Discarded fish-hook injures dog

A three-year-old dog who nearly died after a three-centimetre steel, barbed fish-hook became lodged in his throat has made a full recovery.

Jac, a border collie, underwent a 90-minute, $860 operation on Wednesday after swallowing the hook while walking with owners Kathryn and Wayne Nicholls on the beach at Rarangi side.

Mrs Nicholls said the incident happened within minutes of arriving at the beach.

"I turned around and Jac was picking up things and seemed to be really irritated."

She said she found a fishing line with a sinker and hook hanging out of his mouth, and suspected he had swallowed something. MORE>>

Now that was an expensive fishing trip !! Hope he caught a fish!