A Phoenix light rail train dragged a dog named Happy hundreds of feet after his leash became caught in a closing door at a North Phoenix stop near Rose Mofford Park on Oct. 6, according to his owner and a witness. Happy’s owner, Sarah Bass, said she was getting off the train and picking up belongings when the dog ran off the platform as the doors closed on his leash. Happy was wearing a body harness. Bass said he was bleeding and badly shaken after the train pulled him along. “I just panicked,” Bass said. “I started freaking, like my dog’s outside.” She said she feared he had been killed and wrapped him in blankets after the train stopped. Bass said she pressed an emergency button, while another person pulled an emergency cord. Witnesses also tried to get the operator’s attention. The train did not stop immediately, according to accounts of the incident. Bass said she tried to speak with the operator afterward but did not receive information, and that the train left again soon after stopping. An eyewitness, who was not identified, said no one from Valley Metro came to help. The witness described the incident as a safety concern and said operators of commercial vehicles involved in serious incidents should remain at the scene. Those claims have not been independently confirmed. Bass questioned whether the train’s safety features worked as intended, asking what might have happened if a child or older person had been caught. Valley Metro had not responded to a request for comment by Oct. 11, when the incident was reported. Happy sustained multiple injuries and internal trauma, Bass said. Dogs Day Out AZ, a local nonprofit, paid his $3,000 veterinary bill. He is recovering and is expected to make a full recovery, according to the report.