In their first training class Mom and Dad were confused by what their trainer said about being too bonded. He, of course, meant Mom and Dad should sleep in separate beds. However, since then they’ve been putting myself and Asa in separate crates at night. Normally I’d point out the error in their ways, but I have to admit I rather like it. Asa no longer wakes me up at all hours of the night wanting to play, nor do I have to listen to him bebopping around in the predawn hours. In fact since we’ve been separated, I wake up very refreshed and bouncy in the morning. Also for the first time since he joined our family, Asa actually sleeps through the night! However, last night he missed out on a rare opportunity to have the house all to himself.
Can you spot what’s wrong in this photo?
I’m not exactly sure how he managed to do it, but somehow Asa opened the side door on his crate! Mom came downstairs this morning to find Asa sleeping in his crate, but with his hind legs sticking out of the side door. Until that moment, she had forgotten our crates had two doors. Being creatures of habit, we always use the door on the other side.
Another perspective. Sorry it’s blurry. Mom was still waking up.
Asa could have totally used this escape hatch to wander around and explore the house all night! His beloved squeaky toys were piled just a few feet away from his crate. He could have gone upstairs to check on Mom and Dad. Asa could have also spent the night binge watching his favorite Netflix shows. Even I would have played with him at midnight if he busted me out of my crate!
Asa demonstrating his favorite sleeping position.
However, instead of partying all night, Asa just used this opportunity to get a little more leg room. In fact Mom theorized that it was his penchant for odd sleeping positions that led him to accidentally opening the crate. Asa likes to sleep with his legs up in the air, and he often kicks in his sleep as he dreams about joining the cast of Lord of the Dance. Mom thinks he may have kicked the latch loose. We may never know for sure how he did it. And knowing Asa, I doubt he could figure out how to repeat his Houdini trick. Talk about a missed opportunity! Now if you’ll please excuse me, I’m going to see if I can open the escape hatch on my crate.
I knew I could escape. But I wanted to set a good example for Mom and Dad’s training about obeying the rules.
