Old dog, new trick?

I wasn't really sure which was more appropriate... can't teach an old dog new tricks, or necessity is the mother of invention. Tai is not an old dog--he's only four. And he is a dog, so 'invention' is not exactly his forte. But he did teach himself how to open the screen door that separates our apartment from our (oops, his) restaurant.

We keep the screen door closed to keep the mosquitoes out of the apartment. Our building backs onto a well-forested piece of land--the word 'jungle' certainly applies--so we have more than our share of mosquitoes day and night.

Tai is sleeping a lot during this cool time of year, and what better place to sleep than on the bed. But the bedroom is in the apartment. And the apartment is behind that closed screen door. Simple solution... push! He figured out all by himself that if he gives the door just the right amount of force, it pops right open. He has other places where he can sleep during the day--a favorite blanket on the floor in the restaurant and a favorite chair in the kitchen. But who can argue that the bed is so much better!

Clever dog!