A dog owner was forced to return her pet to the groomers just a day after her previous appointment when the bichon frise's daring bin raid went hilariously wrong.
Seven-year-old dog Rosie's white fur was looking immaculate after she was treated to a £40 cut and blow dry by her owner Tracey Collin.
But the following day while Tracey was sat relaxing in the living room, Rosie seized her opportunity to explore the kitchen bin for any leftovers.
It was only when charity worker Tracey spotted her dog "looking like a Smurf" later on and found the discarded ink cartridge on the kitchen floor that she was able to piece together what her bichon frise had been up to.
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