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« on: January 16, 2015, 19:35:04 »
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Police help canine commuter find her way home

British Transport Police have helped a canine commuter find her way home, after an unexpected journey.

Princess, a four-year-old Staffordshire Terrier, escaped from her back garden in Rochdale on Friday, 2nd January, and headed to Castleton station where she hopped on board a train to Manchester.

Princess with her owners and helpful officers. Credit: British Transport Police

Princess disembarked at Manchester Victoria, where station staff handed her over to PC Christopher O^Connor and PCSO Lee Howard.

PC O'Connor tweeted asking for help in finding her owners, and Manchester Dog's Trust scanned her microchip to try and find her home address.

After a bit of detective work and following of leads the Hughes family came forward to claim Princess.

Amanda Hughes said: ^I knew she^d got a train into town within 40 minutes of her going missing. I^d posted it on my Facebook account and someone replied saying they^d spotted her on Twitter and Facebook.

"They said they were sure it was Princess but I thought it^s just not something she would do. We don^t live far from the station, but we always walk her in the other direction so how she found her way there and then jumped on a train is a mystery but she is a bit of a character.^

PC Christopher O^Connor who, along with PCSO Howard, escorted Princess to safety after her adventure said: ^She^s a lovely dog and she was a real pleasure to deal with, she was so affectionate and friendly. This was definitely one of our nicer jobs, we got a great deal of satisfaction from seeing her get home safely.

^It^s great to think that, thanks to a lot of teamwork with colleagues at Northern Rail and Greater Manchester Police, there was a happy ending.^

Princess is now safely home and has a new microchip, to help find her if she takes a day trip again.

Just one pun in the story about the police 'following leads'.

Come on forum, there must be more pawful puns...  Grin
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« Reply #1 on: January 16, 2015, 19:38:12 »
She'll be in the dog house now.  Tongue
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« Reply #2 on: January 16, 2015, 20:55:22 »
Never heard of a dog being on Twitter before.  Is that allowed in their terms and conditions?
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« Reply #3 on: January 16, 2015, 22:24:27 »
Seeing the train, the hound clearly made a dash for it, making it a...

wait for it...

dash hound  Grin.
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« Reply #4 on: January 17, 2015, 06:28:54 »
Barking mad ! Perhaps she should have gone to Wooferton via Leads,or would she have been collared by a Rottweiler/Poodle Inspector ? Perhaps the Pullman Dispatcher for Stranded Animals could have found a Wagging-Lick compartment for her ? With  its special monogrammed 'Labra' door......
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« Reply #5 on: January 17, 2015, 10:49:41 »
Well, I heard she was trying to get to the local Zoological Gardens. Wouldn't have been worth it though. It only has one small canine on display. It's a Shih-Tzu.
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« Reply #6 on: January 17, 2015, 11:17:05 »
Quote from: bignosemac on January 17, 2015, 10:49:41
Well, I heard she was trying to get to the local Zoological Gardens. Wouldn't have been worth it though. It only has one small canine on display. It's a Shih-Tzu.
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« Reply #7 on: January 17, 2015, 23:56:19 »
Quote from: bignosemac on January 16, 2015, 19:35:04

Just one pun in the story about the police 'following leads'.

Come on forum, there must be more pawful puns...  Grin

Not a bad collar for BTP▸ (British Transport Police). I can't help but feel sorry for the poor bitch. I have been to Rochdale.
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