Posted on 04/09/2014 2:16:48 PM PDT by nickcarraway
On Tuesday morning, a very energetic dog decided to follow a Metro-North train as it left the Bronx's Mott Haven Junction en route to Grand Central Station. Running on a parallel track, she stuck with the commuters all the way to Manhattan. This could have ended badly but, luckily, the train's engineer, Joseph Delia, turned out to be a dog person — or, at least, a person who didn't want to see an animal die gruesomely on the tracks.
Delia told the New York Post that, at one point, the dog "got past the lead car while the train was at a red signal, and found herself racing to keep ahead of it," forcing him to slow down and brake a couple times when she fell in between the railroad ties. "She's not a very big dog. I was worried she wouldn't make it and get electrocuted," said the engineer, who explained that he had also been worried that she would touch the third rail.
When the train finally pulled into the 125th Street Station, two MTA officers and a station worker, who had been made of aware of the heartwarming adventure, made their way toward the dog so they could corral her to safety. But there was no need to do so because, the Post reports, she ran up to them on her own. The Metro-North passengers, who apparently didn't mind being a little late, cheered. The dog, which has been named Tie, is now being cared for by Animal Control and will be put up for adoption if they can't locate her owner. The story is not unlike that of the subway kittens, only way less inconvenient for everyone involved.
Here is a truly adorable video of Tie doing some tricks:
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I like that dog. He’d make a good “quad dog” on a college campus. Semi-wild, but a friend to all.
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The dog looks a lot like my first dog, a half Collie, half German Shepherd that was given to my brother and me. He was incredibly intelligent and would do just about anything, herd cattle or hogs, tree squirrels, track people, kill venomous snakes, he was truly amazing.
The dog looks a lot like my first dog, a half Collie, half German Shepherd that was given to my brother and me. He was incredibly intelligent and would do just about anything, herd cattle or hogs, tree squirrels, track people, kill venomous snakes, he was truly amazing.
Poor thing has probably spent its life cooped up in a high rise apartment. Free at last!
Anyone here know how far that is?
Mott haven jct to the bridge is about 3/4 of a mile.
“The pup began galloping alongside the train on a parallel track starting at the Mott Haven Junction stop in the Bronx all the way to 125th Street in Harlem, or about 6 miles.”
http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/adorable-mutt-chases-train-miles-manhattan-205502646—abc-news-topstories.html
Mott haven junction isn’t a stop unless you are an employee, and it is not 6 miles away from 125th street.
This reporter should be fired for making shit up. It is a cool story... No reason to “Hollywood” it.
Perhaps you have not noticed but Free Republic has language standards. Keep your vulgarity to yourself. If you are so lacking in the effective use of the English language, consult a thesaurus.
Sometimes people really are wonderful. What a pretty little girl.
Adorable dog!
She’d obviously formulated this plan in order to find herself some new parents.
Clever dog.
:)
She looks like a Shetland Sheep Dog. I had one growing up. They love to run and can turn on a dime. Excellent herding dogs.
I've also been around long enough to notice that you may be one of the most condescending people on this forum. If you don't like how I say something, move on. Don't try to correct me like I'm a six year old.
We are all adults here, and don't need a hall monitor.
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