Brandy the dog looks rather proud as owner discovers inky pawprints all over house

She said: ‘Brandy is very needy, so I’m trying to give him some space at the moment.

‘I went for a wee, and straight away he ran into the kitchen, got on the table, put his head in my handbag and took out a biro.

‘He chewed it and the ink went everywhere. It was in the bedroom, in the kitchen – it was everywhere. I had no idea that ink could go that far!’

In a hilarious video, Angela surveys the scene as Brandy prances around from room to room showing off the mess he’s made.

Not only did the dog’s inky pawprints cover Angela’s kitchen floor, they also stained her sofa – and are proving incredibly hard to clean.

‘The kitchen was easy, but the sofa looks like it has been attacked,’ she said.

‘I didn’t know whether to laugh or get him re-homed! At first I thought it was soil – then it clicked and I thought “right, get the bleach”.’

The hardest thing to clean, however, has been Brandy himself.

Angela said: ‘His paws were dyed blue! We are three or four baths in now, and his fur is still stained. He has to go to the dog groomer to have his hair cut and cleaned.’

She has only had him for six months, but Brandy is already gaining a reputation for mischief.

‘My 19-year-old daughter who lives down south calls him Ginger Nut, because he’s so mad. She always rings up and asks what he’s done now,’ Angela said.