Bloated pooch steals Christmas dinner and crashes out

Bubba, the bloated turkey thief. Photo / David Barret5 Twitter

It's not unusual after tucking into Christmas dinner to feel bloated and barely able to move. Sometimes a quick lie down and a nap can help after all that excess.

It certainly seemed to help Bubba, the dog that stole her family's turkey before collapsing on the floor.

The five-year-old Chi Apso found the meat on Christmas Eve, wrapped in tin foil under a tea towel, and had left only a tiny fragment by the time she finished.

Her owners found their bloated pet lying on her side and posted an image on Twitter that has been re-tweeted thousands of times.

David Barrett, the dog's owner from Prestwick, Ayrshire, wrote: "No chance has my dog just scranned (eaten) the whole turkey for tomorrow? There's the culprit she can't move."

No chance has ma dog just scranned the whole turkey for tomorrow

— Davyyyy (@David_Barrett5) December 24, 2016

He said that Bubba had suffered no ill effects, but was about to be put on a strict New Year diet.

He added: "It was a turkey breast and mum cooked everything and sat it on the bottom tier of a two tier table and put tin foil and a dish cloth over it. She just couldn't move. It was pretty big, a whole turkey breast."

The turkey was meant to feed three people. Luckily, Mr Barrett's aunt had two turkeys and was able to deliver one to the family to save Christmas dinner.

The social media post of the gluttonous pooch has since attracted almost 10,000 retweets and 24,000 likes on Twitter.

there's the culprit she can't move pic.twitter.com/BDsMlYT2UW

— Davyyyy (@David_Barrett5) December 24, 2016

Aimei Melvin wrote: "She's the same shape as the turkey, oh my god."

Jamie Connolly said: "Oh my god I am screaming. I actually have tears you must be so mad." Another Twitter user said Bubba "looks like she's about to burst."

A actual can't believe ma fat ass dog

— Davyyyy (@David_Barrett5) December 24, 2016

This article was originally published by The Telegraph.