I've Got an Escape Artist
 

Well Chase does well at night in his crate, but I found out he hates being in his Xpen if I'm at home. This morning after letting him out I decided I'd take a little nap, so I put him in his Xpen with a few favorite toys and went upstairs. Well, you would have thought I had abandoned him on the side of the road. He barked like he was crazy. I figured this would stop any minute, but it didn't. I ignored him but he went on and on and on right up to the time I had to get ready to leave the house. So I started to get ready and all of a sudden the barking stops. I figure he tired himself out and he's taking in his little 13 week old mind a well deserved nap for a job well done:). So I continue to get dressed. I come down stairs and who should meet me with tongue hanging out and literally smiling and tail wagging was my little angel :eek: so happy at what he had accomplished by escaping his perceived prison. I was speechless, I wondered how on earth did he figure out how to scale his way out and I know he had to fall from the top. But no injuries, and he was so Proud of himself. I read on this site about people putting a sheet or cover over the top for their escape artist so thats what I did so I could leave the house with some peace of mind that he wouldn't kill himself while I was away. You can't believe how relieved I was to hear him bark when I pulled the car into the garage. HE survived (whew!):)

They are clever lil rascals, but you might want to get a top for that x-pen. I had 1 dislocate his hip by getting his foot caught and yanking while attempting to climb out.

OMG don't think I'm not looking for one right now. It was all I could think about while I was out. I still haven't figured out how he did it:confused: Thanks for the advice.

I think you can purchase one through PetEdge or Cherrybrook. If not there post again and I'll send you the website and e-mail address of a show supplier that does.

Mary

Bet he was so proud of himself. :D I had to put two baby gates over the top of the ex-pen when Zada was a pup.

Thank you Mardelin I will check them out.

13 weeks? That's amazing. You do have an escape artist.

Exactly what I was thinking, LOL. Your going to have a great adventure with this little one....Ours didn't figure this out until they were about 16 weeks, and then they were too chicken to crawl on over the top. I would stand and watch them, they would crwl to the top and sit and cry until someone rescued them.:rolleyes:

Venus is a climber too. Xpen didn't last long at my house either. I'd made my x-pen, and couldn't find a way to put a top on it.

I had to baby gate the kitchen for her. I got the type that looked like jail bars so she couldn't climb them. I also had to get a thin peice of plexi-glass from Lowe's, to put one the front of it so she couldn't walk through it.

Lowe's will cut the plexi-glas to whatever size you want it. When I got home, I drilled holes in it and attached the glass to the front of the bars with those white ties (forgot what you call them).

She no longer escapes the kitchen!