While mum Caroline was cooking in the cooking area, Caitlin brought Ted up to the washroom and also covered him in semi-permanent green family pet dye.

Twenty-year-old Caitlin said: “I’ve seen people dye their pet’s green before and also I believed it would certainly be a great concept to dye him green.

“It’s a semi-permanent dye secure for canines so it lasts for 10 washes.

Twenty-year-old Caitlin said: “I’ve seen people dye their dog’s green before and I thought it would be a good idea to dye him green.

“My mother idolises my dog and treats Ted like a human, I knew she would react crazy if I did it behind her back.

“I did it in the bathroom upstairs while she was doing dinner because I knew she wouldn’t come upstairs.

“It’s a semi-permanent dye safe for dogs so it lasts for 10 washes.

“You could tell that Ted knew something was going on, when he walked into the kitchen he turned around and looked at my mum like he knew something had happened.”

Caroline said she was left ‘in shock’ after seeing Ted but admitted to finding it pretty funny.

“I was in shock,” Caroline said. “I did not have a clue that it was happening. She planned the whole thing.

“My reaction is speechless. I couldn’t speak, I was shocked. I couldn’t believe that she did it.

“I find it hilarious, it’s safe dye and it was fine.

“I always said my children could be creative and express themselves freely but I think they took it a bit too far.”

A clip showing Caroline’s reaction was shared online by Caitlin and has quickly gone viral, it’s been viewed more than 400,000 times since she posted it earlier this week.