Sabrina, sharpei

Lost dog found on Birmingham train tracks reunited with owner
by Jasbir Authi, Birmingham Mail
Mar 2 2012

A LOST dog who spent six days wandering Birmingham’s rail tracks has been reunited with her owner – after surviving being hit by a train.

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Sabrina, a traditional Shar-Pei, vanished into a train tunnel at New Street Station on February 20 after slipping her collar.

Owner Kate Mulleady, 55, had popped into a shop at the station to buy milk and had handed her dog’s lead to a staff member.

But Sabrina, who was brought to Britain from Bolivia just two months ago, suddenly panicked and bolted.

Teacher Kate, who lives in the city centre, said: “Sabrina raced back into New Street Station, found her way on to the tracks and went into the tunnel.”

The three-year-old dog was spotted ten hours later by rail workers who failed to catch her – and then saw her running down the tracks towards Smethwick.

Kate got a call nearly a week later saying badly-injured Sabrina had been found lying at the side of the tracks in Dudley Road, Winson Green.

She had been hit by a train and was missing part of her back leg. Two council dog wardens took her to a Moseley vet where she had her left hind leg amputated.

“She was in a dreadful state, she must have been close to death,” Kate said.

“We were reunited and the vet operated on her straight away.”

Despite her nightmare ordeal, Sabrina’s tail is now wagging again and she is getting her appetite back at home.

Kate said: “Sabrina will be fine. She is originally from Bolivia. My daughter works for the World Bank there and is returning in April. She brought Sabrina here in December so she could settle down.

‘‘I will now be keeping my eye on her 100 per cent!’’

Vikki Allwood, senior animal health and welfare officer for Birmingham City Council, said: “It was a lucky escape for the dog.

‘‘It could have been killed or, if the rail track staff hadn’t noticed, it could have died a slow death at the side of the track.”

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