Harvey’s Jump to Freedom

19 Jun 08

The Daily Telegraph yesterday reported on the case of Harvey, a black and white Staffordshire Bull Terrier, who has a hankering for trampolining — and freedom!

Harvey got onto the trampoline in his backyard in York and bounced and bounded for freedom by vaulting himself off the trampoline and into a neighbour’s yard, and then, to the freedom of the streets.

What a circus-tacular feat for a four-legged. Woof!

Harvey’s mistress, Laura Kidson, 27, and her two children Chloe and Cole, were very worried about Harvey’s safety and were over-the-moon when they received a call from the RSPCA to say that Harvey had been handed in to them at the weekend.

Miss Kidson, who works as a dispenser at Boots pharmacy, said: “We’re delighted that he’s back safe and well, but we’re going to try and keep him off the trampoline from now on.”

Three year old Harvey often joined the children and their other dog - a Boxer puppy called Roxanne - on the trampoline in their garden. Bouncing is now off limits for the sky’s-the-limit terrier.

Miss Kidson said of Harvey that “He’s something of an escape artist and he has got out before, but not for a long time and we were just starting to think he’s stopped all that.”

Awoof! Wagging tails to a happy end to this particular dog tail…

Archie