QUIRKY WORLD ... Racing puppy on track with new family

USA: A dog that raced a New York commuter train has a new family-

Tie was rescued last week after running alongside a Metro-North Railroad train on a parallel track. About half a dozen trains had to slow down. New York’s Animal Care & Control received about 100 inquiries and three dozen applications for the energetic animal, which is believed to be a shepherd-collie cross.

Engineer Joseph Delia said Tie was running “like she didn’t have a care in the world”. The transit authority said passengers applauded as Tie walked into the arms of police officers at a station in Manhattan. The animal care agency noted it still has lots of other deserving dogs, cats, and rabbits in need of homes.