Crafty Canine Manages Houdini-Like Escape From Vet’s Office
- Posted on May 10, 2011 at 8:16pm by
Emily Esfahani Smith
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MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — After three late-night escape attempts from an Oregon veterinarian’s office, a German shepherd named Jack finally made it.
The Medford Mail Tribune reports the crafty canine managed to pull open his kennel, trip the dead bolt on the clinic’s back door and pull down the handle to get outside.
He set off three motion-detector alarms on the way and managed to rip open four bags of food.
The dog roamed seven miles from the vet’s office, but only made it home when animal control officers took him to a shelter where he was reunited with his worried family.
A veterinarian calls the dog’s recovery from flulike symptoms “impressive.”
The Medford Mail Tribune has more details on what it calls the “canine Houdini”:
Jack, suffering from a strange flu-like illness, was also exhibiting symptoms of pneumonia. Lethargic and declining to eat, Jack was hooked up to intravenous antibiotics. By Wednesday, he was perking up a little. But on Thursday morning, Billeci got the shocking call that Jack was missing.
“I went hysterical when I got the call,” she said. “My concern was that he would lay down in a ditch and die.”
Sierra said he and his staff were dumbfounded to find the big dog missing from his kennel that morning. They searched the clinic and found clear evidence that Jack’s appetite was back. Four bags of food had been ripped open.
Sierra said he shut down the hospital and joined the full-scale search.
“Jack is a wonderful dog,” Sierra said. “But he was so sick he could barely walk. Then, 72 hours later, he’s on the lam.”
The clinic’s security company said police had been notified after motion detector alarms had been tripped at 10:30 p.m., 1:30 a.m. and again at 4:45 a.m., Billeci said.
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Comments (70)
eicram61
Posted on May 11, 2011 at 2:09amMy german shepherd dog “Ace” could have done that. He is so smart. I love this dog. He has been the best friend I have ever had. So glad Jack is OK.
Report Post »carry.556
Posted on May 11, 2011 at 1:48amOur German Shepherd can open the door to go out the french doors to cruise off the deck or relieve himself. The he comes back in to be with “his family.” Glad he got back safely. No wonder the Navy Seals jump with them.
Report Post »WeRunDCnotThem
Posted on May 10, 2011 at 10:23pmCome on Rin Tin Tin you are giving Bernie Madoff all sorts of ideas.
Report Post »Carl1
Posted on May 10, 2011 at 10:21pm(((((((( Hey Obama ))))))))) See Even Dogs want to be free!!!!!!
Report Post »reckless
Posted on May 10, 2011 at 10:09pmBut can he get us out of the UN?
Report Post »Michael600r
Posted on May 10, 2011 at 10:07pmWho’s a good boy!
Report Post »crapgame
Posted on May 10, 2011 at 10:04pmNice story! I have two dogs, and they are very intelligent, much smarter than most humans unfortunatley. most of todays younger generation couldnt put a patch on My dogs a$$. My older dog is a sheppard husky mix, and the younger is an austrailian blue heeler, I wouldnt trade them for anything or anybody.
Report Post »Steel Awesome
Posted on May 10, 2011 at 9:58pmGood job, brother.
Report Post »DaveOregon
Posted on May 10, 2011 at 9:42pmGood for the dog – glad he’s ok – dogs are man’s bests friend – but why not – their “god” spelled backwards!
Report Post »Captain Crunch
Posted on May 10, 2011 at 9:35pmI just love dogs. I promised my last dog, a black lab named Jake, that I would someday in the future ask Jesus to raise him from his resting place. Might be the only dog in heaven for all I know. I’ll be stuck scooping poop forever off the streets of gold. :)
Report Post »mossbrain
Posted on May 10, 2011 at 9:01pmWhen my dog farts she hurries and jumps out of bed so that I get the blame.
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on May 10, 2011 at 10:31pmWhen I fart I blame the dog
Report Post »TrueGrit
Posted on May 11, 2011 at 7:33amHad 2 Dobermans for years… they were forbidden to gas anyone.
Wolverine
Report Post »BubbaT
Posted on May 10, 2011 at 8:54pmAnother reason why the German Shepherd is the best breed ever invented. Period. I have spoken therefore it must be true. Best dog EVER! 250,000 law and military enforcement agencies can’t be wrong.
Report Post »Some even bark perfect English.
RightPolitically
Posted on May 10, 2011 at 8:50pmIt’s called determination. Glad he got reunited with the worried family. Dogs make life worth living! He’s a beauty too.
Report Post »deadbeatjoe
Posted on May 10, 2011 at 8:40pmwow.
Report Post »Ricky A. Patriotson
Posted on May 10, 2011 at 8:31pmWay to go Jack, thumbs up from New York. We are glad you are feeling better!
Report Post »mlark
Posted on May 10, 2011 at 8:30pmJack’s future puppies can be trained for SEALS reconnaisance?…
Report Post »crackerone
Posted on May 10, 2011 at 8:27pmDoes Glenn drug screen and alcohol check his new hires?
Report Post »Ricky A. Patriotson
Posted on May 10, 2011 at 8:32pmbonehead question, from a grey ******* i’m sure.
Report Post »crackerone
Posted on May 10, 2011 at 8:45pmIf this is your idea of a news story, ………he fell in the well.
Report Post »crackerone
Posted on May 10, 2011 at 8:26pmSeriosly?
Report Post »crackerone
Posted on May 10, 2011 at 8:28pmDon’t know how that passed spell check?
Report Post »Ricky A. Patriotson
Posted on May 10, 2011 at 8:33pmyou have to use it to make it work, *******.
Report Post »crackerone
Posted on May 10, 2011 at 8:39pmMaybe we can have some tips on here, from the dog whisper guy, if your dog eats his poo?
Report Post »crackerone
Posted on May 10, 2011 at 9:19pmWhy would the two words Nu-cle-ar Pro-lif-er-ation be removed from this website?
Report Post »joseph Fawcett
Posted on May 10, 2011 at 8:26pmSome alarm company??? the alarm is going off and they don’t call the owners? Smart Dog, and I am glad that he is ok. But I would get a different alarm company for sure.
http://www.josephfawcettart.com western artist
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on May 10, 2011 at 8:26pmOh, hurry up! I want to read what others say about him! ;8^)
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on May 10, 2011 at 8:25pmHe’s a beautiful dog, but what happened to his right front leg?
Report Post »CanteenBoy
Posted on May 10, 2011 at 8:43pmIt’s where he was shaved to put in an IV or to draw blood.
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on May 10, 2011 at 8:53pmThank you. Well, he does have a spot there. And he did have an IV drip. He’s a character!
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on May 10, 2011 at 9:47pmI could just imagine the theme from mission impossible playing as he was getting out. Da da da da daaa da…
Report Post »CanteenBoy
Posted on May 10, 2011 at 8:23pmI knew it was a German Shepherd Dog even before clicked on the link… Dogs (especially GSDs) Rule!
Report Post »searching for the Truth
Posted on May 10, 2011 at 8:25pmYep!
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on May 10, 2011 at 8:23pmSeems he likes to eat every three hours!
Report Post »MBA
Posted on May 10, 2011 at 8:22pmHe should run for president. He‘s smarter than the one we’re stuck with.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on May 10, 2011 at 8:31pmSad but true .. I doubt Obama could have done as well without someone “leading” him.
Report Post »smak
Posted on May 10, 2011 at 8:32pmYou win.
Report Post »chips1
Posted on May 10, 2011 at 9:04pmThe German Shepard is AKC registered. Obama is a Mutt. No papers.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on May 10, 2011 at 9:16pm@chips…
roflmao!
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on May 10, 2011 at 8:22pmWell, at least he“checked in” periodically!
Glad he’s okay. Bucky is an escape artist, too. Has a mind of his own. (Comes by it honest. So do I!)
Report Post »CatB
Posted on May 10, 2011 at 8:27pmLOL .. they are lucky he didn’t let everyone else out with him … like in the movies! Happy ending that he was reunited with his family.
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on May 10, 2011 at 8:29pmCat, how did you do that? There were no comments on my screen for FOUR minutes after my comment!
Report Post »banjarmon
Posted on May 10, 2011 at 8:31pmDon’t let this dog near the potus…He might teach BO how to escape after he looses in 2012.
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on May 10, 2011 at 8:31pmGerman Shepards are the smartest dogs in the world. We had one that knew how to spell TREAT. and when you mentioned or spelled that, she would go right to the treat can and wait, if you didn’t get her one, she would pout and put on a show, until she got one. Trained us real good.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on May 10, 2011 at 8:37pm@Show .. strange things happen on here … like I changed my profile photo this afternoon but it is still showing the old one … I finally moved some of Callie’s photos onto the new computer .. it shows up under my profile but as of yet is not posting … when (IF?) it does it shows her “crusin in the convertible”.
Report Post »Now this is Art
Posted on May 10, 2011 at 8:38pmwhats up with all the crap here??? this is stupid. soros must have infiltrated the blaze…we’re being distracted from the REAL stories with this crap.
Report Post »Professional Infidel
Posted on May 10, 2011 at 8:41pmthis dog for prez, 2012
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on May 10, 2011 at 8:50pm@Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra ~
Did you send me an email? (Just checking.)
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on May 10, 2011 at 8:54pmShowtime, yes I did.
Report Post »thebarbarian
Posted on May 10, 2011 at 8:55pm@ now art
come on .. it’s ok to put a little light hearted happy ending story with a twist of mystery and danger into the blaze now and then. if all we focus on is the negative in life how are we to see the positive and what is worth fighting for? besides a little break from time to time will allow us to find the solutions that we need.
love this dog… had an escape artist or two myself. looks like a story that Mark Levin would post.
Report Post »Do Obama like Osama.
Posted on May 10, 2011 at 9:39pmThat was a close one.
Report Post »He could’ve been the special at the chinese take-out.
Blinx55
Posted on May 11, 2011 at 12:31am@Now This Is Art. A little comic relief is good for the soul. No one has forgotten the real issues at hand regarding the state of our country. Chill out a little and enjoy or go to another story regarding issues you are most concerned about.
Report Post »getalong
Posted on May 11, 2011 at 1:00amI can testify to the awesome intelligence of Shepherds. I have a 10 year old 120 lb. shepherd that is a retired search and rescue dog. I am now teaching him to search for gold in the old farm fields around my house. Unfortunately, he was a rescue dog that I adopted, so I don’t know his commands. He is by far the most patient, well-mannered dog I have ever had. What a blessing!
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on May 11, 2011 at 9:00amI couldn’t stand it — I sent Jack a get-well card in care of the vet. (Told them they are probably the most famous “pair” in America…I read about them on http://www.TheBlaze.com.)
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