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Sampson, the rescue dog, loves his doggy daycare; his owners call it the pet's "happy place"

The dog loves the facility so much that he has started escaping from home to visit his friends at daycare

Sampson's most recent 1.5-mile journey to the daycare occurred on July 22

Sampson the dog should be named Houdini, because the rescue pup has a famous disappearing act.

According to the dog's owners, Mike and Dawn, Sampson has disappeared twice from his Springfield, Va., home to run off to a specific destination: Dogtopia — Springfield , Sampson's beloved doggy daycare located 1.5 miles from his house.

Sampson's most recent escape occurred on July 22 after Sampson's family let him out into their fenced backyard.

"We had let him out in our backyard like we do at least 3 tim

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