Can you spot Marley the mutt who becomes invisible when he sits on couple’s living room rug?
Marley, a slate grey Borkie, disappears from sight when he lies on his owners' rug which is the same colour as the adorable pooch
MARLEY, a slate grey Borkie, is giving his owners a headache as he matches the colour of the couple’s new rug and vanishes from sight.
The two-year-old mutt has earned the nickname “Hound-ini” because when he lies on the Ikea rug he blends in and cannot be easily seen.
Matthew Young, 23 and Harley Edmonds, 21, bought the rug to give their living room a cosier feel but now they have to be careful where they step over fears they could accidentally tread on him.
Ms Edmonds, of Swinton, Manchester said: “We moved into the house nearly a year ago and the first thing we did was go out to buy a big fluffy rug from Ikea to make the living room cosier – and that’s when the dog went missing.
“Marley’s fur and the rug are exactly the same, when he’s on it he is completely camouflaged and to make matters worse it is his favourite place to be. He’s permanently attached to it.
“There will be times when I’m sat on the couch watching TV and then I panic and ask Matthew, ‘Where’s Marley?’
“We’ll go and hunt for him around the house and upstairs and then realise he was actually sat on the rug the whole time.
“We’re always tripping over him and when you’re crossing the room you need to be so careful. Marley is tiny and the rug is huge so he could be anywhere on there.
“The amount of times I’ve accidentally stepped on his paw or tail because I just haven’t seen him is awful. He lets out this little yelp and I’m completely mortified, I feel so bad.
“It used to be the worst at bedtime because the light switch and the stairs are on opposite sides of the room so that causes a bit of a problem.
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“You’d have to feel your way across the rug in the dark to make sure you didn’t stand on Marley.
“Now we wait until we’ve heard his little paws trotting up the stairs so we know we can safely cross the room.
“He’s such a clever dog and he can do so many tricks. He can sit, roll over, stand in the air waving his paws but turning invisible is definitely his best trick.”
The couple have another dog called Axel and they have worked out that the best way to know where Marley is, is to follow Axel.
She said: “Hunting around for Marley on it makes us laugh so much.
“The best way to know where Marley is is to look for Axel because he’s nearly always lying on top of him. They love each other so much.”