middle name mcqueen?

we might have a problem. the dogs might have learned to open the door of the crate. they were quite quiet last night when kara put them in there. i brought yellow downstairs and he and eliot stayed with us on the bed, so that was a good thing. they'd been keeping themselves upstairs even at night, and i've missed them. it wasn't until maybe 12 or 1 am or so, when i got up to use the bathroom, that the dogs started whining. after a while of that, kara went in there and sat with them, not letting them out, just sitting near the crate, until they quieted again. then, at about a quarter to 5, steve casually approached our bed. then dagmar was by the bed too. the cats took off. it's unclear at this time how those dogs escaped. at the moment kara's taking extra measures, installing secondary blockades, to try to keep them in a confined space during the day while we're at work. interesting.