A springer spaniel was skewered like a kebab when a freak accident saw him impale himself on a two-foot stick during a game of fetch. Ollie was out walking in woodland with owners John and Jan Hall when he tore after a stick John threw for him.
The couple believe the stick landed with its point into the ground and Ollie ran onto it and snapped it in half, with one piece puncturing his throat and skewering him up to his shoulder blades. When the pair heard the eight-year-old shriek they raced over, horrified to see the foot-long branch wedging his mouth open.
B&B and self-catering accommodation owner Jan tried to scoop the stick out of Ollie's mouth for a few seconds but quickly realised the severity of his injuries and immediately called the vets. The couple, who regularly walk him on their three acres of woodland, rushed him to the vets and prayed over him before he was rushed into surgery.
