{"id":1988177,"date":"2023-08-01T19:19:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T23:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-who-spent-14k-to-become-collie-goes-for-first-walk-in-public\/"},"modified":"2023-08-01T19:21:37","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T23:21:37","slug":"man-who-spent-14k-to-become-collie-goes-for-first-walk-in-public","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-who-spent-14k-to-become-collie-goes-for-first-walk-in-public\/","title":{"rendered":"Man who spent $14k to transform into a collie takes first public stroll."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fman-who-spent-14k-to-become-collie-goes-for-first-walk-in-public%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1988177&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A Japanese Man&#8217;s Dream of Becoming an Animal \u200dComes True with a $14,000 Collie\u2064 Dog Costume<\/h2>\n<p>A Japanese\u200c man named Toco recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-ends-negotiations-with-nancy-pelosi-on-coronavirus-relief\/\" title=\"Donald Trump Ends Negotiations with Nancy Pelosi on Coronavirus Relief\">made<\/a> headlines when he\u200d stepped out in public wearing a custom-made collie <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-senator-to-hold-bipawtisan-dog-costume-party-on-capitol-hill\/\" title=\"Republican Senator To Hold \u2018Bipawtisan\u2019 Dog Costume Party On Capitol Hill\">dog costume<\/a>. Toco, who identifies as a dog,\u2064 fulfilled \u200dhis childhood\u200c dream of &#8220;becoming an animal&#8221; with this hyper-realistic disguise.<\/p>\n<p>Toco,\u200c who has \u2063a popular YouTube channel called &#8220;I\u2063 want \u200cto be an animal&#8221; with over 42,000 subscribers, shared a video of his first\u200d walk in his new dog costume. The video shows him playing on a lawn, rolling around on \u200cthe street, and even interacting with\u2062 other dogs, all while dressed as a collie.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Japanese man\u2064 who identifies as a dog goes\u200d for a\u2064 walk in public and \u2064enjoys being\u2062 stroked by strangers.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/twitters-former-comms-guru-advises-lincoln-projects-dark-money-offshoot\/\" title=\"Twitter\u2019s Former Comms Guru Advises Lincoln Project\u2019s Dark Money Offshoot\">man spent<\/a> over $15,000 on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-who-spent-14k-to-become-collie-goes-for-first-walk-in-public\/\" title=\"Man who spent k to transform into a collie takes first public stroll.\">custom made realistic collie \u200cdog costume<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Weird or cool? \u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rifdAtp4Jo\">pic.twitter.com\/rifdAtp4Jo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Oli \u2064London (@OliLondonTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OliLondonTV\/status\/1684860721731977216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July\u2063 28, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In the video, \u200cToco explains that he had always wanted\u200c to be a dog since he was a child. \u200dHe recalls writing in his grade school graduation book\u2064 about his \u2064desire to be a dog and\u200b walk outside. The\u2062 video of his outing as a human &#8220;collie&#8221; has\u200c already garnered six million views.<\/p>\n<p>The collie costume, which took\u2062 40 days to\u200c make, was created by the company Zeppet. \u2064It cost\u200c Toco\u2064 approximately $14,161\u2064 or 2 \u2063million yen. Zeppet has published detailed pictures of the costume on their website, showcasing its realistic\u2063 appearance.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\">CLICK HERE TO\u200c GET THE DAILY WIRE APP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Onlookers were captivated by Toco&#8217;s dog suit as he made his first public appearance. People stopped to\u200b take pictures \u200bwith him and their dogs, and some even stroked him as if he were a real dog.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Japanese content creator goes viral after fulfilling his dream of becoming an animal.<\/p>\n<p>Known as Toco, the man spent a reported 2,000,000\u200c Japanese Yen on his border collie\u200c fursuit. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vUnEH5ptZ2\">pic.twitter.com\/vUnEH5ptZ2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pop\u200c Crave \u2062(@PopCrave) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PopCrave\/status\/1685189022162030592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July\u2062 29, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Toco revealed that the video was filmed last year during an interview with a German television station.\u2063 He expressed his joy at fulfilling his childhood dream of\u200b becoming \u2063an animal and emphasized his \u200dlong-standing desire to be an\u2062 animal.<\/p>\n<p>In a previous video, Toco answered questions\u2064 about his desire to\u200c be\u2062 a collie. \u2064He explained that he chose the collie breed because it is his favorite\u200d and because \u2063collies are similar in size to \u200bhumans. Toco also admitted that \u2064he\u2063 usually\u2062 keeps his desire to be an animal\u200d a secret from others due to the \u2062fear of being judged.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If\u200b anyone notices who I am, please don&#8217;t tell anyone around me!&#8221; Toco pleaded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Japanese man spent $14,000 on a collie dog costume to fulfill his desire of &#8220;becoming an animal.&#8221; Known as &#8220;Toco&#8221; online, he recently took his first public walk in the custom-made outfit. 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