Eclipse (dog)
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| breed = Black labrador-bull mastiff mix
| gender = Female
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| death_date = October 15, 2022
| death_place = Seattle, Washington, United States
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Eclipse was a Seattle dog that took herself to a Seattle dog park via King County Metro bus beginning in 2015.
The first time the dog took the bus alone was an accident when she boarded without her owner, who caught up with her on the next bus. He decided to let her ride to the park without him afterwards.{{sfn|Gallman|2015}} Eclipse was required to pay her bus fare like any dog on Metro Transit not held in the lap,{{sfn|Cornwell|2018}} and had an ORCA card tied to her collar for payment.{{sfn|Brent|2021}}
The dog is the subject of a 2016 book,{{sfn|Stanfield|2016}}{{sfn|Kirkus|2016}} and a rap music video.{{sfn|Glenn|2018}}
On October 15, 2022, Eclipse died at the age of 10.{{cite news|title=
Seattle's famous bus-riding dog Eclipse has died|author=Zoe Sottile|publisher=CNN|date=October 15, 2022 |url= https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/15/us/seattle-dog-eclipse-bus-death-trnd/index.html }} Two days before, she was diagnosed with cancer.
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=References=
- {{cite news|title=Dog rides bus by herself every day to play in local park – then takes bus home again|newspaper=The Irish Post|location=London, England|first=Harry |last=Brent|date=October 14, 2021|url=https://www.irishpost.com/news/dog-rides-bus-every-day-to-play-local-park-takes-bus-home-178196}}
- {{cite news|title='Bus Doggy Dog' is the ultimate ruff-rider|first=Stacia |last=Glenn|newspaper=Tacoma News Tribune|location=Tacoma, Washington|date=December 12, 2018|url=https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article157360819.html}}
- {{cite news|title=Can your dog take a seat on a King County Metro bus? Yes, but here are the rules.|date=March 7, 2018|newspaper=The Seattle Times|first=Paige |last=Cornwell |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/can-your-dog-take-a-seat-on-a-king-county-metro-bus-yes-but-here-are-the-rules/}}
- {{citation|title= Dog on Board: The True Story of Eclipse, the Bus-Riding Dog |type=book review |work=School Library Journal| first= Laura |last=Stanfield|date=October 1, 2016|url= https://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/?reviewDetail=dog-on-board-the-true-story-of-eclipse-the-bus-riding-dog }}
- {{citation|title= Dog on Board: The True Story of Eclipse, the Bus-Riding Dog |type=book review |work=Kirkus Reviews|date=October 11, 2016|url= https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/dorothy-hinshaw-patent/dog-on-board/|ref={{harvid|Kirkus|2016}} }}
- {{citation|title=Seattle public transit has gone to the dogs|first=Stephanie|last=Gallman|publisher=CNN|date=January 13, 2015|url=https://www.cnn.com/2015/01/13/living/dog-rides-bus-to-dog-park/index.html}}
Further reading
- {{cite book|first=Jeffrey|last=Young|title= Dog on Board: The True Story of Eclipse, the Bus-Riding Dog|year=2016|publisher=Crown}}
- [https://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/dog-learned-ride-bus-seattle-dog-park-28211595 Nightline] January 2015
- [https://www.huffpost.com/entry/seattle-dog-rides-bus-public-transit-park-black-lab_n_6463364 Huffington Post] 2017
- [https://www.hindustantimes.com/it-s-viral/dog-who-rides-bus-alone-to-park-wins-hearts-again-thanks-to-viral-post/story-azpx0lcMKNeHqr2iCASSEK.html Hindustan Times] 2020
- [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/seattle-pooch-eclipse-catches-bus-to-dog-park-on-her-own-1.2899389 CBC via AP] 2015
- [https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-30811953 BBC News] 2015