A pet owner was baffled after her dog gave birth to a rare green puppy in the Philippines.

Chona Lacsamana woke up to find her dog Mocha sleeping with a bundle of newborn pooches inside their house in La Union province on October 25.

The puppies were coloured black, white, brown, and spotted and an exceptional one that appears to be light green.

Chona thought at first the dog was only stained from the blood during birthing, but they took a good look before confirming it was really green.

She said they will not put the puppies up for adoption because they are the first babies of their dog.

Chona added: ''We will take care of the dog together with its siblings and mother. They are all special for us.''

The family named the dog ''Wasabi'' after the green spicy condiment from Japan.

Dogs born with green fur are extremely rare and could only happen after the fetus comes in contact with a green pigment called “biliverdin” while inside the womb.