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| Lost Bristol 'wonder pup' stuns owner after city adventure | Lost Bristol 'wonder pup' stuns owner after city adventure |
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| Lost Bristol 'wonder pup' stuns owner after Bristol adventure | |
| Lost Bristol 'wonder pup' stuns owner after Bristol adventure | |
| A dog dubbed "the wonder pup" managed to navigate his way home through a busy city while his owner searched for him. | A dog dubbed "the wonder pup" managed to navigate his way home through a busy city while his owner searched for him. |
| Pip passed some of Bristol's most iconic monuments on his 4.6-mile walk after he was separated from his owner on a stroll in Leigh Woods. | Pip passed some of Bristol's most iconic monuments on his 4.6-mile walk after he was separated from his owner on a stroll in Leigh Woods. |
| While Libby Bowles was searching for her rescue dog, he managed to find his way to her house in just 90 minutes. | While Libby Bowles was searching for her rescue dog, he managed to find his way to her house in just 90 minutes. |
| He was seen crossing the Clifton Suspension Bridge before arriving home 20 minutes before Ms Bowles did. | He was seen crossing the Clifton Suspension Bridge before arriving home 20 minutes before Ms Bowles did. |
| Pip disappeared on 18 September at around 14:30 BST and his owner took to local lost and found Facebook groups to try and find him. | Pip disappeared on 18 September at around 14:30 BST and his owner took to local lost and found Facebook groups to try and find him. |
| Pip captured on CCTV outside Bristol Museum | Pip captured on CCTV outside Bristol Museum |
| Ms Bowles said she had a "sick feeling" when she realised he was missing and felt "quite shaken". | Ms Bowles said she had a "sick feeling" when she realised he was missing and felt "quite shaken". |
| She said: "He does go off in the woods and chase squirrels, it happens fairly regularly that I can't see him but usually I can hear his bell ringing." | She said: "He does go off in the woods and chase squirrels, it happens fairly regularly that I can't see him but usually I can hear his bell ringing." |
| As she wondered if she would see her dog again, the 47-year-old started to get messages from people who had spotted Pip making his way through Bristol. | As she wondered if she would see her dog again, the 47-year-old started to get messages from people who had spotted Pip making his way through Bristol. |
| He was seen on Whiteladies Road, and then passing BBC Bristol, the Wills Memorial Building, Park Street, The Centre, Prince Street Bridge and East Street, before arriving at his Bedminster home. | He was seen on Whiteladies Road, and then passing BBC Bristol, the Wills Memorial Building, Park Street, The Centre, Prince Street Bridge and East Street, before arriving at his Bedminster home. |
| Pip is a rescue dog from Spain | Pip is a rescue dog from Spain |
| Ms Bowles, who works in sustainability education, used tip-offs from people who saw Pip to find the CCTV footage after an "incredible community effort". | Ms Bowles, who works in sustainability education, used tip-offs from people who saw Pip to find the CCTV footage after an "incredible community effort". |
| She said: "It makes me cringe to think of him crossing the big roads and a big roundabout but somehow he did it." | She said: "It makes me cringe to think of him crossing the big roads and a big roundabout but somehow he did it." |
| Known as 'Pip the Wonder Pup', the dog has a reputation for being quite a character in Bristol. | Known as 'Pip the Wonder Pup', the dog has a reputation for being quite a character in Bristol. |
| Ms Bowles cycles with him in her rucksack and says "there's a ripple of laughter and smiling" when people see him. | Ms Bowles cycles with him in her rucksack and says "there's a ripple of laughter and smiling" when people see him. |
| Ms Bowles says "there's a ripple of laughter" when people see Pip | Ms Bowles says "there's a ripple of laughter" when people see Pip |
| She adopted Pip from Spain in March 2019. He is a podenco - a rabbit-hunting hound that is often referred to as an "invisible dog" or "the great forgotten". | She adopted Pip from Spain in March 2019. He is a podenco - a rabbit-hunting hound that is often referred to as an "invisible dog" or "the great forgotten". |
| Pip became a therapy dog in 2019 and is part of a programme called Read2Dogs, a scheme in which children can improve their literacy skills and wellbeing by reading to dogs. | Pip became a therapy dog in 2019 and is part of a programme called Read2Dogs, a scheme in which children can improve their literacy skills and wellbeing by reading to dogs. |
| Ms Bowles plans on writing a book about Pip's adventure around Bristol, which children can read back to him. | Ms Bowles plans on writing a book about Pip's adventure around Bristol, which children can read back to him. |
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