Last year I installed one of those lever type door handles on my back door. It makes it easier for me to carry puppies outside as I can open the door with my knee or elbow. Well, my shepherd boy has discovered that if he stands up on his hind legs and scrapes his paws on the door that he can open it. He only does it if he really wants back inside. Today, I had put all the dogs out in the back yard and was reading my book. I heard him digging at the door and the next thing I saw was one of my Tibbie boys come trotting into the den. I got up and saw Chance and several other Tibbies in the back room. I herded them back out and then realized that while the door was open, my little escape artist had gone outside. I found him outside in the middle of the yard like he had been there for a while. Last week one of my little Tibbie girls barked at a big gator that was on the grass behind the back fence. When she barked it went back in the water. That gator is very bold this year. The wildlife people say that it is acting like it has been fed by humans and that is not a good thing! There just never seems to be a dull moment when you have a bunch of dogs!! Linda Hendrix St James Shepherds Lin Chi Tibetan Spaniels ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================