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Hannah Phillips & Zahna Eklund

Dog owner forced to use fake accent to give commands to puppy - or he won't respond

A six-month-old Rottweiler puppy has been causing a dilemma for his new owners because he will only respond to commands given in a Northern Irish accent - and won't listen to their English ones.

Jay Shore, 35, and Megan King, 33, brought their new dog - named Paddy - over to their home in Merseyside in December last year, after he had spent the first few months of his life living in Megan's home town of Armagh in Northern Ireland.

But Jay, from Formby, Merseyside, was left scratching his head in confusion when it became apparent that Paddy wouldn't listen to a word he said, despite the pooch eagerly taking commands from Megan.

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