Jarvis, jack russell terrier

Shaggy dog story: Lost dog Jarvis hitches his way home on the ferry
By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 10:02 PM on 03rd August 2008

Jarvis the Jack Russell stunned his owners after getting lost on a day out miles from his home - and finding his way back alone on a ferry.The owner of the six-year-old pooch, Vivienne Oxley, was frantically searching for her pet after he disappeared into undergrowth while walking on a country estate.Vivienne, 56, had taken Jarvis along with her two-year-old granddaughter Kaytie for a day out at Mount Edgcumbe in Torpoint, Cornwall, when the dog bolted into undergrowth.



After half an hour of looking for him Vivienne enlisted the help of a warden and together they spent over two hours scouring the grounds of the 865-acre country park in vain.

Devastated, she decided to take her granddaughter home and they started making their way back to Plymouth, Devon - situated across a stretch of water where the River Tamar meets Plymouth Sound.But before Vivienne arrived back she received a call from the warden to say that staff on the ferry that runs between Devon and Cornwall had reported seeing a Jack Russell Terrier like Jarvis onboard. She set off to find him but then had a second call from her astonished husband Tony, 58, who said Jarvis had turned up alone at their home.

The plucky pooch had found his way onto the Cremyll passenger ferry, where he had made several crossings before hopping off on the Devon side and trotting the two-miles back home.Pharmacy worker Vivienne said: 'I was totally, utterly astounded when I heard Jarvis had come home without us. I rushed back to the house and there he was sitting in the window, wagging his tail as if nothing had happened.


This is the ferry that Jarvis took to get home ahead of his family.

'The cheeky little thing had me out of my mind with worry, I thought we'd lost him forever. I was very upset.

'Although he has gone off a couple of times before he never goes out of my sight - something must have spooked him.

'I didn't think we'd see him again because I was sure he'd get run over, I was so relieved.

'The staff on the Cremyll ferry - who said he had made several trips back and forth - just laughed and said "Isn't he clever?"

We don't quite know how long he was sailing around for, or what route he took home. It's a big journey for a little dog though.'The foot ferry runs every 30 minutes between Mount Edgcumbe and Cremyll Quay in Plymouth and the crossing takes around 10 minutes.

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