AN ADORABLE DOG HAS BEEN HIRED AS A HIGH STREET STORE MANAGER

An adorable cockapoo has been hired as the nation’s first-ever ‘Paw Manager’ after falling in love with a shop in her local town and becoming a local celebrity among its customers and staff. 

Eight-year-old Jazz refuses to pass the wilko store in Chippenham, Wilts, without dragging her owners inside, stopping them in their tracks and refusing to go any further unless it’s into the shop and towards the pet aisle.

In recognition of her obsession with wilko, bosses at the retailer have now honoured Jazz with her very own unique role – crowning her as Britain’s first-ever doggy store manager, or ‘Paw Manager’ if you prefer. 

The clever canine has been awarded her very own custom name badge and red uniform, and she can regularly be seen patrolling the aisles of the Chippenham store. 

Brilliant photos and video footage show Jazz heading into the store and sniffing around to find the pet aisle, nosily poking her snout into the shelves in search of her newest treat. 

Craig Cristofoli, Chippenham wilko Store Manager, said: “All of our team members in-store love when she visits just as much as she does.”

Since becoming a regular at wilko Chippenham, Jazz has become a local celebrity – winning the hearts of team members instore who excitedly await her visits.

She first fell in love with wilko when her local store started allowing dogs in last year and she began making regular visits with her owners, who shop there for canine food and treats.

Jazz’s owner, Carolyn, said: “The first time we took her in she was very excited – she was actually slipping on the floor as she was trying to run so fast.

“Since then she’s very keen to go in and it’s now got to the point where she won’t pass even if we don’t want anything.

“We’ve tried to go a different way to avoid wilko if we don’t need anything from the store but Jazz will still protest and she knows the route so she just will not move from the spot. 

“She knows the door so she goes straight in – it’s nice being able to take her in but you can’t look at anything until you’ve been to the treat aisle!”

wilko has 248 dog-friendly stores nationwide and welcomes all pooches to visit with their owners.