Missing dog takes bus to seaside

A missing border collie was reunited with his owner after catching a bus to the seaside more than 20 miles away.

Worried owner Emma Ward printed posters and contacted dog wardens, unaware Hike was on the number 11 Arriva bus near her home in Connah's Quay, Flintshire.
But four-year-old Hike was discovered 40 stops later under a seat after making the 23m (37km) journey to the coastal resort of Rhyl in Denbighshire.



She said: "The call came from a dog warden to say he was absolutely fine and had got the bus to Rhyl. I used to catch the number 11 bus to work in Holywell and Hike had been on with me before, so he must have decided to just jump on."

"I was so relieved to see him.

"But when I got there to pick him up, he was playing ball with the driver - he didn't have a care in the world."