"Emma Thackery" > wrote in message
...
> 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.


We had a lab cocker spaniel mix who learned to open lever doorknobs. They
are on all our inside doors and if a guest went into the bathroom I always
said, 'lock the door'