It's a dog eat dog world

It was a case of dog-eat-dog when spaniel Alfie stuck his nose into a doll's house. The mischievous pet needed an op after a vet's X-ray revealed what he'd been up to.

Owners Joanne Dutton and daughter Madeline, seven, were amazed when it showed he had gulped down a toy puppy.

Joanne, of Wilmslow, said: "He was refusing to eat or drink and then became very ill. He just looked so sad, which is not like him, so we took him to the vet.



"He felt his tummy and immediately discovered something there - and it turned out to be Madeline's toy puppy. He'd sneaked into her bedroom and swiped it from the doll's house."

Vet Mark Allington said: "We took an X-ray of Alfie and it was fairly obvious what he had swallowed and it was removed after a couple of hours' surgery."

Joanne said: "Alfie is back to normal again now - running around like a lunatic."