A pet owner who lost her dog Patch when he jumped aboard a train, has been reunited with her beloved pooch after spotting him on Twitter
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Deirdre Anglin was left heartbroken when her Jack Russell Patch disappeared from her home on Tuesday night and all her attempts to find him failed.
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But when she logged on to her Twitter account she saw a tweet about a “lost dog” with a photo attached and discovered it was her pet Patch, the Daily Mail reported.
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The adventurous Jack Russell had jumped on a commuter train from rural Kilcock, County Kildare, to Dublin 30 kilometres away.
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A Jack Russell terrier. Picture for representational purpose only
Irish Rail sent a “Lost dog!” tweet with a photo attachment after Patch arrived in Dublin station on Wednesday morning without an owner.
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The message was retweeted 500 times in just 32 minutes until it was spotted by Anglin who quickly replied to Irish Rail: “That’s my dog!”
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Staff aboard the train discovered Patch shortly after leaving Kilcock and nicknamed him Checker as he followed them around while they inspected tickets and also searched for his owner.
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When they arrived at the train’s final stop at Pearse Street station in the heart of the capital it became clear the dog had no owner on board.
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Staff then tweeted that they had a found a lost dog and also posted a picture of Patch.
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Irish Rail spokesman Barry Kenny said staff at Pearse Station had quickly become attached to Patch and were disappointed to see him go when Anglin came to collect him.
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“It was good she showed up so quickly, because the staff in the office were getting quite attached to him,” he said.
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Anglin thanked Irish Rail for posting Patch’s photo on Twitter and all the other retweeters that helped her find Patch so quickly.
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Irish Rail and Anglin posted a series of photos documenting her Dublin reunion with Patch, their return train trip, and even their car journey home.
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“Thanks to everyone involved in getting Patch back to us,” she tweeted.u00a0
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