I would love it if they put up a picture of him or did something as a tribute - all the locals there knew him.' 'He loved the Black Bull pub before it went upmarket and animals were banned.
At the moment I just have a stone marking where he is buried but I'm planning a proper headstone or some sort of proper tribute to him, he was very special. 'He was one in a million, a famous dog with bags of character. Charlie has been in floods of tears for days and my elder boys are just as upset. The boys have known Ratty all their lives and grown up with him. He added: 'It's been a terrible few days. He was laid to rest in a touching ceremony attended by Mr Kay and sons William, 13, Robert, 12, and Charlie, 8 - as well as two of the farmer's other terriers. When he wasn't heading into town for food he would accompany Mr Kay, who is divorced, on his tractor around the farm. He was briefly thwarted when the landlord banned all animals, but the crafty canine then headed to the nearby Rose and Crown where he was welcomed regularly by the delighted owner.
Ratty would hail the Number 10 service from outside the farm and head to the Black Bull in search of his favourite sausages. 'I dread to think what would happen if the locals got their hands on this driver, people are very angry and distressed about it.'
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He had a good life, he was a very loyal dog who knew how to stand his ground, and because of what he did he had quite a big fan club - everybody knew him. 'I am absolutely gutted and will miss him. 'I was in the farmyard at the time and I heard a huge commotion and I was appalled when I saw what had happened. Hitching a lift: Ratty waiting at the bus stop with Mr Kay's son, William, in 2006
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They said the driver must have been doing about 70mph and made no attempt to avoid Ratty, and he didn't stop. 'The people at the bus stop who saw what happened were mortified. It's a 30mph limit outside my farm but they speed along here like crazy. 'He was always very careful when crossing the road so I blame the driver for this. 'He really liked that little part of the village. 'I believe keeping a dog chained up is unnatural and he was very crafty and had never had an accident before this. And he used to trot all around the village,' said Mr Kay. 'He loved to go out on his own, he still used to visit the pub but not as much as his age was catching up with him. Two of Mr Kay's other terriers have been pining for him by his graveside, he added. The father-of-three said his young sons adored their pet and have been left extremely upset by his untimely death. Mr Kay had owned Ratty since he was just eight weeks old and used him to control rats on the farm, hence his name. Ratty has now been buried in the garden at his owner's farm in Dunnington, near York. Shocked passengers waiting for a service saw the horror and raised the alarm. Mr Kay, 45, said he was 'absolutely gutted' after his beloved dog died last Thursday when he was hit by a speeding driver just yards from where he used to hitch his bus rides.
He was then barred from the Black Bull when new owners took over but simply changed his visits to the nearby Rose and Crown.
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He would charm the bar staff at the Black Bull in York where he would be fed sausages while sitting with locals - and his amazing adventures featured in newspapers, magazines and even a Japanese TV show. Ratty, a ten-year-old Jack Russell, became a celebrity in 2006 when his owner Gary Kay revealed how he loved to hop on the Number 10 and travel five miles to join regulars at a North Yorkshire pub. Sitting pretty: Ratty the Jack Russell dog became famous for taking the bus to his favourite pubĪ dog who achieved worldwide fame for taking the bus to the pub alone has been knocked down and killed - at the bus stop.
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