Could you get the dog out of the laundry?

Question

This really happened; I got the dog out. How would you do it with least damage to the laundry?

There is only one door to the laundry, opening in, and one fixed window, gyprock walls, hollow door, one built-in cupboard covering half the wall adjacent to the door, on the side away from the door. There was a wooden board 100mm x 10mm x 1000mm. The dog was put inside and the door closed but not locked. The dog knocked the board down, which got wedged between the cubboard and the door . The edge of the board against the door was about 100mm from the floor. I had an aluminium(US:aluminum) strip 8mm x 3mm x 1000mm.I could push the aluminium strip under the door, but couldn't push the board to one side. I then figured out how to do it, and within one minute the door was opened and the dog freed.

Answer 1

I would take the hinges off the door. Hope that helps!