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pepe mint · 05-04-2007, 06:48 PM

Maggie has done this many times. she has a crate that zips up...it is a mesh crate. I love it. But she has learned how to unzip it!!! she really isn't in it all that often but if we go out to eat, she goes in it since we can't take her with us. there have been 3 or 4 times now that I have come home to a loose doggie! She did this tonight. We have not found any accidents on the floor but she did get into my daughters laundry basket and had a field day with underwear

GROSS!

SJK1113 · 05-04-2007, 06:49 PM

Wow! Maggie is a smart girl! You should set up a video camera and leave for a little bit so you can watch how she does it lol

Raja's Mom · 05-04-2007, 06:54 PM

Cute! My boy has the same crate (did you get yours from Target, too?) and he made the mistake of escaping while I was in the room.

I zipped it to the top and he simply scratched at the zippers until he pulled one down enough to wiggle out. It has 2 zippers so I originally started tying the 2 pulls together. Just a simple ribbon or string through the holes to keep them connected, so he can scratch all he wants but when they move together it doesn't open.

Lately I've just been zipping it to the bottom and no escaping! I'm sure if he tried hard enough he could scratch sideways and open it, but if he manages that I'll just go back to tying the pulls.

Good luck

pepe mint · 05-04-2007, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Raja's Mom

Cute! My boy has the same crate (did you get yours from Target, too?) and he made the mistake of escaping while I was in the room.

I zipped it to the top and he simply scratched at the zippers until he pulled one down enough to wiggle out. It has 2 zippers so I originally started tying the 2 pulls together. Just a simple ribbon or string through the holes to keep them connected, so he can scratch all he wants but when they move together it doesn't open.

Lately I've just been zipping it to the bottom and no escaping! I'm sure if he tried hard enough he could scratch sideways and open it, but if he manages that I'll just go back to tying the pulls.

Good luck

yep, that is what she does. i will try zipping to the bottom and see if that helps. i don't know where hubby got it, he just came home with it one day as a surprise. i didn't like keeping her in that old wire crate, felt bad for her

she actually loves this crate. she goes in it to sleep all the time. i guess she just really wanted out to play

here is a pic of her in it after her very first hair cut...

sims822257 · 05-04-2007, 07:06 PM

OMG she is adorable - how could you get mad at that face - ha, ha - too cute!!

pepe mint · 05-05-2007, 12:34 AM

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Originally Posted by sims822257

OMG she is adorable - how could you get mad at that face - ha, ha - too cute!!

hehe...that is not a very good pic of her but it shows the crate LOL

yeah...she doesn't get in trouble much...but she really is a very good dog. She usually only gets in trouble when she drags tp all over the house or doesn't listen when I call her in from outside. stubborn little thing likes to pretend she can't hear LOL

autumn star · 05-05-2007, 03:35 AM

That is so funny. She is laughing at you when she is out roaming free in the house. I once had a half great dane/Shepard mix that use to brake out of the crate. We had to start putting a lock on it because when he got out he would eat EVERYTHING!!!!

alaskayorkie · 05-05-2007, 04:04 AM

Jack does the same thing! The first two or three times it happened, I thought I'd left it unzipped. But it kept happening.

He has since proven himself as a true Harry Houdini, including his most famous escape, the over-the-grocery-bags, behind-the-refrigerator, past-the-mouse-trap escape from the kitchen.

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=69422

pepe mint · 05-05-2007, 04:47 AM

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Originally Posted by alaskayorkie

Jack does the same thing! The first two or three times it happened, I thought I'd left it unzipped. But it kept happening.

He has since proven himself as a true Harry Houdini, including his most famous escape, the over-the-grocery-bags, behind-the-refrigerator, past-the-mouse-trap escape from the kitchen.

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=69422

wow

Yorkieluv · 05-05-2007, 11:45 AM

Haha!! That's such a cute picture of her!!! She sounds like quite the escape artist

05-04-2007, 06:48 PM	#1
pepe mint YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Franklin, TN Posts: 11,145	escape artist!!! Maggie has done this many times. she has a crate that zips up...it is a mesh crate. I love it. But she has learned how to unzip it!!! she really isn't in it all that often but if we go out to eat, she goes in it since we can't take her with us. there have been 3 or 4 times now that I have come home to a loose doggie! She did this tonight. We have not found any accidents on the floor but she did get into my daughters laundry basket and had a field day with underwear GROSS! __________________ Anyone who does not know what soap tastes like has never washed a dog

05-04-2007, 06:54 PM	#3
Raja's Mom Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Hyattsville Posts: 343	Cute! My boy has the same crate (did you get yours from Target, too?) and he made the mistake of escaping while I was in the room. I zipped it to the top and he simply scratched at the zippers until he pulled one down enough to wiggle out. It has 2 zippers so I originally started tying the 2 pulls together. Just a simple ribbon or string through the holes to keep them connected, so he can scratch all he wants but when they move together it doesn't open. Lately I've just been zipping it to the bottom and no escaping! I'm sure if he tried hard enough he could scratch sideways and open it, but if he manages that I'll just go back to tying the pulls. Good luck __________________ Mandy Proudly owned by Raja & Nahla "My goal in life is to be as good of a person my dog already thinks I am."

05-04-2007, 07:06 PM	#5
sims822257 Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 3,436	OMG she is adorable - how could you get mad at that face - ha, ha - too cute!! __________________ Caren, mommy to Murphy and Mia Murphy WUVS his girlfriend Trixie

05-05-2007, 04:04 AM	#8
alaskayorkie Banning Thread Dictator Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anchorage Posts: 30,843 Blog Entries: 57	Jack does the same thing! The first two or three times it happened, I thought I'd left it unzipped. But it kept happening. He has since proven himself as a true Harry Houdini, including his most famous escape, the over-the-grocery-bags, behind-the-refrigerator, past-the-mouse-trap escape from the kitchen. http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=69422 __________________ Mike ~ Doting Dad to Jillie, Harper, Molly, Cooper, Eddie (RIP), Lucy (RIP), Rusty (RIP) and Jack (RIP). Check us out on YouTube

05-05-2007, 11:45 AM	#10
Yorkieluv Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: USA Posts: 7,178	Haha!! That's such a cute picture of her!!! She sounds like quite the escape artist __________________ Miko 's his Mommy

05-04-2007, 06:49 PM	#2
SJK1113 No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: usa Posts: 2,150	Wow! Maggie is a smart girl! You should set up a video camera and leave for a little bit so you can watch how she does it lol

05-05-2007, 03:35 AM	#7
autumn star Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Long Island Posts: 6,095	That is so funny. She is laughing at you when she is out roaming free in the house. I once had a half great dane/Shepard mix that use to brake out of the crate. We had to start putting a lock on it because when he got out he would eat EVERYTHING!!!!