A woman was left gobsmacked after leaving the dog groomers as she thought her pooch was acting a bit strange - then she realised that she'd been given someone else's pet.
Tykesha Cherry took her dog, 10-month-old Lucky, for a trim at her local salon and afterwards she took a photo of the canine, who appeared to be leaning forwards and squinting suspiciously at the camera.
But the 31-year-old receptionist felt compelled to video-call her boyfriend Quinn to try and figure out why her usually affectionate Maltese Poodle looked so shifty.
It was only when she repeatedly called Lucky's name and got no response, noticed differences in his fur pattern and that his usually smooth pink paws were 'crusty' that she realised it wasn't him.
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Tykesha, from Chesapeake, Virginia, US, said: "I went to pick up my puppy, I went in and the lady at the desk said 'Oh, you're here for Bentley?'. I said, 'no, I'm here for Lucky'.
"As she's walking away to fetch the dog, I was dealing with the receipt. I look up, and there's a dog in my face. I didn't get a chance to get a good look at him, all I saw was white.
"I go to the car and I put him in. He turned around and I thought 'he looks so different, am I tripping?'"
Perplexed as to why Lucky was acting out of character Tykesha rang her boyfriend to get a second opinion before driving home.
Tykesha said: "To make sure I video-called my boyfriend, Quinn, and showed him the dog. He said 'uh, he does look different'. I told Quinn I was about to start driving and he said 'don't. I'm starting to think that isn't Lucky.'
"I was looking at his paws and his ears. I realised Lucky didn't have that weird thing around his eyes. That's when I knew this wasn't my dog."
Horrified at the salon's error, Tykesha raced back to return Bentley and retrieve her beloved Lucky.
Tykesha said: "I jumped straight out of the car and ran back immediately. It was the same woman stood at the door, and she said, 'hi Bentley!'
"I was like 'this isn't my dog, where's my dog? Where's my puppy?' They were shocked, everybody was in shock. I get the mix-up, they're both white, but I thought they'd have tags in the back or something.
"I definitely felt relieved when I was reunited with Lucky. Like what I was feeling wasn’t wrong in regards to him looking different."
Tykesha took to Facebook to vent about the blunder, posting snaps of both dogs.
Tykesha wrote: "Went to [name redacted] and they messed up. They gave me the wrong dog in pic 1, when the puppy in pic 2 is actually mine.
"I just kept looking at him outside in the parking lot like you look so different. Smh [shake my head].
"Thank goodness I called Quinn [to] make sure I wasn't tripping before I pulled off because who knows where lil Lucky would have been. I'm highly p***ed tf off."
The post went viral racking up more than 25,000 shares, with Facebook users in hysterics over the hilarious snap of suspicious Bentley.
Kee Monroe wrote: "That dog looking like it was bout to f*ck you up. Like hold up you not my owner."
Aubrey Mac commented: "The one on the left is a Karen."
The salon has been repeatedly contacted for comment.
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