Mike Sobel decided to try and help a dog from a rescue centre find a new home by featuring him on the forecast, however the dog just wanted to play.

Mike, who says he is a dog lover on his Twitter account, had the dog called Ripple with him as he presented the local weather in Edmonton, but Ripple was trouble from the start.

Mike has said that the video has now had more than a million views on YouTube.

The part mastiff dog, who is only 18-months-old, repeatedly pulled Mike across the screen - and occasionally almost dragged him off-screen - during the short segment.

Colleagues in the studio offered to take the wayward pup but Mike refused saying: "No, what you're going to be able to hold him better?"

Ripple almost pulls the hapless weatherman off camera. Credit: Global News Edmonton

As Mike gamely continued to try and present the weather Ripple eventually managed to chew through his lead at which point he decided to try and jump up on the weatherman.

However the Mike does not seem to have minded the attention, tweeting:

Although the shelter has had some interest in Ripple since his brush with fame, he is still yet to find his forever home.