A PET shop in Teignmouth is warning owners after a dog became ill after walking on the Back Beach.

The Healthy Pet Shop says one of its customers reported their dog had been seriously ill and taken to the vet over the weekend after the walk.

The animal was tested on arriving at the vets and was positive for both cocaine and cannabis.

It was reported that the dog was large, at least 30kg and is now making a full recovery.

However, the vet was reported to have said a smaller dog would have been killed ingesting such drugs.

The Healthy Pet Shop said: ‘Please be vigilant and warn all people with animals and children.

‘The owners say this was the only place they had walked the dog.’