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In response to "We used to have a Samoyed; beautiful, all-white, "dog-sled" looking type, but they are escape artists. He got out 4 times so we finally gave him to a" by CrankYanker

I watched one essentially reenact the Great Escape at a pet store once.

Posted by Mel Profit (aka Mel Profit) Nov 25 '11, 12:04

it involved him standing on his hind legs, reaching over and working a latch with his paws. It was sort of scary to watch him think through the process. He did it easier than a toddler would have.

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sammies hate to be alone, but their usual method is to tunnel through the door or into the couch -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 25, 12:15 10
- the one we have now ran away 3 times, mostly cause thr owners left him the backyard all day and scaled a six foot fence. - zeitgeist Nov 25, 12:23 3
  - he used a grappling hook fashioned out of bones, didn't he? -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 25, 12:28 2
    - I've seen him chase a squirrel, a running start, a leap of baseball dunk furver and a lot of gouging wood with toe nails - zeitgeist Nov 25, 12:34 1
      - Baseball dunk furver? Really? -- nm - mara Nov 25, 12:42
- I might have the breed wrong but it was one of those cold weather/smart dogs. - Mel Profit Nov 25, 12:21 5
  - generally sammies are not the smartest, they are cute and blond - zeitgeist Nov 25, 12:28 4
    - akita. that was the one. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 25, 12:32 3
      - Evita? -- nm - TFox Nov 25, 12:37 2
        
        this dog was smarter than Madonna. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 25, 12:39 1
        
        ahhh...bery, can you purge this post? - Mel Profit Nov 25, 12:39

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I watched one essentially reenact the Great Escape at a pet store once.

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