Golden Retriever’s Impressive ‘Prison Break’ Caught on Camera and It’s Too Funny

Golden Retriever’s Impressive ‘Prison Break’ Caught on Camera and It’s Too Funny originally appeared on Parade Pets.

Puppies are usually crated for training purposes, to establish boundaries, and to give them a “safe” space to decompress. Yet they soon grow out of these crates and find them a bit confining, often prompting an escape plan.

Rooster the Red Golden Retriever is somewhat of a mastermind. The sly pup orchestrated a complicated “prison break” that looks like it’s straight from the movies.

In the TikTok from @roostertheretriever, the determined dog’s escape was captured on video. “My dog decided to execute the ultimate prison break in the middle of the night,” the onscreen text read.

Rooster stepped out of his crate and manueverd himself onto an end table. The crafty canine then wedged himself between the table and the end of the gate, creating an opening of escape. This took the skill and agility of an Olympic gymnast as his back paws gripped the poles of the gate and he lurched his upper body forward.

At one point, Rooster got a bit stuck and appeared to panic. His body was on top of the gate but he couldn’t go forward or backward. He just stayed on the end table, figuring out his next move. Sliding his back paws along the gate, he located the perfect crevice to squeeze through to freedom.

Rooster Foiled His Parents’ Plans

The pup’s parents anticipated the potential for a prison break and arranged the area in the hopes of preventing this scenario, but their plans were obviously thwarted.

“Rooster has grown so much lately that he started easily hopping out of his playpen,” the caption explained. “We raised the height of the gate, except for one corner where we keep his toys and blankets in a basket. We figured, ‘There’s no way he could jump into the corner of a wall’.”

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Followers were impressed with Rooster’s accomplishment and guessed at reasons why he broke out.

“Why am I sitting here cheering for Rooster. You got it, just jump,” one wrote.

“Looks like he was second guessing it, but realized he’d gone too far to turn back!” another noted.

“Aww he just wants snuggles, or to search and destroy all chewable objects,” a fan pointed out.

It looks like Rooster needs a much higher gate!

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Golden Retriever’s Impressive ‘Prison Break’ Caught on Camera and It’s Too Funny first appeared on Parade Pets on Aug 2, 2025

This story was originally reported by Parade Pets on Aug 2, 2025, where it first appeared.