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The Great Escape: Aussiedoodle Outsmarts Her Owners
When Ari and her partner welcomed a 5-month-old Aussiedoodle into their home, they expected the usual puppy antics—chewing toys, zooming through the house, maybe even the occasional overturned trash can. What they didn’t anticipate was living with a canine Houdini. Almost immediately, Ari, who shares their life on TikTok as @wthelly.ariely, noticed troubling signs: the pup was breaking out of her crate, chewing through the tray, and bending the frame. These weren’t just signs of mischief—they hinted at anxiety.
According to the American Kennel Club, roughly 14 percent of dogs experience separation anxiety, often triggered by fear, loneliness, or aging. Curious about how their young dog was escaping so easily, the couple set up a camera to catch her in the act.
The footage revealed just how clever she was. Mere moments after Ari left the room, the puppy began leaping toward the door. On her third jump, she pressed her paw onto the handle, pushed it down, and swung the door open with precision. Within seconds, she slipped into the next room as if it were second nature.
Ari and her partner were stunned, replaying the video in disbelief. The realization that every door in their home had identical handles set off a new wave of concern—this wasn’t just one lucky escape; it was the start of complete household access. To make matters more impressive, sliding doors weren’t a challenge either; Ari admitted in the comments that the pup had already mastered those too.
Posted on July 15, the TikTok quickly went viral, approaching half a million views and earning more than 27,000 likes. Viewers were both impressed and unsurprised, noting that Aussiedoodles inherit sharp problem-solving skills from their Australian Shepherd lineage. “They watch you open the doors and know how they work,” one commenter explained. Others chimed in with their own tales of Aussiedoodle ingenuity, calling them “escape artists” and “too smart for their own good.”
One helpful viewer even offered a quick fix: turn the door handles upward to make them harder to open. But for Ari and her partner, it’s now become a race of wits to stay one step ahead of their clever pup before she declares the entire house her personal playground.
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This content was created with AI assistance and edited by the iHeartDogs team.
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