Man Gets Doorbell Notification, 'Couldn't Believe' What He Saw Dog Doing
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A pet owner "couldn't believe" what he caught his dog doing on the doorbell cam outside his home in Oklahoma.
In a video shared with Newsweek by Ring, a German shepherd-boxer mix by the name of Hazel can be seen defying her canine status to do something a little more humanlike.
When Hazel's owner Patrick got a notification on his phone informing him motion had been detected on the porch outside his home in Lawton, he wasn't entirely surprised.
However, when the owner opened the Ring app, he was surprised to see Hazel letting herself back into their home. That was the moment he discovered his dog had worked out how to open and close doors.
"I got a Ring notification and watched the video back," Patrick told Ring. "We couldn't believe it—our dog Hazel, a German shepherd-boxer mix under 1 year old, let herself out through the screen door!"
Psychologist and canine researcher Stanley Coren said that dogs boast mental capabilities on a par with a 2-year-old child.
However, each dog's intelligence differs, depending on breed.
Coren told the American Psychological Association: "There are three types of dog intelligence: instinctive (what the dog is bred to do), adaptive (how well the dog learns from its environment to solve problems) and working and obedience (the equivalent of 'school learning')."
Coren added that dogs are capable of learning where valued items such as treats are stored, the fastest way to get to a desired location, and even how to operate certain mechanisms like doors and latches.
Hazel appears to have picked up these skills in next to no time. Now, going in and out of the house of her own accord has become second nature to her. "She's been opening doors on her own for about three weeks now, and we didn't teach her a thing," Patrick said.
Even so, while he is very impressed at what she has picked up, Hazel's new set of skills have left Patrick feeling a little uneasy about leaving her unattended. "Turns out, I've got a very clever pup and now need to start locking the doors," Patrick said.
That hasn't stopped the owner from sharing the clip far and wide. "We shared the clip because it gave us (and our friends) a good laugh," Patrick said.
Hazel isn't the first dog to pick up this particular set of skills, of course. In November 2024, a woman learned the hard way that her dog had figured out how to open the front door. Then there is the adorable pup who has helpfully learned to open the door for her owner while she brings firewood in.
Then there was the family dog who ended up getting "busted" putting his new skill set to good use. The message to dog owners is clear: lock your doors.
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