A clever dog was seen taking a 'puppuccino' straight from the hands of a Starbucks drive thru worker in the US.

River Song, a rescued German Shepherd, sat patiently with her head poked out of the window of owner Victoria Stewart's car waiting for the creamy treat on January 8.

With her ears pricked up and eyes wide, the dog mists up the freezing air in Eagle River, Alaska, as she salivates.

River Song, a rescued German Shepherd, was filmed 'ordering' a puppuccino at a drive-thru Starbucks in Alaska

As soon as the counter window slides open, River Song darts her head out to grab the cup between her teeth before disappearing back inside the vehicle.

Ms Stewart said: 'River regularly accepts puppuccinos at Starbucks.

'The staff finds her to be gentle, sweet and darned feminine with those PetSmart earrings she's always sporting.

'She prefers to hold her own treat between her paws while mommy drives and runs errands.'

River Song deserves the small treats in life as she was suffered a tough upbringing before being rescued by her current owner.

Victoria Stewart, her owner, said: 'River regularly accepts puppuccinos at Starbucks'

Ms Stewart said: 'River was rescued from a man who kept her chained up during her first winter here in Alaska, then became enraged with her when a neighbour dog raped her and got her pregnant.

'He proceeded to attempt to starve the puppies from her, and she didn't eat for quite some time.

'She was rescued by a local group here in Anchorage and fostered after her puppies were safely delivered in shelter.

'Our application was chosen to match her needs because I have young twins.

'River immediately became their nanny, and to this day, is 'on duty' when her boys are around.