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Aengus O'Hanlon

Dog that caught DART into town this morning may not have an owner, had no collar and has not been microchipped

Yet another well "trained" dog has made use of the nation's rail network to get into town - all by himself.

This morning we shared an appeal by Irish Rail for the owner of a little Yorkshire terrier who caught the DART into town to come forward.

The cute little commuter travelled into the city centre from a southside station by DART this morning, getting off at Pearse Station around 8am.

The gorgeous little pup was being cared for by staff at Pearse but is now in Ashtown Dog Pound (Irish Rail)

A spokesman for Irish Rail told Dublin Live that as of 7pm, the little dog was still at the pound, adding that they were unsure if he has an owner.

They said that the little dog was not in great shape when he arrived at Pearse, had no collar and wasn't chipped.

As such it's feared he may be a stray, or have been abandoned or missing for a few days.

However, they did confirm that the little guy is just that - a guy.  

It's believed the tiny pooch boarded the train at a station before Sandymount between 7 and 7:30am.


The adventurous little pup was being cared for by staff at the station but has now been taken to Ashtown Dog Pound in Castleknock, where he'll be looked after until his owner comes to collect him.

This little guy follows in the pawprints of a famous canine commuter.

In April, managed to get an  train from Co Kildare to Heuston Station in Dublin city centre.

After an extensive media coverage and an online campaign the terrier - whose real name turned out to be Tyson - was reunited with his owner.

A week later, another little dog, this time a Jack Russell, arrived in Heuston off an inter city train - also on a solo run.

Let's hope this little latest fella has some choo-choo toys to keep him occupied - and more importantly - that he does have owners to pick him up.

Hamish the dog's owners have been found after he boarded a train from Sallins to Heuston
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