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Active dogs that enjoy running on the beach, or joining their humans out cycling or stand-up paddle boarding, might benefit from wearing sunglasses.

Eastcott Veterinary Hospital in Swindon, Wiltshire, said visors or goggles could help protect "very active dogs" or those with certain conditions, BBC News reports.

Miluse Vojtiskova's 14-year-old poodle Celine has developed iris atrophy with age and cannot filter brightness.

She said Celine's goggles had given her pet back "a normal quality of life".

"She can walk outside now and she can do anything she did before," she added.

Ms Vojtiskova first noticed there was a problem with her poodle when she jumped in front of a car one day.

"She began to become jumpy in the sunshine," she said.

The specialists at Eastcott Veterinary Hospital told Ms Vojtiskova that Celine's iris had become weaker as she had aged, meaning her iris muscle was not strong enough to pull the pupil tight.

"So when it's very bright she struggles and it hurts her," said Ida Gilbert, head of Ophthalmology at Eastcott Referrals.

"That shocked me because I had no idea she was in pain," Ms Vojtiskova said.