the dailymash

The animal, which was about a year old, squatted down to do its business, and then shuffled along a bit after it had started, depositing its faeces behind it.

Staff, who nicknamed the dog “shitter”, said they watched it closely as it forced out at least two quite large curly ones and one smaller straight log.

Nikki Hollis, 26, a check-out assistant said: “I was on my break when Darren from the fish counter said he could see a dog taking a shit. So we went to have a look.”

Bill McKay, 56, a trolley collector, said: “I saw a bit of a crowd gathering so I went over, I asked Nikki what was going on and she said it was a dog, taking a shit.”

Store manager Wayne Hayes, 42, said: “I was in my office when I got a call from Ellen, the checkout supervisor who just said ‘get yourself down here now, a dog is having a shit’”.

Bakery worker Norman Steele, 34, was walking towards the store to start his shift when he got a text from Mr McKay saying “Where r u? Dog having shit. Gr8!”

A spokesman for Tesco said: “Our staff are trained to expect the unexpected. As soon as the dog had finished they wrapped the shit in a blanket and called the RSPCA. It’s doing fine.”