We obviously should have named him Houdini

Guess who broke out of his crate last night? Let's just say, it wasn't Jake.

This morning we woke up to find Leo on the loose. I suppose the damage could have been worse since the doors were open to the kids' playroom. Instead we just found Jake's socks up on the couch with a bit of doggy drool on them and a lot of popcorn from the Christmas tree all over the place. He didn't chew up the couch or any of the pillows and even though he still peed and pooped on the floor at least he went back into his enclosed area on the linoleum to do it instead of on the carpet. He also doesn't appear to have touched any of the dozens and dozens of stuffed animals in the playroom. There are no signs that he bothered any of the dangling Christmas ornaments but we are a bit concerned about the fact that we can't find the string from the popcorn. He's headed up to doggy daycare today so Di will keep a close eye on him for us and if he has to go to the vet we'll take him this afternoon.

We have no idea how he got out of his cage. This is the second time he's done it. The first time I was in the room with him and had my back to the cage. I just figured I must not have closed the lock tight but now I'm thinking he's actually figured out how to get out. He licks and chews at the latch all the time, and in theory, if he pushes it out far enough it could slide out easily enough.

I guess we're going to need to figure out a new solution for our little Houdini.