They only look like baby pandas.
These little bundles of joy are actually Chow Chow dogs that have been dyed black-and-white to look like pandas.
Dyeing pets has been a trend in Chinese pet pampering for quite some time. At last summer’s Pets Show in Taipei China, there was a fierce dog-dyeing competition.
The trend demonstrates how quickly and dramatically attitudes toward pets — particularly dogs — have changed in many parts of Asia.
In Taiwan, for example, just 10 years ago, dogs were still eaten in public restaurants and raised on farms for that purpose. Traditional Chinese medicine held that so-called “fragrant meat” from dogs could fortify one’s health.
Now, eating dog is viewed by many as an embarrassing reminder of a poorer time.
With more money to spend, newly wealthy Chinese have embraced the dog-owning culture with a vengeance. Dogs are brought into restaurants, fussed over in public, dressed up in ridiculous outfits and now dyed to look like ferocious tigers.
I think that’s cruel to have the poor dog stand there for over 3 hours while someone dyes their coat. I’m a professional dog groomer, and would never subject any dog to that type of torture…..just so you can make them look like another animal??
ur just mad u ain’t got no dying skills like dem chinks
All I can say is, wow!
… how bout BOW WOW instead
very, very odd. I don’t even know what to think about this. . .
Disturbing, much like the “designer dog” mixed breeding we have here in the US. Let the animals be, people.
yes LET THEM BE PEOPLE… bestiality rules!!!
its kinda like animal abuse
He is cute as can be, but I agree, it would be torture to have that dog stand there for hours getting a dye job.
I’d stand for hours to get a blow job.
cool! Cute dogs!
They’re adorable and I’m glad to see they’re being invited into restaurants as guests and not as the main course … but seriously, this is crazy. Dogs love us no matter what, so why can’t we love THEM no matter what they look like? Sorry, China. They’re cute but completely uncalled for.
Some dogs love hours of attention.
I’d rather see a dog stand for three hours than get eaten. At least they’re making some kind of progress.
Listen folks, I love my dog Chester very much, but dogs are around as we know them today only for the benefit and/or entertainment of people like us. For those who think this is cruel, its really not any worse than any regular dog show with hours of trimming, shampooing, and washing only to lead them out into a crowd of people where often times dogs are not comfortable. Breeding dogs is the same as it always has been and is only growing faster because every thing else is too. And my last point(hope nobody gets too ill with this idea) that I have had pet pigs n still eat pork, cows n still eat beef, and grown cabbage in the yard n still eat salad so if it tastes good, eat it! By the way I would totally take the tiger dog(as a pet, not to eat)
What the hell is wrong with people. Maybe these Chinese girls should do a little work on themselves instead.
maybe they should just go back to eating them
It has been legalized in Florida. Signed to law by Gov. Rick Scott. This will soon become a reality in Florida.
can’t wait to get me one