POLICE responding to reports of a pony loose on one of North Yorkshire’s busiest roads arrived to find a loveable, but lost, St Bernard dog roaming the highway.

Officers and PCSOs with Knaresborough Police were alerted to reports from the public of a Shetland Pony wandering on the A59 today (Sunday, December 13).

When they arrived at the scene they discovered the pony to be Ramsey, a St Bernard dog, who was perilously close to traffic on the junction between the A59 and the A1 roundabout.

The Northern Echo:

The dogs were once bred for Alpine rescues and are among the largest breeds of dogs in the world.

Police returned Ramsey safe and well to his owner.