Tie, Train-Track-Trekking, Headline-Making Pup, Adopted!

Earlier this month, a sweet, energetic dog trekked along the train tracks from the Bronx to Manhattan and was rescued by MTA police. Her adventure was covered by multiple news outlets, including The New York Post and The New York Times, and she even made an appearance on Good Day New York. Now Tie, who arrived at AC&C with no form of identification, has been adopted by the Miller family, and has a great new home.

Like the subway kittens last year, Tie garnered a lot of attention due to her affinity for public transportation. MTA police officers Luis Alvarez and Errold Borges rescued her from the tracks at the Harlem-125th Street Station, after an engineer of a Grand Central Terminal-bound train had made Metro-North's operations control center aware of her presence.

Tie was brought to AC&C's Manhattan Care Center, where, like all dogs that come though our doors, she received a medical exam and vaccinations. When no one claimed her, she became eligible for adoption. AC&C received more than 100 queries about—and approximately three dozen applications for—the famous canine.

“We had dozens of qualified applicants," AC&C's Adoption Supervisor, Jessica Vaccaro, said. "The Millers stood out because their passion for their other dogs, and the wonderful life that they were offering for Tie, really shone through. We hope the others who applied will consider adopting one of our other fantastic animals.”

Tie went to her new home after she was spayed and microchipped. Her guardians report she's doing well, "a bundle of energy" and a big fan of belly rubs.

It's not all play, though - she's already accompanying them to the office (see pics).

"Now Tie commutes to work by car," Tie's family says, "we have forbidden her to take the train."

Tie In the News
 

• “Feisty pup who raced Metro-North Train Finds a Home" (NY Post)
  
  
• "Family Adopts Dog That Raced Metro-North Train" (NBC)

• "Happy tale: Tie, the energetic train-racing pup in New York, gets a new family" (AP)
  
  
• "Photos" Family adopts Tie, dog that raced alongside a Metro-North train" (Metro)
  
  
• "Stray pup rescued from Metro-North tracks gets a new home" (amNY)
  
  
• "Dog rescued From Tracks After Chasing Metro-North Train Finds New Home" (CBSNewYork)
  
  
• "Tie, dog rescued from Metro-North train tracks, gets adopted" (News12)
  
  
• "Quirky world... Racing puppy on track with new family" (Irish Examiner)
  
  
• "Train-Chasing Dog 'Tie' Gets Adopted" (DNAinfo)
  
  
• "Animal Shelter Flooded with Requests to Adopt the Train-Chasing Dog 'Tie'" (DNAinfo)

• "Different Sort of Dog Run: Beside Train, Between Boroughs" (NY Times)
  
  
• “Dog races Metro-North train" (Good Day New York)
  
  
• “Dog Dodges Metro-North Train For More Than a Mile" (NY1)
  
  
• “Dog Races Metro-North Train From the Bronx to Manhattan" (NBC)
  

• “Daring dog races Metro-North train through Harlem" (wABC)
  
  
• “Dog Rescued From Tracks After Racing Metro-North Train From The Bronx Into Manhattan" (CBSNewYork/AP)
  
  
• "Track runner dog that chased train reunited with rescuers" (PIX11)
   
• "Stray Dog Rescued After Walking Next to Metro-North Train" (WSJ)
  
  
• "Photos: Adorable Dog Chases Metro-North Train From Bronx To Manhattan" (Gothamist)
  
  
• "Dog rescued from tracks after racing train in NYC" (AP)
  
  
• "Dog that raced Metro-North train reunited with rescuers" (NY Post)
  
  
• "Dog races and chases Metro-North train" (NY Post)