A woman was given a fright in Aldi car park in Tranent when a mischievous puppy snuck into her car and took a lick of her sandwich.

Bear, a one-year-old Staffordshire Bull Terrier, had his eyes on the sandwich after visiting the store with his owner Warren Soulsby.

Warren, 25, of Henderson Gardens, Tranent described his shock as the sneaky puppy snuck into the stranger’s car on Friday and set his eyes on her sandwich.

Warren told the Courier: “I had just had my newborn son come home from the hospital yesterday and while the midwife was at home speaking to my other half, I took Bear to shops to get a little shopping.

“He always sits outside the shop and waits for me to come out and it was no different this time.

“When I came out, he followed me through the car park as we do every day which is just part of mine and his daily routine.

“We were walking through the car park, and there was a lady sitting in her car, the passenger door was wide open as her passenger had nipped away to put a trolley back.

“Bear absolutely loves cars and so decided to run into the passenger side of the car and sit on the seat calmly.

“He just looked at woman as I kept saying sorry while I jogged over to get him. Bear clearly spotted the lady’s sandwich in her hand and then he clearly decided he wanted a taste!

“He slowly edged his big head forward and gently licked the bread then jumped out the car and followed me!”

While some may have been frightened by the experience of having a dog run into their car, Warren said the woman could not have been a better sport about it.

He said: “The woman found it hilarious she even offered Bear the sandwich! But he didn’t take it, he just plodded on home.”

Warren is a father of two, Darcey, 5, and and most recently Geordie who is just seven days old. He said that Bear is amazing with his children.

He said: “He’s like a built-in babysitter! He’s really great with the kids, he absolutely loves them. They could do anything to him and he won't even flinch.

"These dogs get a bad reputation. People have crossed over the street with their kids when I'm walking down High Street with Bear, because he 'looks vicious', but he’s the complete opposite, he’s a big softy."