No longer just "Oliver"

You may recognize this as Oliver but I have added a middle initial to his name. Oliver H. Knutson. The H is for Houdini. When he's with us is the summertime, he spends time in our unused dog kennel - a 6 foot high chain link enclosure about 12x12 feet- when we're busy in the yard. We've always kept a clip on the gate closure so our dogs wouldn't bump it with their noses and escape. They were known to do that! We'd secured it today, too, while Oliver was in. I was weeding on the other side of the house and Alan had gone in for the night. I thought he must have gone back out to bring Oliver inside for the night because Oliver casually showed up by my flowerbed and sort of hung around like when he wants to go in. I thought it was a little strange that Alan hadn't brought him around on the leash.( He's afraid he'll run away so he always leashes him) Not seeing or hearing anything of Alan, I checked to see if the kennel gate was open. Nope. And everything else seemed to be intact. Alan hadn't gone to get him so our conclusion is that Oliver jumped straight up 4 feet onto the flat-topped doghouse, then another 2 feet over the fence and down 6 feet to the ground. Smart, determined little critter! I'm just glad there wasn't a rabbit or something to chase or he might be 2 counties away by now!!