<p>A man in Japan has transformed himself into a dog named Toco. As bizarre as it may sound, the entire transformaton process costed him a mind-boggling 2 million Yen (Rs 11,65,606), <a href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/japanese-man-transforms-into-dog-by-spending-20k-takes-first-walk-in-public-101690607933361.html">reported </a><em>Hindustan Times</em>.</p>.<p>A Japanese firm named Zeppet, which specialises in creating costumes, figurines, 3-D models, and body suits etc for movies and TV commercials has made this ultra realistic dog suit for the man. Zeppet reportedly took 40 days to make this suit.</p>.<p>“Modeled after a collie dog, it reproduces the appearance of a real dog walking on four legs,” said Zeppet's spokesperson.</p>.<p>The video of the man wearing dog suit was shared on his YouTube channel named, <em>I want to be an animal</em>. The channel has a subscriber base of more than 31,000 and the video has generated more than 1 million views. However, the video was shot last year but was uploaded only recently. It was shot by <em>RTL</em>, a Germany-based TV station, as a part of an interview.</p>.<p>“I became a collie, fulfilling a dream I had since I was a little child to be an animal!” subtitles at the beginning of the video read.</p>.<p>Toco is seen in the video being taken out for a walk in the park with a leash around his neck like an actual dog. The 'human dog' then rolls on the floor and sniffs other dogs <br />to replicate their behavior.</p>.<p>“I don’t want my hobbies to be known, especially by the people I work with. They think it’s weird that I want to be a dog. For the same reason why I can’t show my real face,”<br />said the man.</p>.<p>“My friends and family seemed very surprised to learn I became an animal,” he confessed.</p>
<p>A man in Japan has transformed himself into a dog named Toco. As bizarre as it may sound, the entire transformaton process costed him a mind-boggling 2 million Yen (Rs 11,65,606), <a href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/japanese-man-transforms-into-dog-by-spending-20k-takes-first-walk-in-public-101690607933361.html">reported </a><em>Hindustan Times</em>.</p>.<p>A Japanese firm named Zeppet, which specialises in creating costumes, figurines, 3-D models, and body suits etc for movies and TV commercials has made this ultra realistic dog suit for the man. Zeppet reportedly took 40 days to make this suit.</p>.<p>“Modeled after a collie dog, it reproduces the appearance of a real dog walking on four legs,” said Zeppet's spokesperson.</p>.<p>The video of the man wearing dog suit was shared on his YouTube channel named, <em>I want to be an animal</em>. The channel has a subscriber base of more than 31,000 and the video has generated more than 1 million views. However, the video was shot last year but was uploaded only recently. It was shot by <em>RTL</em>, a Germany-based TV station, as a part of an interview.</p>.<p>“I became a collie, fulfilling a dream I had since I was a little child to be an animal!” subtitles at the beginning of the video read.</p>.<p>Toco is seen in the video being taken out for a walk in the park with a leash around his neck like an actual dog. The 'human dog' then rolls on the floor and sniffs other dogs <br />to replicate their behavior.</p>.<p>“I don’t want my hobbies to be known, especially by the people I work with. They think it’s weird that I want to be a dog. For the same reason why I can’t show my real face,”<br />said the man.</p>.<p>“My friends and family seemed very surprised to learn I became an animal,” he confessed.</p>