAHHAHA - Houndini!!!!  That's pretty darn clever, even for a GSD.  I bet that vet hospital is damn glad they had security cameras rolling.  Could you imagine trying to figure out what happened let alone explain it to the dogs' owners?  Thankfully it has a happy ending.

What's even more amazing is what wasn't caught on camera!  He also escaped a "state-of-the-art" cage and once outside, unlatched the gate on the fence!  So, he "picked" three locks to get out.  Now THAT'S tenacity!  Absolutely priceless, thanks for sharing.

That's a GSD!  LOL! Thank goodness for happy endings! jackie harris

Lassie has nuthin' on the GSD!

I have one that gets out of a locked wire crate in less than 2 mintues. I will not let him watch me open doors, he is happy to stay behind me when going in, he is very intent on watching what I do, so I get infront and block the sob, he trys to push thru my arm to have a look. He also has the locked slider under control and lets himself out if the screen is not closed, he has issues unlocking it. My daughters female, unzips the travel crates, he has not mastered the zipper yet so he just went thru it on one side, does not leave it but pokes his head out, or she unzips it and lets him out. they are to smart for their own good.

This one is pretty clever....

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Me too, 1doggie2.  I have one that I always have to zip tie his  crate door because he figured out how to break out of crates, we have to double lock his run and double lock our property gates as well or he will go out and about! 

Our friend's dog is amazing at doors. He can unlock and door from the inside and open it, open any unlocked door from the outside...INCLUDING car doors! He can pull up the door lock with his teeth. He can use the handle of an unlocked car door to open it and get in. You can't leave beer on the ground because he will pull off the cap with his teeth, tip it over to spill the beer and drink it. I have personally seen him open doors and my fiance has seen him open car doors. Amazingly enough, this dog went to Germany and couldn't get his titles. Too smart for the trainers, I think!

Maggie
that is a clever little Dog, but i think the owners are idle jack people eveidently the little fellow has done it before seeing the bad attempt tp patch it up and a half brick to hold the tin roof down, what an idle owner that is for sure. I would not want to be owned by them
Steve1