A dog owner who thought she'd 'come across a murder scene' while walking her pet was left bemused when she realised what she had actually stumbled upon. 

Gina Penman Dearing, from Rodbourne, was on a dog walk over the back of Broome Manor at lunchtime on Tuesday, April 9, when the spaniel Siggy discovered something had been discarded near the area known locally as Ladder Lane. 

She initially thought something horrendous had happened, but soon realised that she had come across a deflated blow-up doll that had been abandoned on the muddy path. 

Swindon Advertiser: The blow-up doll that dog Siggy sniffed-out while on a walkThe blow-up doll that dog Siggy sniffed-out while on a walk (Image: Gina Penman Dearing)

Finding humour in the situation, she posted pictures of her unusual find on the Swindon Community Notice Board, and said: "Thought I'd come across a murder scene near Ladder Lane this morning."

Speaking to the Advertiser afterwards the dog owner said: "There's an old bridge that takes you to Ladder Lane (it's nickname I think) up into Wroughton. It was on a very muddy path next to the field where bikes were used.

"I could Siggy was sniffing something and thought, it was just a bag of rubbish until I got near and it took me a while to figure it out."

This is not the first time that Siggy has sniffed out a questionable object while out on a walk leading Gina to refer to her precious pooch as a 'sex pest'. 

"It seems to be a pattern with my dog," she said. 

Swindon Advertiser: 'Sex pest' Siggy has a proclivity for finding naughty objects while out on walks'Sex pest' Siggy has a proclivity for finding naughty objects while out on walks (Image: Gina Penman Dearing)

In August 2022, Gina was walking her two dogs Siggy and Billie when the then six-month-old  Siggy discovered something that had been discarded at the back of the Churchward estate.

She returned to Gina with her new toy which was when the Vets Kitchen worker noticed exactly what was in Siggy's mouth - a rubber sex toy.

"I tried to get it off her without physically touching it but she was having a whale of a time," she said at the time. 

Swindon Advertiser: Siggy unsure of what to make of her new discovery Image: Gina Penman Dearing Siggy unsure of what to make of her new discovery Image: Gina Penman Dearing (Image: Gina Penman Dearing)

Siggy ran off and then reappeared without it, much to Gina's relief. 

Finding the situation amusing, Gina posted about it on Facebook after the walk. 

"Thanks to whoever decided to fling this outside on the alleyway from the back of the Churchward estate my puppy enjoyed playing with it," she wrote.