How Urbane Dog Rides Seattle Bus To Get To The Park

Dog takes the D line to the dog park, by herself. 

Meet Eclipse, the dog that loves the bus.

JANUARY 13, 2015

Bill Chappell

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"Did that just happen?"

That's the reaction one bus rider had in Seattle, after realizing a dog had just joined him for a ride through the city, traveling several stops to her destination: a dog park.

The story comes to us from Seattle's KOMO 4 TV, which reports that Eclipse, the black Labrador who is winning fans for riding a city bus by herself, lives very close to a bus stop.

Eclipse is owned by Jeff Young, who does not seem to be a control freak.

"It's not hard to get on" the bus, he tells KOMO. "She gets on in front of her house and she gets off at the dog park, three or four stops later."

It all started when Eclipse refused to wait for Young to finish a cigarette before getting on the bus that takes them to a dog park they regularly visit. Then she took the bus by herself again. In the past few weeks, the two-year-old dog has been noticed by many commuters, such as radio host Miles Montgomery of station KISW.

"She was most concerned about seeing out the window, and I couldn't figure out what that was," Montgomery tells KOMO. "It was really just about seeing where her stop was."

This week, the story of the well-mannered dog and her beguiled fellow bus riders is being embraced by Web readers hungry for a bit of uplifting and interesting news (we confess: we're in that group, too).

"All the bus drivers know her. She sits here just like a person does," commuter Tiona Rainwater tells KOMO. "She makes everybody happy. How could you not love this thing?"

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Dog sometimes hops on bus alone, 

gets off at Seattle dog park

Posted by Cathy McLain

The Associated Press

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Just simply amazing! Eclipse, you are my idol! 

Unfortunately there are no buses 

that travel through our town. 

Um, there are buses in my brother's town...

Dexter, hurry up and get big 

so we can experience a 

bus adventure together. 

Woof, woof, till later, 

Zoey

Best in Show is… Sky!

 

The 138th annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show went down last night at Madison Square Garden in NYC.

After all was said and done, which pooch came out on top?? The winner of the prestigious Best in Show is… Sky! The wire fox terrier!! Sky beat out an Irish water spaniel, a cardigan Welsh corgi, a Portuguese water dog, a bloodhound, a miniature pinscher and a standard poodle! In all, there were 2,845 doggies competing for the top prize, but Sky beat them all. What's amazing about Sky is that she's already won 128 best in show titles during her career! A wire fox terrier has won a whopping FOURTEEN times, a feat done by no other breed! We'd have picked her to win based solely off the extreme amounts of cuteness blasting out of this pretty pooch!

And, even more heartwarming is that one of the contestants in the inaugural competition was Emma, a mixed-breed dog who was rescued by her owner Christy Wrede, just before being put down at a kill shelter! WOW! As we mentioned, this was the first time the Westminster Dog Show included mixed breeds! Aw!

Congrats on the big win, Sky!!

Sky is America’s top dog

 

The 5-year-old female — whose full name is “GCh. AfterAll Painting the Sky” — beat a field that included a standard poodle, a Portuguese water dog and a bloodhound. This was a record 14th time that a wire fox terrier has won at the nation’s top dog show.

“They were bred to look for trouble so they’re always on their toes out there,” Westminster Kennel Club Director of Communications and longtime WKC Dog Show TV co-host David Frei said of the terrier breed. “It’s their world and we’re just living in it and I think that gives them a little extra edge in the show ring.”

Frei appeared on “Good Morning America” today along with Sky, who proved to be frisky and friendly during her morning show appearance. “She’s got this little extra something, as you can see,” Frei said.Sky has won 129 best in show awards and was ranked as the country’s No. 1 show dog last year. “This is just another day at the office for her,” said Frei.

Sky topped the 2,845 dogs entered in the show. They were eligible in 190 breeds and varieties. The standard poodle named Ally was chosen as the runner-up.

“They couldn’t have this kind of success if they didn’t love it,” Frei said of the dogs who competed.

Sky’s owners are Victor Malzoni Jr. and Torie Steele, and her handlers are Gabriel and Ivonne Rangel. An overjoyed Gabriel Rangel stood with Sky following Tuesday’s title.“I’m so proud of her. … There’s no words to describe this,” he told a reporter with USA Network, which broadcast the show.

Beyond the dog show circuit, Sky knows how to have fun, too. In July, she was photographed wearing a shaggy wig and tinted glasses.

She even has a Twitter account — @Skywirefox.

According to the Press-Enterprise of Riverside, Calif., Sky’s owners plan to retire her following Tuesday’s title.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

PS... I am forever top dog in my house!!!!!

Woof, woof, till later,

 

Zoey