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May 27 2010 8 Comments

Dyed diminutive dog

Japan’s fondness for dainty and diminutive dogs shows no sign of fading, with miniature mutts milling about all over the metropolis. But having a canine that is considered cute is apparently not good enough anymore, with clothes and carrying contraptions deemed de rigueur — the former, in particular, now so normal that it’s increasingly unusual to see a not so big dog naked.

And then even when one does, it seems natural colourings clearly aren’t cute enough.

Japanese dog dye

Categorized: Fashion, Odd, Photography

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  1. grant says

    5/27/2010 at 6:07 pm

    how that dog has that pink tail?

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  2. Thomas Gantz says

    5/27/2010 at 7:24 pm

    I had no idea they had taken things that far that they are dying the pets now

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  3. C says

    5/27/2010 at 8:45 pm

    as a fellow gaijin on this island and following your work for 3 years i would love to be able to meet and take glorious pictures with you some day……how to mate kansai and kantou?

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    • Lee says

      5/29/2010 at 5:19 pm

      If you are ever in Tokyo, I’d be more than happy to meet up and go out taking pictures. Or similarly if I’m in Kansai.

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  4. Brett says

    5/28/2010 at 8:30 am

    It looks so much a tail, as a poppy growing out of the dog’s arse.

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    • Brett says

      5/28/2010 at 8:32 am

      Sorry, that should be a thistle, not a poppy. My botanical skills aren’t the best.

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  5. Phil says

    5/30/2010 at 8:29 pm

    So it’s true – every dog has his dye!

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  6. Meghan says

    6/5/2010 at 1:33 pm

    I love that doggie so cutie and rockabilly in a way. If I had a doggie I would groom her ankle hair to be the most poofy part of legs and dye them pink or purple. What are you guys talking about with photos?

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