Dog Surprises Family by Vanishing from Home and Then Ringing Doorbell Camera Upon His Return (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Buddy the Bernese mountain dog uses his family’s Ring doorbell camera.Photo:Ring

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Knock! Knock! Who’s there? Your missing dog!

Victor, aRing doorbell camerauser, was surprised when he recently found his energetic Bernese mountain dog Buddy—who Victor thought was inside the house—outside using the doorbell.

Victor tells PEOPLE that the shocking moment occurred after 2-year-old Buddy learned to jump the 4-foot fence surrounding his home in Minneapolis.

“In the beginning, we didn’t know how he was getting out,” Victor says of Buddy’s escape artist antics. “But we finally saw him jump out of the yard, and that’s when we knew.”

On the day Buddy appeared on his family’s Ring doorbell camera, his owners didn’t know the dog had managed to vanish from the house.

Part of the surprise came from Buddy’s new doorbell ringing skill. Victor explains that his family had not taught the dog how to use the doorbell camera, so they were taken aback when Buddy used the device like a pro.

“We didn’t know he had escaped; our children were home, and as you see in the video, my daughter was super surprised when she opened the door,” Victor says of the clip.

“We assumed he had seen people ring the doorbell (our main door is see-through glass) and saw that we opened the door soon after it was pressed. He is very smart,” Victor says.

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While the resulting video from Buddy ringing the doorbell was cute, it also encouraged his family to make changes so the playful pup can’t disappear from his home anymore.

“We extend our fence so he can no longer jump it. He doesn’t get out anymore,” Victor says, adding that Buddy is doing “great” following his quick unsupervised jaunt outside.

source: people.com