Dog swallowing fish hook a 'nightmare come true'

 

A dog owner spent £7,500 on two surgeries to remove a fish hook from his pet's stomach.

Ripley, a two-year-old Dobermann Chinese Red Dog cross, swallowed the hook while on a walk by the River Witham.

Owner Robert Dawson, from Bardney, near Lincoln, described the incident as "devastating" and is urging anglers to make sure they do not leave items behind.

A local vet said they had seen more animals swallowing fish hooks this summer compared with previous years.