Japanese man collie dog

The man, who goes by the name of Toko-san, commissioned an agency called Zeppet who spent 40 days making the bespoke Collie outfit.

Thanks to you, I was able to fulfill my dream of becoming an animal!’ Zeppet went through various rounds of revisions, with San being involved in every stage of the production process. Debuting his costume on Youtube, Toko-san shares his unique journey living as a dog to over 1000 subscribers.

A Japanese man spent approximately 2 million yen (£12,480) on a realistic border collie costume because he wanted to look like his favourite breed of dog.

Since the structure of the skeleton is very different, we spent a lot of time studying how to make it look like a dog,” the employee told the outlet. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. By clicking ‘Register’ you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use, Cookie policy and Privacy notice.

He commissioned an agency called Zeppet, known for creating TV and film costumes, who spent 40 days making the bespoke outfit. Toko-san, said: 'I made it a ...

A spokesman for Zeppet said: ‘Modelled after a collie dog, it reproduces the appearance of a real dog walking on four legs.’ One viewer commented on a video of the dog costume: ‘No matter how much money you spent, you won’t be a real dog.’ ‘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.’

Toko paid professional agency 2 million yen (Rs 12 lakh) to create a realistic costume of a Collie. The company took 40 days to create the costume.

The jumbo is seen surrounded by a group of young people photographing him. In a now-viral clip on the internet, a man can be seen jogging on a deserted road, with squirrels scrambling behind him. He also asserted that if he moves too much, he will not be able to look like a dog. Furthermore, Zeppet created a customised “collie" costume for Toko to make everything look real. He spent Rs 12 lakh (which is 2 million Yen) to look like a dog. There have been instances where people spent millions of dollars to either look like a celebrity or even a Barbie doll but a man from Japan had one of his weirdest dreams fulfilled recently.

A JAPANESE man has spent the equivalent of £12500 on an eerily realistic Border Collie outfit to fulfil his 'life long ambition' of becoming a dog.

As Toko-san posted the video on Twitter, he wrote: “I ordered a costume! The man, named only as Toko-san, spent two million Yen (£12,500) on the dog costume, with the Zeppet agency spending 40 days crafting the bespoke outfit. He rolls on the floor and waving his legs and hands in the air as if he is a real dog.