Seattle dog doesn’t need silly humans, takes bus herself

Eclipse the Labrador Retriever is one independent pooch.

KOMO-TV reports the 2-year-old dog has become a regular on Seattle’s bus system, but not because she has a daily commute.

Eclipse just really likes the dog park and doesn’t want to wait for her owner, Jeff Young.

“She’s been here the last two years, so she’s been urbanized, totally. She’s a bus-riding, sidewalk-walking dog,” he said. “Probably once a week I get a phone call. ‘Hi. I have your dog Eclipse here on 3rd and Bell,'” he recounted. “I have to tell them, ‘no. She’s fine.’ She knows what she’s doing.”

Young said Eclipse learned the bus system by accident one day, after she jumped on the bus while he finished a cigarette. A few stops later, she exited the bus at the right stop and waited for Young to catch up.

Passengers on the bus said Eclipse adds a bright spot to their day, especially because she is so well-behaved.

“All the bus drivers know her. She sits here just like a person does,” said commuter Tiona Rainwater, as she rode the bus through downtown Monday. “She makes everybody happy. How could you not love this thing?”

While some cities may worry their system is going to the dogs, Seattle doesn’t mind. A spokesman said the city loves to see Eclipse appreciating its hard work.

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