A 'MISCHIEVOUS' dog has had a lucky escape after eating a needle and thread.

Bow, a 15-month springer spaniel, miraculously escaped unscathed after swallowing the sewing equipment.

Vets at Beech House Veterinary Surgery, based on Wilderspool Causeway, managed to pull the needle out of the craft canine without any need for surgery.

Owner Sharon Taylor Booth said: "My husband Darren had been sewing the seam of his work trousers, and when he'd finished he put the needle back in the bobbin in a cup holder on the arm of the chair.

"A while later, he noticed the bobbin had moved and that the needle had gone.

"We knew Bow must have got hold of the bobbin, so we searched everywhere for the needle but couldn't find it - we knew if it wasn't on the floor it was in the dog, so we called the vets straight away who said they would X-ray her to check."

Vet Agnieszka Hanszke, who has worked at the practice for nearly 12 years, said that Bow was 'very lucky' not to suffer serious internal injuries.

During her veterinary career, the 37-year-old has previously cared for dogs who have eaten a pair of knickers and a Kinder egg complete with Minion toy.

Mum-of-two Sharon, 43, added: "We know what Bow's like, she has to have anything we've got - she takes socks, she's had money, string, buttons and even a trolley coin.

"Whenever she's got something she shouldn't have she gives herself away by walking around in circles.

"We've had her since she was eight weeks old and she's always been mischievous - it's like having another child.

"She was so lucky she didn't need to have surgery or that it didn't cause any internal damage.

"It was miraculous really.

“Now we are being extra vigilant, making sure we don’t leave anything lying around.”