'Oh the irony': Locksmith locked out of van by dog

A locksmith turned to social media for help after his dogs locked him out of his work van, with his tools trapped inside the vehicle.

Peter Macann was on his way to help a customer in January when he had to stop at a service station to put air in his tyres, according to BBC. 

Macann has not been a locksmith for long and said that one of his French bulldogs in the vehicle stood on the central locking button and locked him out with his only set of keys in the ignition.

The locksmith had finally gotten access to his vehicle more than an hour later when one of his dogs stood on the button and locked him out once again, saying that the animals were "completely unbothered by the incident".

"I'm a 24-hour locksmith so I had a job at about 21:00, and I went to put air in the tyres, went to pay for it, got back and I just couldn't get in," he said.

"I didn't want to call another locksmith or tell my customer I had locked myself out of my van,” he added.

"I'm actually a locksmith but all of my tools are inside the car," he wrote. "Oh the irony."

Macann, who found humour in the situation, said his search for help remained unsuccessful but in the end, his dogs Bella and Vinnie, stood on the button again and unlocked the car.

He said he was "too embarrassed" to inform the customer of the reason behind his tardiness and just told them that he "got caught in traffic".

Macann’s dogs often travel with him in the car with a harness but he vowed to be "extra vigilant" that they were buckled in and he also pledged to carry a second set of keys on him.