Dogsey

A guard dog from Canton, Cardiff who gets passers-by to play fetch with him has caught the eye of a writer and film-maker. The dog, a two-and-a-half-year-old German Shepherd puppy called Mr Dog, is a guard dog at M&R Decorators' Supplies and described as a “fantastic little local celebrity"!

Writer Si Stratton became intrigued by Mr Dog on his journey to work in the morning. Walking past the yard, he described how a tennis ball appeared in front of him. “The ball came out, I looked over and saw a dog with his puppy-dog eyes so I threw it back for him and after he caught it, he pushed it out under the gates again,” said Mr Stratton. “He lines the ball up carefully and pushes it out.”

After watching Mr Dog's antics with other passers-by, Mr Stratton, the winner of an award for his screen writing, uploaded a YouTube video of Mr Dog with his ball.