Ronan...

[oc_spirit]

...is not normal! I mean this dog is seriously not your average pooch! He is diablo's dog! LOL Some of you know, Ronan his an ingrained fear of fireworks. He used to be bothered by thunder as well but has thankfully gotten over that. Fireworks is a whole other story though. Its odd though because his phobia isnt consistant. Sometimes fireworks will be going on across the pond behind my house and he is fine and then the next time there are fireworks he freaks out and busts out of the kennel or crate. If he is with me he is fine. I put him through a desensitization process and I can walk him through an are of fireworks being lit off all around and he isn't happy but he will tolerate it. But now if I'm not with him and he has a freak out it's a whole other story!!!! So far he has busted out of the kennel 4-5 times (and each time we have reinforced the kennel) and out of the crate twice.

Last night it happened again but HOW he got out this time left me stunned! The stregth that this little dog has is just baffling!!!! I couldnt believe my eyes when I saw how he did it!

We have two of these latches on the kennel gate, one in the middle and one halfway between the middle and the bottom. Both latches have a quick release carabeener you have to take off in order to open the latch.



Ronan actually managed to grab the part of the latch that goes around the gate and PULL THE METAL OPEN!!! So rather than being a nice round "c" shape that goes around the bar it was now an "L" shape with the one side all bent. But he didnt bend it totally straight and there was still the latch in the middle keeping the gate shut. None the less Ronan was still able to grab the bottom of the gate and pull so hard it twisted it so it pivoted at the middle latch (while still remianing intact at the hinges) enough that it actually slipped past the middle latch and what was left of the bottom latch and opened the door to slip out!!!!!

Thankfully my dad had heard the commotion and alerted me. When I went to the door to go outside Ronan was standing on the deck stress panting. Poor innocent OC was standing in the kennel confused as to why Ronan was out and he wasnt. The gate? it was just resting against what was left of the latches which he could have easily nuzzled open with his nose.

*Sigh* Just when I think I've finally gotten ahead of this dog, he finds a way to remind me he still has trics up his sleeve! what next??? He shows me that dogs actually can tunnel through concrete???? Hmmm, maybe I shouldnt be giving him any ideas.....

Oh ya as for the latches, my dad is now looking at the latches they use for the bull pens at his work. Yup, we're using a latch used to keep in full grown Beef and Dairy bulls, to keep in my 50Lbs dog....

But who could stay mad at this face?? Awwww



ETA: today the fireworks were still on the go (they have been since Thursday already!) so I guess the boys will be sleeping inside with me tonight LOL Can't wait for this Holiday to be over.....

[Rivsky]

Aww poor Ronan, I hope the fireworks stop for him soon.

That is absolutely amazing what he did to that gate though, and pretty darn scary when you think about it. I've heard huskies have quite the reputation for being escape artists, but he sounds like he's taking it to a whole new level!!

[Swiftwind]

That is amazing! How on earth did he manage to bend the metal?? Crazy dog! hehe Well, if those bull latches don't keep Ronan in, I don't think anything will!

[calgal]

I hope he was the one who bent that metal instead of anyone else. Hope no one is trying to get him. Anyway, if he was scared enough, I think the adrenaline rush could make him "super-dog". What do you think he would do if you fixed it to where he couldn't get out? Would he go totally crazy?

[oc_spirit]

Calgal, the metal was bent from the inside of the kennel, not the outside If someone had done it to access my dogs the only way they would have been able to do that is if the door was already open (or i accidently locked them in with the dogs! lol). Calgal, nah he usually just ends up giving up and goes into the same doghouse as OC for comfort. Or the noise attracts OC and when he comes out he bumps Ronan with his chest a few times which in effect "knocks" him out of his phase.

I'm gonna get a pic of the latch now that it's off the kennel to show you Ronan's "masterpiece"! lol

[Ritz459]

Good grief, and I thought Rose was bad. She's outside hiding in her doghouse right now, because some neighbors are shooting off some fireworks. At least she hasn't tried to break out.

She's bent back the kennel door before and ripped out metal pins holding the chainlink to the metal bars so she could slip out...stopped that with a bit more pins and my dad made a wooden barracade to put on the lower portion of the door. She actually bent the door once in her quest to get out, poor girl. She's like Ronan though, if she can't get out, she'll give up and go lay down. And Blackie is like OC...when Rose gets out he'll sit in the kennel and whine and bark because he wants out too. LOL

[KatzNK9]

What a beautiful dog! LOL, determined too! I'm glad Ronan stayed safe & the fireworks should be over now. Whew.

[Doglover1988]

Wow what a strong dog! My dog Gabby who is a Husky mix (pretty sure) did this to her kennel while it was thundering outside. It took her about 30 minutes or less. I looked outside and she was waiting at the back door. You can also see on the door where she ripped through the chain link my dad fixed that part though. No more kennel for Gabby.

[IceyBlueSibes]

My dogs weren't all too thrilled with the fireworks. They didn't sit outside with us, well atleast the big dogs. Willah could care less... She was out sitting in the yard chasing bugs, while the rest of them were on the couch looking at you like "Okay, you guys can shut the door now, it's noisy!" Even our kittens were like "Ooooohhh aaaahhhh" LOL

I'm glad my guys don't become that way! Like Riv said, huskies are known to be houdini's but I think Ronan is trying to become Super-Dog!