Fur real: Meet the man who wants to become a dog
A Japanese man says he has fulfilled his life-long ambition of becoming a four-legged animal, and all it took was spending two-million Yen (AU$22,000; NZ$24,000) on a dog costume.
The man, who goes by the name of Toko, commissioned an agency called Zeppet, who then spent 40 days making the bespoke Collie outfit.
Posting photos of himself in the costume, Toko, said: ‘I made it a Collie because it looks real when I put it on.
“I thought that a big animal close to my size would be good - considering that it would be a realistic model, so I decided to make it a dog.”
A bizarre video clip of the man dressed in the Collie costume emerged on YouTube early in April, which shows him standing on all fours in front of a camera with jaunty piano music playing in the background.
While some have praised the life-like outfit as ‘awesome’, others have said it looks unnatural, with one viewer commenting: 'No matter how much money you spent, you won’t be a real dog.'
The suit was made by Japanese company Zeppet, which provides costumes and figures for TV commercials and films.
The post, which now has over 50,000 likes, has divided the internet.
Writing on Toko’s YouTube page, one viewer said: ‘Being freak, god level! Well done!’
Another wrote: ‘You spent money on that? Lol well at least it's realistic to a degree.’
But others praised his bravery and courage to follow a life-long dream.
Image: YouTube