Beau looks positively guilty (Picture: Vets4Pets Lisburn)Beau, a Beagle-Harrier cross, was certainly in the dog house after gobbling up nine socks.Beau’s vets were concerned that the sock would create long-term damage in his gut and would need to be removed by either surgery, induced vomiting or a natural approach.

Cut each end off the sock (Picture: Caitlin Miller)It’s the time of the year where you start hearing the unmistakable pop of fireworks as soon as the sun goes down.17-year-old Caitlin Miller from South Shields, shared her hack for helping calm her dog this week on Facebook.

The puppy we’re looking after for friends appears at the garden door with a shoe in its mouth.The dog sits on the garden table, lip curled in a sneer, while my wife runs the trimmer over its back.“It’s for dogs,” my wife says.