Lost dog takes 100-mile trip to Manchester Airport after jumping in taxi

A canine adventurer took a 100-mile taxi ride with a family of holidaymakers after he became separated from his owners on a walk.

Three-year-old Cavapoo Ralph vanished while his owner, Georgia Crewe, 28, took him to a beauty spot on Monday (February 13) morning. While Georgia looked around for her pup, Ralph decided to take himself to Manchester Airport after hopping through the open door of a cab.

Georgia said the driver had pulled over to pick up a family near Wrexham, North Wales, when the mischievous pooch made the daring escape. When the taxi driver noticed Ralph, he couldn't spot any identification markings and was unable to contact anyone - so he divided the best course of action was to take him along for the ride.

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After the airport drop, the driver took Ralph home to Mold, Flintshire, and went on the hunt for his owners. Just a few hours later, Georgia received a phone call form a friend of the driver who had seen her on a social media appeal.

She said: “He’s never done anything like this before. And I didn’t even mind. I was quite impressed that he had the sense to jump in the cab. He loves people, and he’s not afraid of anybody. So he just jumped in. The cabby didn’t know what to do. He had to do an airport run. So he decided to take him with him.

“I was worried that he would try and make his way home and try and cross the road and the worst would happen. But he had the sense to find safety, and it’s incredible to have him back.”

She added: “We always get up early in the morning and go for a walk. It was dark. He’s normally really good on his walks. But I turned around and he wasn’t there.

“At that point in