The mysterious human desire to paint its pet dogs so that they look like other animals which are not dogs has reared its head once more, with a selection of painted dogs being displayed in China.
A dog, painted as a tiger
The painted dogs in question were on display in Zhengzhou, in eastern China’s Henan Province, at what appears to have been a veritable festival of dog painting.
As well as the tiger-dog, there were a number of rather adorable fluffy panda-dogs being shown to the crowd.
Painted panda-dogs: they don’t look entirely chuffed with the situation
Exactly why people are so keen on the trans-species decoration of their dogs is not especially clear, but the effort is appreciated. Except, perhaps, by the dogs.