We couldn't explain how our large golden doodle mix Roxy kept getting the toys of our smaller dog when the toys were locked in his crate. We caught her in the act! Notice how she looks to see if my daughter is watching her. To open this crate the lever has to be pushed up and then slid to the side. We find it hysterical that Roxy could have freed our other dog but only opened the crate for his toys!