Houdini has been at the San Diego County Department of Animal Services shelter in Carlsbad for more than a year. Animal Services staff sorted through more than a hundred interested applicants for Houdini, 3, who earned his name for being an escape artist at some of his previous adopter homes, before making a decision. “Apparently, he likes to escape from things, and I’ve been escaping from handcuffs and hanging boxes for years. Maybe he can teach me a few new tricks!” Wyrick said. You remember Houdini the husky who was having trouble finding a new home? The story has a happy ending no one could have probably predicted.