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| Lost dog catches train home |
| 2005-08-28 |
| WHEN Archie the black labrador lost his owner at a lonely Scottish railway station, he proved his well-trained pedigree and jumped aboard the first train home. Not only did the dog catch the right train, he got off at the right station, the Mail on Sunday newspaper said. Owner Mike Taitt lost sight of Archie at Inverurie station, near Aberdeen in eastern Scotland, and was hoping someone would spot his tag and return the much-loved mutt. "He is a very intelligent dog," Taitt said. "When he could not find me, he simply took the right train home. He's been on that train before. I am convinced he knew it was the right one. But who knows?" Closed-circuit television footage shows the dog waiting for his master at the station before watching the Aberdeen to Inverness train pull in. Unable to find his owner, the black labrador decided to avoid a long walk home by nipping aboard the train. He got out at the right stop, Insch, 12 minutes along the line, to the bemusement of signalman Derek Hope. "There was a train conductor standing with Archie on the platform saying he had got on at Inverurie but didn't have a ticket," Hope said. Two police forces, the national rail operating system and the local train service have all logged the incident. |
| Posted by:Oztralian [AKA] God Save The World |
| #5 Back last summer a small mutt showed up here at the Palace. He was a cute little dog so I didn't do anything. He started barking all night and chasing my two puppies away from their food so I took him to the animal shelter which is about 26 miles from here. Two weeks later when I came home from work Buddy was sitting on the front porch. He was nothing but skin and bones and he had worn the pads off his front feet. I doctored him up and figured if he wanted to stay here that bad I might as well let him. He didn't bark or steal the other dogs'food after that. This oast February when a goose showed up out of the blue Buddy adopted it. They even sleep together. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2005-08-28 15:06 |
| #4 Big deal a Sheltie read the timetable to him. |
| Posted by: Walter Piegon 2005-08-28 14:44 |
| #3 Lassie, come home. |
| Posted by: Captain America 2005-08-28 03:50 |
| #2 kool storee. ima familyer with peples hoo kant seemn do taht. :) |
| Posted by: muck4doo 2005-08-28 02:17 |
| #1 When I lived in San Francisco growing up we had our dog picked up by the dog catcher. When our neighbors told us what had happened to Shep, I was really upset. My parents went to the dog pound to pick him up, only to find out that he had jumped out the door while the dog catcher was putting another dog in. I was heartbroken. After about 5 days, Shep had found his way back home and layed on our front step panting as though he hadn't slept the whole time. Shep was a great mutt. |
| Posted by: Jan 2005-08-28 01:55 |