Named after the 1930s gangster, Staffordshire Bull Terrier Clyde certainly lived up to his moniker after escaping from his home and making his way to Cardiff on the train.
The four-year-old dog however was safely returned to his owner Joanne Davies after having his collar felt by the police.
After going missing from Penpedairheol at around 7am on Monday, January 15, Clyde was hunted down like, well, a dog, by eagle-eyed Facebook users who used the social media site to track his progress.
In the three hours he was missing, Clyde managed to hot-tail it the two miles to Hengoed railway station where he caught a train to Bargoed.
He then decided to change platforms and decided to go to Cardiff.
While he was on the south-bound train, he was befriended by passengers – including a kind lady who dried him off with her scarf as he was soaked from the rain.
Another passenger saw the Facebook appeal posted by owner Joanne and notified the train guard who then placed Clyde in the driver’s compartment for the journey.
Clyde was then handed over to British Transport Police in Cardiff who kept him safe before Joanne could collect him.
The pooch then had an uneventful car journey back to be reunited with his Staffordshire Bull Terrier partner Bonnie.
Owner Joanne said that her son had let the two dogs out in the morning into the family’s garden, only for Clyde not to return.
The 43-year-old said: “The wind the night before must’ve blown the gate open and he found his way out.
“We were absolutely devastated and terrified. We were worried that he might be stolen or knocked down – we didn’t think he would make it to a railway station.”
Members of the family frantically searched nearby streets and surrounding areas, and with no leads turned to Facebook and put out an appeal.
His trip was documented on the site after being spotted by various members of the public.
At one stage he was on the railway track near Hengoed station and was rescued by two schoolboys, Reilly Lewis and Ieuan Strutt, before running off again.
Joanne, who is in IT sales, has thanked everyone who helped out in the search – especially the two boys.
She said: “He was very lucky he was spotted on the track – he’s lucky he made it. Without them Clyde probably would’ve been hit by a train. They saved his life.”