A Japanese man has spent more than €12,000 on a custom-made dog suit.
The man – only known as Toco – took his outfit for a walk.
More than five million people have watched the video on social media.
Toco hired Zeppet – a company renowned for its sculptures, models, and props for films – to run up the outfit.
It took 40 days to make.
Now Toco has gone “walkies” for the first time in a park and it was filmed by German television RTL.
Mr Toco said:
“Thankfully, I received permission to use the videos, so I am releasing them to the public!
“On the day of the interview, they were very kind to me.
“I made the costume a collie because it looks real when I put it on”.
“My favourite is quadrupedal animals, especially cute ones.
Among them, I thought that a big animal close to me would be good, considering that it would be a realistic model, so I decided to make it a dog.”
Mr Toco added:
“I’m
“I’m sad that some people can think that this is a fetish.
“I love animals and enjoy play-acting like a collie.”
“This is my hobby, so I will carry on.
“It makes me happy and other people happy, too.”
Mr Toco in an interview with Mirror revealed that he has been dreaming of transforming into a dog since he was a child.