Eight-legged dog has walk-on role

Kitty the toy chiuahua cross “will do anything for a tummy tickle”, but she probably never thought that would involve dressing up as a spider.
Kitty the eight-legged spider dogKitty the eight-legged spider dog
Kitty the eight-legged spider dog

The tiny pup donned the costume for an appearance on Channel 4 programme Come Dine With Me, which was filmed in Luton last week.

She wasn’t hosting a dinner party though. The eight-month-old had a walk-on part to illustrate a bizarre fact about the area.

Selbourne Road has more reported species of spiders than anywhere else in the UK, with 143 sightings of different types - 144 if you count Kitty.

Steph Drake, owner of dogwalking company Caddington Pet Services, who were asked to provide the spider-dog, said: “I’ve had some strange requests in my time but nothing quite as bizarre as this. Thankfully we had a very willing volunteer who did us proud and behaved perfectly on the day.”

Kitty’s owners Mel and Mike Walker of Caddington are proud of their toy chihuahua and Boston terrier cross.

Mel said: “She has never dressed up in a costume before but will do anything for a tummy tickle.”

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