Is this of human interest to anyone? A TriMet bus driver saw a woman chasing after her runaway Jack Russell Terrier yesterday. So the driver lured the dog onto the bus.

The dog’s name is Sara Lee, unfortunately, and a long-ish narrative supplied by TriMet this morning had this to say:

Although Sara Lee didn’t have change for a fare (no pockets) or a smartphone with the convenient new TriMet Tickets mobile ticketing app, since she’s only three years old she would have qualified to ride free, but mom soon reached the bus and put an end to Sara Lee’s life on the lam.

🙁

Oh, well. Here’s a video. I like how delighted the guy in the front seat is by the dog’s gamboling antics.

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