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A dog-owner says 'Christmas is cancelled' after his 'imbecile' pooch made off with a glazed ham and wolfed it down behind his back.

Luke Vandore-Mackay recounted how Huck the springer spaniel scarfed the carefully-prepared treat and even managed to smash an expensive plate in the process.

Luke, from Dalwood, Devon, shared the exploits of his misbehaving hound on Twitter , much to the amusement of his followers who expressed little sympathy for Luke's predicament.

He wrote: "You know how I smoked, then cooked overnight in cider, my 3.5kg gammon?

"Then glazed it with a cider, mustard and clove syrup – basting it every 10 minutes until it was burnished rich mahogany?

"Well the f****** dog has just eaten ¾ of it.

(Image: Twitter)

(Image: Twitter)

"So we’ve got no glazed ham and any minute now the dog is going to puke and s*** all over the kitchen.

"He also smashed the stupid expensive plate it was on. Christmas is cancelled. Stupid dog."

Huck soon rued its decision to scoff the carefully-prepared ham and had a very unsettled night as it tried to digest the giant snack.

(Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto) (Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Luke, who works as a chef, was left genuinely concerned for the health of Huck and kept a close eye on him that night.

He added: "I am sleeping in the kitchen with the stupid dog in case he dies from too much ham because I love that thieving imbecile."

He continued: "The dog spent the night farting on me and needing urgent toilet breaks in the rain but seems essentially fine and not dead of too much ham.’

Thankfully, Huck has now made a full recovery and was able to embark on a walk though the forest the very next day.