Taiwanese pet salon grooms pets into cuddly teddy bears, dinosaurs and Hello Kitty
A pet grooming salon in Tainan, Taiwan, has become the talk of the town after several news outlets ran stories on the over-the-top fur-cuts it was giving its customers' pets.
The owner of the salon, Ou Shih-jou, is a former hairdresser and now runs Igogo which offers a unique grooming service that can turn your pet into another animal or animated character.
According to Ou, the salon is able to achieve any design a pet owner desires, as long as their pet has enough fur for the groomers to work with.
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The salon will only shave the pets, and does not dye their fur.
Speaking to Reuters, Ou explained the concept behind one of the salon's most eye-catching designs, called the "stegosaurus."
"When a cat gets angry, the fur on its back erects, that made us come up with the stegosaurus design," said Ou. "It [makes the cat] look like a small dinosaur. The owners were happy after they came back to see it, thinking it was quite creative."
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Some of Igogo's other eye-catching designs include transforming a toy dog into a mini lion and shaving a teddy bear motif into a dog's back. Hello Kitty is also a popular request from customers, who are fans of the Sanrio character.
Igogo has been in operation since September last year, and has become the go-to pet groomers for Taiwanese looking to give their pets a unique makeover. Prices for a fur-cut start from $20 onwards.
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