WATCH: Lost dog hands herself into police station
Rosie was scared by fireworks so hid in the local police station
Last updated 15th Nov 2022
A pet dog who got lost after being spooked by a firework “handed herself in” to a local police station in Loughborough!
Rosie, a “happy-go-lucky” border collie was out walking with owner Steve Harper at Southfields Park near Loughborough town centre at around 4pm on November 4 when they heard a loud bang.
Mr Harper’s wife Julie, 62, told the PA news agency: “Someone let off a firework and Rosie does not like loud bangs.
“Rosie ran back to my husband but, before he could put the lead back on, another firework went off and she just shot off. My husband was upset and very distressed.”
Mrs Harper said Rosie “hates bonfire night” and will just “go and hide in the bath and shake” whenever she hears a firework.
Mr Harper tried to contact Mrs Harper, who was at home and unaware 10-year-old Rosie had gone missing, without success.
But, at around 4.30pm, as Mr Harper was walking home with the couple’s other dog, Laser, Mrs Harper got a phone call from Leicestershire Police.
“They said, ‘Have you got a black and white collie?’ I said, ‘Yes’, and then they said, ‘She just walked up and handed herself in to the station’,” Mrs Harper said.
Mrs Harper, a mother-of-five, subsequently called her husband to explain Rosie was safe.
Leicestershire Police posted CCTV footage of the “clever” pup strolling into the station and “taking a seat in the corner”.
The force said: “Our staff fetched some water for Rosie, and made fast friends with plenty of fuss.
“Thankfully she was wearing a collar, so a lead was available to contact Rosie’s owner, who was delighted she had been found safe and well.”
Mrs Harper said the police were “wonderful” and she is “very grateful” to have Rosie back home.
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