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Sophie Norris

Scots dog obsessed with Greggs stages protests outside shop for sausage roll

This pastry-loving pooch is Greggs number one furry fan - staging sit-down protests whenever she passes the bakery and digging her paws into the pavement to demand sausage rolls.

Cara Ovens first noticed golden retriever Lucie had a taste for the bakery chain a few years ago when the smell lured her to its doors during her walkies.

The 33-year-old claims her five-year-old pooch loves to indulge in a bite of pastry or a sausage every couple of weeks as an occasional treat - and will even spot the iconic blue shop fronts from across the road.

The production assistant is often forced to drag the reluctant mutt away with the promise of biscuits as she sits down and pulls on her lead - desperate for a taste of their golden flaky baked goods.

In her hilarious clip, Lucie can be seen digging her claws into the pavement as she stares longingly into her favourite food spot, while Cara tries to pull her away.

Lucie staging a sit-down protest outside the bakery. (Kennedy News and Media)

Later, the pair return to another nearby Greggs to find it is having a re-fit - leaving the devastated Lucie to peer in at the gutted premises in disappointment.

Cara, from Edinburgh, Scotland, said: "Lucie loves Greggs. She's possibly Greggs' top dog fan.

"Whenever we're on a walk with my partner we'll go in and grab something.

"She loves the smell and gets a little treat every couple of weeks - whether it be a bit of pastry or sausage. I'm a responsible dog owner and I'm not shovelling Greggs down her throat.

"Quite often I don't know [the Greggs is] there until she sits down and does that thing where she refuses to move.

"She can be a diva and she does protest for other reasons too. She doesn't stop outside any other shop."

Lucie's love of Greggs has lasted for three years and when she passes a store a few times a week, Cara is forced to diffuse her tantrums with the promise of biscuits.

Cara said: "She's very persistent. She's quite strong. My magic word is biscuits. It's not as good as Greggs, but she does respond. They're a close second and she can't be having Greggs every day.

Pastry-loving Lucie refuses to budge whenever she passes a Greggs store. (Kennedy News and Media)

"Where we live in Edinburgh quite close to the city centre, when we're on a walk we'll quite often pass at least one Greggs.

"There's a couple of different Greggs that are local to us. I didn't even know the one in the first video was there. It wasn't until we stopped that I realise where we were - she was trying to tell me something.

"Everyone's commenting on the video asking why I didn't get her a Greggs. I can't leave her outside a shop so she didn't get Greggs that day.

"I think she smells the pastry and that's what lures her in. It's all about the smells.

"It's mainly my other half Jon who loves Greggs. He likes to get a sausage roll slash Steak Bake combo. He's converted Lucie.

"She's very food-orientated but she never stops outside any other shops. She's so daft - she's quite funny."

Greggs were contacted for comment.

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