In article >,
Dave Smith > wrote:

> I had very large Black Lab who used to let himself out of the house. Our
> new kitchen door came with a lever handle instead of a round knob, much
> easier to open when you hands are full. It turned out to be much easier
> for the dog to work too. I didn't mind him letting himself out but he
> always left the door open and I was getting blamed for letting the flies
> in.
>
> The same dog learned how to turn on the light on an ceiling fan/light. He
> seemed fascinated by me turning the light on by pulling the chain, so I
> moved a chair over, got him up on the chair so he could reach the chain.
> All I had to do was have the chair under the light and tell him "Get the
> light" and he would hop up and pull the chain. The only problem was that he
> pulled it much too hard so the chain would pop up and hit the fan blades,
> not to mention almost hanging it out of the ceiling. I had to move the
> chair away to protect the light.

LOL, that's just a delightful story, so much fun to visualize.