A litter-picking Border Collie picks up rubbish on dog walks - and neatly posts it in a bin.<br /><br />Trinny, aged five, belongs to Alanna Jackson, 37, a devoted environmentalist who is also keen on dog training.<br /><br />Alanna, who lives in Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, was shocked by the amount of litter in their local area.<br /><br />She began training Trinny when the super-bright collie was a puppy, but found the community pulled together in lockdown to clean up the environment,<br /><br />Last year Trinny began her litter-picking spree, and now knows 'litter' as a command, along with 'drop'.<br /><br />Customer service worker Alanna keeps a close eye to ensure nothing which could be hazardous gets collected.<br /><br />Alanna said: "She's a great wee thing, I trained her, because if she doesn't have a ball or a toy on a walk she will pick up anything.<br /><br />"I do keep a close eye on her in case she picks up a broken cup stirrer or a tooth pick.<br /><br />"If I tell her to 'drop' she will do instantly.<br /><br />"There has been a couple of times panicking about something sharp and small.<br /><br />"She knows 'pick up', 'hold', 'touch', 'drop'. and to complete the task 'litter, clean'.<br /><br />"I'm very environmentally conscious, in lockdown we were litter picking and looking after the area.<br /><br />"It was fantastic.<br /><br />"We were cleaning up canals and rivers.<br /><br />"After everything went back to normal, all these nice things got forgotten about again."<br /><br />Trinny needs a lot of stimulation and exercise due to her breed, and Alanna hopes the dog's antics will inspire others to give it a try.<br /><br />She would even help with training.<br /><br />Alanna said: "She's a special wee sausage.<br /><br />"Because she's a collie she doesn't just need training, she needs constant stimulation.<br /><br />"She is trained to fetch a blanket and can switch a lamp on with a floor switch.<br /><br />"She can close a door, she can ask for a treat.<br /><br />"People see her litter picking out on a walk, and everyone notices it.<br /><br />"She's been trained since she was a puppy but the litter picking has been in the past year.<br /><br />"We have done skills training and obedience.<br /><br />"It would hopefully inspire people to train their dogs to do that.<br /><br />"Anyone can train their dog, as long as they can reach the bin.<br /><br />"It takes a bit of work and there are different types of bins, which presents a challenge.<br /><br />"I have a very active life, that's why I've got a collie.<br /><br />"Unfortunately some of our local areas are very heavily littered.<br /><br />"When you get a low tide on the Clyde, you see all the polystyrene. <br /><br />"What better way to inspire kids to get involved in the environment than to see a cute little collie dog putting litter in a bin?"
