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[feline groovy]

Mystery solved! Parents who were baffled how their toddler managed to open her bedroom door to wander the halls in the middle of the night catch her partners in crime on film

• Parents were scratching their heads at how their toddler kept escaping her room 
• They were stunned to discover it was with the help of their two Golden retrievers
• Using in-room cameras, they recorded the cheeky pair of pups opening the door 
• Finally their questions were answered when they installed cameras to observe their little Houdini in action

MailOnline UK

PUBLISHED: 08:23 EDT, 6 June 2018 | UPDATED: 10:47 EDT, 6 June 2018

Parents left baffled at how their toddler kept escaping her bedroom to wander the halls late at night were shocked to discover she had two partners in crime - their adorable Golden Retrievers.

Using in-room safety cameras, they recorded the cheeky pair of pooches opening the door and playing with the girl before leading her out for a wander.

The toddler, who had gotten into the habit of escaping her room and exploring the house once Mum and Dad had gone to bed, left her parents scratching their heads.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/news/video-1702478/Video-Partners-crime-Golden-retrievers-open-todd...

But finally their questions were answered when they installed cameras to observe their little Houdini in action.

The video shows the two retrievers opening the door and jumping on the bed to wake up the little girl.

Then, once she's awake and ready to explore, they run in and out of the room, encouraging the girl to follow. 

Using her pillow toy as a crash-mat, the girl leaps down and trots off behind the dogs for a nighttime excursion. 

The toddler, pet pooch relationship is a popular one and last month a a video between a German Shepherd being chased by a 11-month-old went viral.

Leo MacDonald and his furry friend, Zeus, kept themselves endlessly entertained as they carried on the game at home in Enola, Pennsylvania, on April 1.

The 11-month-old starts chasing after the pooch on his hands and knees so Zeus runs.

"Our tiny human is awake; let's play!!"  

[KingstonsMom]

@feline groovy

So cute! I posted this on the Pet Forum earlier!

[Deb665]

So precious! Thank you for sharing!

[feline groovy]

Sorry, @KingstonsMom - but great minds and all...  

Wouldn't it be wonderful if all kids were raised this way?  8)

Cuddles to sweet squishable Kingston.

[feline groovy]

Just found out the baby human's name is Chloe and the furbabies' names are Colby and Bleu - a.k.a. the "Cheese Patrol".  Really cute Instagram account. 

[San Antonio Gal]

So darn cute! Thx for sharing .

[Cakers3]

Just because two dogs are involved doesn't make this cute or funny; the child is wandering alone in the house and the parents can't figure out why?

One time is bad enough; but multiple times?

Thankfully the dogs didn't push the front door open.

[feline groovy]

@Cakers3:  see clarification below

The father of 15-month-old Chloe, who escaped her cot with the help of the family's two Golden Retrievers, says she and the dogs have always been close. 

Chris Cardinal told DailyMail.com his daughter and their dogs Colby and Bleu have always gotten along, and that the boisterous pair were 'incredible with her'. 

'They're such sweet boys,' he said. 

This might be the reason Chloe refused to dob them in when her mother Nina found her in the hallway at 6.05am last week.

'She didn't give them up,' he said, adding his daughter was too focused on her outrage at not being immediately picked up and fed breakfast.

Chris says Colby and Bleu have always been 'incredible' with the youngster, and the trio share a sweet bond

While Chris says it's the first time he or Nina have found Chloe walking the halls on her own, it's certainly not the first time the trio have worked together to achieve a - usually food related - goal. 

'She's learned she can get into their food bin and dump food overboard for them,' he said. 

Chloe has taken her newfound fame in her stride, and her father says she's still more interested in the dogs. 

When shown the video of her great escape, Chris says she just points to the screen and says 'puppy'. 

For her doting parents, nurse Nina and Chris, who runs a software company, going viral is nothing new. 

A heartwarming video of Colby and Bleu growing up together shared about two years ago has more than 13 million views.

While Chris says it's an 'interesting' feeling when his family videos go viral, he can see the appeal in them.  

'I think cute baby and cute dogs are a really nice bit of news when so much not nice news is happening, so it doesn't surprise me when things spread like that,' he said.