Video shows dog outsmarting lock on shelter door to escape and run home

[cbabe]

https://dnyuz.com/2026/01/09/video-shows-dog-outsmarting-lock-on-shelter-door-to-escape-and-run-home/

Video shows dog outsmarting lock on shelter door to escape and run home

Jan 9, 2026

At about 2:30 a.m., a shelter dog named Dawson escaped from his gated enclosure and then used his teeth to open the front door of the animal shelter in West Virginia, slipping quietly into the night.

When staff at Huntington Cabell Wayne Animal Shelter arrived at about 5 a.m. on Jan. 4, they were puzzled to find the front door unlocked.

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Dog pulls off daring escape, opening kennel and locked shelter door

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[snot]

1. I'm so glad that

we're finally starting to recognize and study the varieties of intelligence of other species.

[SWBTATTReg]

2. Good doggie (and smart!!)!!!!!

I got a kick out of this! As I and my SO have said to each other, animals are a heck of a lot smarter than humans seem to give them.

Thanks for posting!!

[Bayard]

3. I'm happy he has a home, and someone who loves him

[debm55]

4. What a smart dog. I am glad Rufus made it to his home.