This Dog Took A Train To Dublin Yesterday Morning

And thanks to the wonders of the internet, Patch was reunited with his owner just three hours later! Although one has to wonder if he just wanted to take a little vacation...

After Patch boarded the 6.49am train from Kilcock to the Dublin station, the Irish Rail sent out a tweet alerting their 18,000+ followers to the lost pup.

IrishRail @IrishRail

Lost dog! Boarded at Kilcock at 06.49 this morning, currently being looked after in Pearse Stn. Please ReTweet. http://t.co/F7nYSpj3

08:13 AM - 04 Jul 2012

Lost dog! Boarded at Kilcock at 06.49 this morning, currently being looked after in Pearse Stn. Please ReTweet. http://t.co/F7nYSpj3-- IrishRail

Patch's owner, Deirdre Anglin, was already looking for him and logged onto Facebook and Twitter to alert people of her lost dog, and then less than three hours after it was posted, she saw the Irish Rail tweet and went to go pick up the adventurous pooch from the station.

IrishRail @IrishRail

Reunited! @DeirdreCA and Patch after Patch's early morning commute from Kilcock to Pearse! http://t.co/uEjYOyH7

09:15 AM - 04 Jul 2012

Reunited! @DeirdreCA and Patch after Patch's early morning commute from Kilcock to Pearse! http://t.co/uEjYOyH7-- IrishRail

Deirdre Anglin @DeirdreCA

@IrishRail Thanks to everyone involved in getting patch back to us http://t.co/Hm1AaUOT

10:02 AM - 04 Jul 2012

@IrishRail Thanks to everyone involved in getting patch back to us http://t.co/Hm1AaUOT-- Deirdre Anglin