'Houdini the Husky' gets adopted by a famous Las Vegas magician After the escape artist dog has been returned to animal shelters seven times, everyone hopes that 8 is his lucky number. Author: Jeff Zevely (Reporter) Updated: 4:38 PM PST January 14, 2021 CARLSBAD, Calif. — Somebody must have waved a magic wand, because 'Houdini the Husky' went from being an unwanted shelter dog to the star of the show. In this Zevely Zone, I visited the county's Carlsbad shelter for a feel-good follow-up. "Houdini and I are going to have an amazing life," said Steve Wyrick a headlining Las Vegas magician." I was just looking at my newsfeed one day and scrolling through the stories and it said California husky dog adopted and returned seven times," said Steve.