In the home, he quickly learned to open cupboards and get at the garbage, or anything in the food pantry not sheathed in metal.  Even when we installed state-of-the-art baby guards on all cupboards and drawers, he quickly learned how to defeat them and get to the goods.  We had to permanently relocate any and all discarded “delectables” behind locked doors, until Lou became too old to pull off his slight-of-hand break-in move.