Hank is smarter than we think he is!

Hank is much smarter than we think he is. We all think he's just a big dumb lab but boy, we're wrong.

Reminder of who is involved:

• Hank: Crazy 100 lb. chocolate lab that thinks he's a lap dog. He's a little over a year old and thinks he's a little puppy. He can jump over the sofa in a single bound and I often have sloppy Hank kisses on my ears where he has jumped up and licked me.
• Tiger: The ruler of the house. We got her before we got married from the SPCA. She's declawed, weighs about 16 lbs and is known as the Meow-Meow Head. She demands food and Hank would be her little...."female dog"... if she had claws.

To keep everyone happy e.g., to keep Hank from constantly tormenting Tiger, We have a baby-gate at the front of the hallway. This essentially cuts the house in half. Hank has the front of the house: living, dining room and kitchen. He has access to front/garage doors to great any quest and the back door to go play in the nice fenced in back yard. This leave the hallway, bedrooms and bathrooms for Tiger to rule over.

Hank is very much a pack puppy, he wants to be with his people all the time. Actually he thinks he is people. This means he's unhappy when we shower or hang out in the back and he's all alone up front. He whines at the gate but he NEVER jumps over the gate. He could easily jump it but he knows that he's not allowed. So this is his new trick:

That's right. He has figured out how to open the baby gate with his nose!

No one is safe!