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Every time family leaves door unlocked, cow sneaks in
This adorable cow doesn't really care for the rules.
B.T. Swezey
12.14.20

If you love animals, then putting up with their shenanigans isn’t too hard to do.

It’s no surprise when the dog gets into food that it shouldn’t or the cat knocks over your favorite vase, causing it to shatter on the ground.

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But what about cow shenanigans?

That’s something that most people don’t have to deal with.

Nicole Fredericks, however, does.

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Nicole lives on a 9-acre farm that is home to all sorts of rescued animals including dogs, cats, goats, pigs, chickens, pigeons, cows, and even a parrot.

And her cow, Sven, is quite the handful.

Because he grew up with six dogs, Sven sort of considers himself one of the pack.

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And because the rest of the dogs are allowed inside, Sven assumes that he is as well.

Nicole says, “Anytime the door is open longer than a few minutes he will make a break for it. Cows are super, super curious animals (worse than cats) and when he was a baby he was sick for a few days and lived in my laundry room for a while so he was used to being inside. He rarely makes it inside anymore because I make sure to lock the doorknob.”

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However, anytime that she forgets to lock that knob, Sven will find his way inside.

The main reason why Nicole doesn’t want Sven inside the house is that he tends to slip on the wooden floors.

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He could end up injuring himself or the other animals so Nicole tries to keep him out in the field where he belongs.

But if Sven had it his way, he’d nap inside all day.

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But when Sven does make it inside, all it takes are a few treats to get him back out.

“I usually laugh if he makes it inside and just grab some treats to bribe him back outside before any damage is done,” Nicole says. “Cows are very food-motivated so he normally walks right out for a cookie. He did get in a few months ago and made it all the way to my bedroom and woke me up.”

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Luckily, Nicole has gotten better at making sure that the doors are fully closed and locked.

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However, no one is perfect and just recently she forgot to close the door all the way.

Before she had time to fix her mistake, Sven took advantage of the situation.

He pushed the door open with his nose and walked right into the house.

Nicole happened to have her phone out and was able to catch the entire encounter on video.

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She is so used to this happening that she was able to count down to the precise moment that Sven would walk through the door.

No matter how many times Sven is told to stay outside, chances are he’ll keep trying to get in.

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But that’s just fine with Nicole.

She loves him too much to get mad at him and as long as she has cookies and treats on hand, getting Sven back outside is no trouble at all.

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If you want to check in on Sven and Nicole’s life on the farm, you can follow them on Instagram, and don’t forget to share this adorable story with a friend!

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