Alan Carr's deaf dog attacked bagpiper's sporran while at event at his Scottish castle

Alan Carr revealed his dog went for a bagpiper’s sporran while at an event at his Scottish castle.

The incident took place at Carr’s residence, Ayton Castle, in the Scottish Borders, according to the 50-year-old comedian on the latest episode of his podcast, Life’s a Beach.

The castle is an A-listed building and described as one of the finest examples of the Scottish baronial style.

In a conversation with US author and humourist, David Sedaris, he spoke about the embarrassing moment during an event in which he invited the piper to play at his £3.25m estate.

In response to Sedaris’s account of a Mastiff attacking him while the owner lambasted him for not putting his bag down, Alan claimed he was an “irresponsible dog owner”.

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Carr said: “I recently moved up to Scotland and we had a bagpiper, and Rita, my deaf dog, attacked his sporran.”

Sedaris asked what a sporran was, and Carr explained it was the “hairy bit” on a man’s kilt.

He said the piper told him to “keep your dog under f****** control”.

Carr said: “Instead of telling the dog off, I was slagging off the Scottish national dress – ‘It looks like a puppy you’ve got between your legs.’

“I should have said something, but you do get very protective about your dog. My dog can’t do anything wrong, and all she spends her time doing is doing things wrong.”

When Carr tried to defuse the situation by asking the bagpiper what he put in the sporran, expecting a “romantic” answer like whisky, the bagpiper replied, “My vape”.

Carr said: “I was expecting a wee dram of whisky or a Robert Burns poem.”

The comedian who won the Celebrity Traitors last year, is now embarking on a renovation journey to transform Ayton Castle as part of a new Disney+ series, Castle Man.