An Ashburton woman's Sunday walk along the river has gone viral after her dog picked up a very unusual chew toy - and the internet can't get enough.
Lissa Cross was walking along the Ashburton River this past Sunday with her 4-year-old Staffie/Mastiff cross Huni when the curious canine sniffed out an X-rated plaything ... and just wouldn't let it go.
"'Houston we have a problem'," Cross wrote on Facebook. "The dog found herself a new chew toy at the river and refuses to give it up!! How the hell do I make her understand this one and seriously WTF Ashburton."
![It took an hour to prise the toy from Huni's jaws. Photo / Lissa Cross](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FRZPXYHCR7AMTSEALUK5IVZKOQ.jpg?auth=431633d66abcc77b31a274bf7c494b6a10b09954b5dc2fe922d69ff3994313ed&width=16&height=22&quality=70&smart=true)
Photos show Huni standing proudly with her discovery - a large flesh-coloured sex toy - and video shows her trying to bury it like a bone.