Etc.

As somebody who has had two Lhasa Apsos in my life, I know of the breed's tendency to do what they want whenever they want to do it.

This dog was lucky to have survived:

Around 9 a.m., a train crew led by conductor Chris Myron and engineer Erik Carey pulled into the BNSF rail yard in Bend. The train, 80 cars long and bound for Pasco, Wash., from Barstow, Calif., was scheduled for a crew shift change. Members of the crew that had been driving the train through the night were planning to head to a local hotel for a few hours of sleep, according to BNSF spokesman Gus Melonas.

Instead of going to the hotel, the crew took a detour out to the Brosterhous Road trestle to check on the dog they'd seen on the tracks coming into town. Myron climbed up on to the trestle and made his way toward Jazzi. The dog wasn't moving. But when Myron touched her, she began wagging her tail and was soon licking his face.

"The crew was shocked that the dog was alive," Melonas said. "They were gratified. They've indicated they couldn't have had a better start to the new year."

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