A Houdini hound was filmed nimbly escaping from his locked kennel at the dog pound.
The sprightly pooch, aptly named Chase, managed to jump to the top of his tall cage.
He then balanced himself on the door frame before leaping to freedom.
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Apparently pleased with himself, Chase wagged his tail and licked his lips.
He then went to check on some of his jailed canine pals, apparently looking for a way to bust them out too.
A shelter worker entered the kennels and laughed at Chase before leading him away to solitary confinement.
The great escape was filmed by CCTV cameras at the Pike County Animal Shelter in Pikeville, Kentucky, US.
A shelter spokesperson said Chase has been relocated to a room become he worked out how to escape from the kennels.
They said: “Oh Chase, love this sweet boy.
“Is anyone interested in an active dog who wants nothing more than to be by his humans?
“He is good with other dogs, but I think he prefers more submissive dogs.
“If you’re interested in this sweet boy, come by and meet him.”
They added: “We have him in a room now instead of a kennel since he figured out how to get out.”
Pike County Animal Shelter shared the video on social media on Tuesday (29 Jul).
It went viral with 115,000 views and over 100 comments, as reported by What’s The Jam.
One local said: “Escape artist 007.”
“He’s quite the escape artist,” added Lauren.
Misty remarked: “Should’ve named him Houdini, lol.”
Madison said: “He was thinking of a way to bust his buddy out too.”
Celena added: “I pray this baby gets a forever home.”
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