Escapee dog boards train alone and joins girls day out

You can meet some characters on public transport, but you don't expect to be sitting next to a four legged furry companion on a solo adventure.That's what happened when 10-year-old cavapoo Millie escaped from her garden in Lenzie and managed to make her way onto a train bound for Glasgow Queen Street on Saturday.She was found by a trio of kind women who used a bag strap as a make shift lead and handed her into police when the arrived in Glasgow.Millie made it home safe and sound, and was reunited with owner Lauren Stirling who said the pooch has been "unfazed" by the adventure.
Lauren, a wedding photographer, told BBC Scotland News she was taking photos at a ceremony when her smart watch "started going a bit crazy" with phone calls. She was initially worried that she had double booked but when she answered the phone, the police were on the other line.They explained that Millie had been handed in at Queen Street station, eight miles away from her home.It emerged the clever pooch had snuck out of a gate that was accidently left open and made her way to the local station before somehow managing to board the train headed for Glasgow.
Onboard, she was spotted by Joanne Rankin and her friends, who were on a day out.Joanne said: "I noticed her running up the train, and she jumped up on the seat next to my friend, she then jumped up next to another group of girls."She was really cute, we knew she wasn't a stray because she was really well looked after."The women called the number on Millie's collar and posted on social media they had found a dog. They made a lead out of a bag strap and handed her into police once they arrived in Glasgow.
Millie made herself at home with the women, and seemed to enjoy the adventure."At one point, she was actually cuddled into me, she was quite happy just sitting getting clapped," Joanne said."The only time she didn't look happy was when we were walking out of the train station. She was quite happy on the girls day out."She added they were delighted when the learned the dog had been reunited with her owners.
Lauren's husband and two sons went to pick up Millie, who was completely unfazed by the drama.She added that it is completely out of character for the Cavapoo, who is normally a "complete lap dog"."She is very friendly, very calm usually but she has got a bouncy side to her. Even though she is 10, people always mistake her for a puppy," Lauren continued."She's had a couple of escapes over the years but normally she would run to where we would walk her. We still can't understand how she ended up going in that direction because it's not familiar to her."There has been a wee of a joke in the family, that because we had her before the kids, she has done this because she wanted a bit of attention."Lauren added it's a happy ending, but Millie is definitely grounded following her bid for freedom.

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