On Saturday his owners appeared and Houdini, whose actual name is “Rope,” was reunited with his family. The shelter waited until Saturday to allow for Houdini’s original owners to claim him. Ashley said, “I think he’s a wonderful dog and as much as I would love for his owner to come and claim him, I would can’t wait to welcome him into my family.” Interestingly, Ashley’s dog Max, a retriever mix, shares Houdini’s talent and can also open doors. While she spent time with him, Ashley was convinced that Houdini belonged in her family. walking in her neighborhood and took him to work until the shelter opened. Ashley Heister found Houdini around 7:30 a.m.
When he left the building at 1 a.m., the pooch traveled to a neighborhood a mile away and presto, found himself an adoptive family. Houdini’s great escape was only his opening act. This was new for us.” Pressley noted, "He had to actually push down the handle, push the door open and walk through it in both cases." Gretchen Pressley, the Humane Society’s Communications Specialist told KKTV 11 News, “No one has ever gotten through the door into the rest of the shelter before. Security video showed that the 5-year-old Australian Shepherd had managed to escape his kennel and open two doors in the building to leave the HSPPR. Do you have any stories about your dog’s misadventures? Be sure to share them.Employees at the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region (HSPPR) in Colorado Springs, Colorado, found themselves amazed and astonished on Tuesday morning when they discovered Houdini the dog was missing. He had let himself out three times before the motel staff gave up and let him roam.ĭogs can be pretty clever as any dog crazy person knows.
Maybe he even watched his human family opening the door and figures out the trick himself. He seemed to say, “I’ve been looking for you all day.” It turned out that Ralfie had learned to let himself out of the motel room by pushing down on the handicap access lever on the door. Sandi waited outside the room, wondering and worrying about the missing Ralfie – at least until he came running up to greet her. Sandi’s husband immediately figured that the maid had let their dog out and ran to the office to give them a piece of his mind.
Looking in the window they could only see one dog, Jessie and to make matters worse, they were locked out. One day Sandi and her husband returned from some business at the new house to the motel room. Of course, staying with the dogs constantly was impossible there were still a few things to take care of at the new house. Ralfie never liked being left alone and wasn’t too keen on being left in a strange place. They shared their motel room with their two dogs, a Sheltie named Jessie and a Brittany mix named Ralfie.
She and her family had sold their house and their new home wasn’t quite ready yet, so they were staying in a motel. Sandi Kane writes about her Brittany mix, Ralfie and how he is a regular Houdini. I just read a funny story about a dog that was very clever about finding his way out and about. What’s a dog to do? Sit home alone? Many a canine seems to feel it is their duty to track down those that are missing, even if they don’t know where to start looking. Do you live with an escape artist? Dogs are notorious at finding a way to get out and about, especially when their favorite family members are missing in action.
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