Ralph took a taxi from Wrexham to Manchester Airport (Picture: Georgia Crewe / SWNS)

A pet dog went on a 100-mile ride after he got lost on a walk and jumped inside a cab.

Ralph the three-year-old Cavapoo vanished while out with his owner Georgia Crewe in Wrexham, North Wales on Monday.

Clearly fancying a change of scenery, Ralph took a taxi ride to Manchester Airport after hopping through its open door.

Ralph didn’t have any identification markings so the taxi driver could not contact anyone and decided he had no choice but to take him along for the ride.

After the airport drop, the driver took Ralph home to Mold, Flintshire, and went about tracking his owners.

The dog joined a family travelling to the airport for a holiday (Picture: Georgia Crewe / SWNS)

Ralph hopped in the open door of a taxi (Picture: Georgia Crewe / SWNS)

Relieved Georgia drove to pick up Ralph just a few hours later when she received a phone call from a friend who had seen her social media appeal.

She said: ‘He’s never done anything like this before. And I didn’t even mind. I was quite impressed that he had the sense to jump in the cab.

‘He loves people, and he’s not afraid of anybody. So he just jumped in. The cabby didn’t know what to do. He had to do an airport run. So he decided to take him with him.

‘I was worried that he would try and make his way home and try and cross the road and the worst would happen.

‘But he had the sense to find safety, and it’s incredible to have him back.’

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The dog, seemingly dreaming of sunnier skies, went to Manchester Airport with a family heading on holiday.