CHRISTMAS decorations, cat toys and coins are no longer safe – for a Tunbridge Wells puppy with a habit of eating anything in sight has devoured them all.

Vets found 30 objects in the belly of six-month old Border Collie, Sky.

The dog had gobbled up stones, shells, money and hair bands, much to the confusion of her owner, Wendy Bradley of St James' Road, who had noticed her belongings were going missing.

"On Friday she was passing blood so we took her to the vet and they gave her an injection and said she would be better after the weekend," she told the Courier.

"But she got worse and on Sunday she started being sick and threw up some of the cat's toys."

An X-ray by the vet on Monday morning showed Sky had acquired quite a collection of items in her stomach.

"The vet said we have got to do an operation to remove them. She was under for about an hour and we didn't think she was going to survive it," said Wendy, 50.

But after extracting 15 of the objects and a hefty vet bill totalling £700, the perky pup was back in her owner's arms: "She brought the rest up in the vets, including the lid from a bottle of body lotion – I'm surprised it didn't get stuck in her airways.

"We can't leave anything about, even money. I dropped a pound one day and she swallowed it instantly.

"She ate all the cat's toys and she even swallowed a glass angel, a Christmas tree decoration that was about two inches big."

She added: "Other than that she's a little angel and we couldn't wish for a better dog."

KENT animal behaviourist Janetta Smith explained the psychology behind Sky's habits

"With puppies and kittens, just like babies, everything goes in their mouths.

"Obviously being a puppy it's more of a playful thing and often they will accidentally swallow things, whereas in older dogs it's an issue.

"It often starts off with picking up things that move or look interesting but then it can be turned into seeking attention because the owner is following them around checking their mouth.

"But if it continues it can just become habit – in this case it probably started off as a bit of a game but at six months old it might already be habit.

"Persian cats are known for suckling soft things like pillows, often because they are not weaned properly as kittens. It starts off as a trigger but then becomes a cycle."

What Sky ate:

A glass angel

A bottle lid

£1 coins

Cat toys

Hair bands

Polished pebbles

Shells

Stones