A German short-haired Pointer dog from Peru has been trained to box by her owner.

The three-and-a-half year old called Chela dodges punches and throws jabs with her front paws while standing up on her hind legs.

She can't float like a butterfly, or sting like a bee, but she can bite like a dog.

Her trainer Cesar Chacaliaza, a brigadier in the national police force said: "Chela didn't want to put the gloves on at first."

Mr Chacaliaza said he taught his previous dog how to box as a party trick, but with Chela he has taken the training more seriously to make her an even better boxer.

© Independent Television News Limited 2008. All rights reserved.