Every family has that one mystery they can’t solve — and an Instagram video shows this one household, which involved a dog and a baby. The dog kept slipping out of her kennel with no possible explanation, but the home video revealed the tiny “mastermind” behind the weekly breakout: an 8-month-old baby. Interestingly, the baby seems to take his job very seriously.

Parent captures how dog has been escaping kennel thanks to baby in hilarious video

Instagram user @wigglebuttcoconut shared the hilarious video, showing how a baby strolls up to a black wire kennel set up in the living room — and inside sits Coconut, a seemingly calm dog who does not seem to bother as the scene unfolds.

The on-screen text explains the backstory: “Coconut has been getting out of her kennel for weeks.” Another line follows with the owner’s confession: “This is my formal apology for falsely accusing everyone in the household except the culprit himself” — and thus comes the proof.

Using the kennel door as a support to pull himself upright, the baby slowly works the latch and swings the gate open. After his little “crime,” the baby sits back down as if nothing happened. The mom’s caption says it all: “8 months old and already breaking his best friend out of jail #momfail.”

Meanwhile, the comment section turned hysterical. One viewer joked, “The warden isn’t looking, time to make a break for it,” while another praised the baby’s focus, writing, “Critical Thinking @ 8 months. Great job, kiddo.” A third user joked, “8 months and he already found his partner in crime! Those two will get in so much mischief together!”

Additionally, a few viewers debated the kennel itself, with others jumping in to defend crate time as normal for many families, with a commenter reassuring, “Relax folks! The pup is fine!” Either way, the video is a hit because the dog didn’t escape on her own; an 8-month-old baby was her smart partner in crime.

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