A tricky brainteaser has been released to celebrate the festive season – and it’s left even the most eagle-eyed of puzzlers perplexed.
The new puzzle, created by UK-based Protectivity Insurance, challenges the nation to spot the naughty dog hiding among the presents this Christmas.
However, with similar-looking gingerbread men hiding in the crowd of gifts, it may not be as easy as it seems on first glance.
According to the creators, the quickest time taken to solve this puzzle is 10 seconds and the slowest was 3 minutes – but how long will it take you to find the pooch?
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A tricky brainteaser is challenging the nation to spot the dog amongst the gifts this Christmas
The tricky visual, which also features plenty of red, brown and cream coloured gifts to the throw you off the scent, has left even the most eagle-eyed puzzlers scratching their heads.
If you’re finding it too tricky to find the adorable pet, then look away now as the answers are imminent…
The little brown dog, with floppy ears, is lurking in the top right-hand corner, behind a matching coloured Christmas present.
But don’t worry if you didn’t manage to beat the record, as there have been plenty of other brainteasers sweeping the web for you to try your hand at.
ANSWER: The adorable little dog was hiding in the top right-hand corner of the Christmas puzzle. According to the creators, the quickest time taken to solve this puzzle is 10 seconds and the slowest was 3 minutes
Try your hand at more festive puzzles
A ‘Where’s Wally’ style puzzle left fans stumped as they tried to spot the Queen’s corgi in a busy Christmas crowd.
Yappy, a UK-based online dog retailer released a series of search and find festive brain-teasers to tackle investigative skills.
In a series of four tricky puzzles, the Queen’s four-legged friend has dashed away and is hiding amid a Christmas scene with Buddy the Elf, Father Christmas and bags of presents. So can you spot him?
PUZZLE 1
In a series of four tricky puzzles, the Queen’s four-legged friend has dashed away is hiding amid a Christmas scene with Buddy the Elf, Father Christmas and bags of presents
PUZZLE 2
In the images, the cute Welsh dog cheekily hides amid the Christmas trees, toy soldiers, and festive foods. So can you see him?
PUZZLE 3
The Queen is known for her love of both dogs and horses, and has owned more than 30 corgis, many of them direct descendants of her first one, Susan – given to her as an 18th birthday present by her parents in 1944
PUZZLE 4
Her final dog, Whisper, who was adopted following the death of his owner, a former Sandringham gamekeeper, died in October 2018. Now she only has dorgis, who are Corgi-Daschund crosses
In the images, the cute Welsh dog cheekily hides amid the Christmas trees, toy soldiers, and festive foods.
The Queen is known for her love of both dogs and horses, and has owned more than 30 corgis, many of them direct descendants of her first one, Susan – given to her as an 18th birthday present by her parents in 1944.
In the first scene, the corgi is hiding in plain sight, front and centre and tucked behind the snowman.
While the second one head to the back of the scene, to sneak behind the Christmas tree.
The third corgi is hiding in the back right hand side, tucking himself underway beneath someone going sleighing.
And the last corgi clearly has a desire for some dinner leftovers, hiding underneath the turkey drumstick amid some mince pies.
ANSWERS
1.
ANSWER: The corgi is hiding in plain sight, front and centre and tucked behind the snowman
2.
ANSWER: The corgi has head to the back of the scene, to sneak behind the Christmas tree
3.
ANSWER: The corgi is hiding in the back right hand side, tucking himself underway beneath someone going sleighing
4.
ANSWER: The last corgi clearly has a desire for some dinner leftovers, hiding underneath the turkey drumstick amid some mince pies