Oh Sally! OMG! Thank goodness Lucy is ok!!! You must have been horrified! My Oliver gets into everything too, literally, often without me noticing...the dog food bin, the dishwasher, the bottom shelf of the frig and THE DRYER! A couple of years ago, he snuck into the dryer when the door was open. I threw in the clothes and turned it on!!! Thank God I didn't go upstairs or walk out of the room. Luckily, I was right there and heard an ususual thump, thump, thump coming from the laundry room! Poor guy was dazed but ok!!! I had a lot of towels in there so his ride wasn't too bumpy But like you, I can't bear to think of what would have happened had I wandered off. It still gives me shudders. Lots of hugs to you dear Lucy!!! No more wash cycles for you, sweetheart!