Emmerdale: Piper the Dog's alive - but fans aren’t impressed

Fans of Emmerdale were left stunned last night (Wednesday, August 21), as the soap did a huge U-turn on Piper the Dog’s death.

Viewers were all grieving along with Belle as they watched the heartbroken pet owner bury her pup’s casket (so many tissues were used!)

But… her pup was actually still alive! But, despite being relieved for Piper, fans have still found something to complain about.

Tom with Piper the Dog in Emmerdale — Little Piper’s alive – hooray! (Credit: ITV)

Emmerdale: Piper the Dog’s alive!

Last week, Emmerdale crushed all of our hearts as evil Tom decided to run Belle’s adorable pooch Piper over with his car.

He then told Belle that he’d spent ALL night trying to save her, but it was best for her to be put down.

Belle said one last goodbye to Piper but soon put two and two together… She realised that Tom had been responsible for Piper’s tragedy (go Belle!)

Later on, she cried her eyes out as she lowered Piper’s casket into the ground.

Little did she know though that Piper was actually still alive! Tom had cruelly made out that Piper was dead just to upset Belle (ABSOLUTELY EVIL!)

And, then, last night, he handed Piper over to her new owners whilst making out that Piper’s previous owner was a horrible piece of work (if only they knew the truth…)

Tom hands Piper the Dog over to new owners in Emmerdale — Fans have blasted the soap for playing with their emotions (Credit: ITV)

Piper “death” decision leaves fans furious

With Piper alive, you’d be forgiven for thinking that viewers would have been over the moon… And, whilst they were happy to see Belle’s furry friend alive and kicking, the decision actually caused many complaints.

Fans can’t believe that the soap has us all grieve for Piper for a number of days before giving us a huge retcon and revealing that Piper was still breathing. How cruel to play with everyone’s emotions like that! It’s not on!

One fan complained: “You should be ashamed of yourselves for making viewers think Piper was dead. Doesn’t excuse the scenes that aired last week. Can be very triggering for people.”

Another person added: “Hold it, hold it, hold it! Are you seriously telling me Piper isn’t dead and we’ve been through this charade since last Friday for nothing?!”

A third viewer blasted: “Hope your writers are not doing the “ha ha we got you all dance” because A) Tom is still depicted as hurting Piper with injections & she’s wearing a cone B) You’ve lost viewers & NTA votes C) You’ve alienated people against a serious storyline. This is still not your finest hour!”