They’re black and white and huge in China – but they’re dogs: Panda ‘lookalikes’ are hit

UK Daily Mail ^ | May 12, 2014 | Julian Robinson

[C19fan]

It is panda-monium in pet shops in China as dogs that look like the country's unique and rare bears become all the rage. These dogs that look like pandas are selling out in pet stores across the country. In Chengdu city in southwest China's Sichuan province pet shop owner Hsin Ch'en cannot satisfy demand among the country's new middle class who want the cute dogs as pets.

[C19fan]

Not a new breed but a Chow with some coloring done.

[trisham]

Cute!

[C19fan]

Imagine if some breeder could actually make a panda dog breed. The breeder would be a billionaire. I wonder if it is even genetically possible to get that panda like color scheme.

[Vaquero]

They’re black and white and huge in China – but they’re dogs

Delicious

[Tennessee Nana]

[Tennessee Nana]

deys fruffy

:)

[trisham]

It would definitely be a money-maker. People love their pets.

[taterjay]

They taste good too!!

[cripplecreek]

Tastes like dog to me.

[bray]

Honey, will you Wok the dog?

[Kenny Bunk]

Wok the dog?

Standby for new FReeper Acronym:

GMWAS
(Gag Me With A Spoon.)

[MHGinTN]

*Groan* ... will you be here all week and want us to try the veal?

[pat1969]

Ooooh..... I wuv fruffy puppies.

[Gay State Conservative]

Having recently traveled in southeastern China,the most prosperous part of the country (apart from the capital),I can attest to the fact that the *huge* majority of their people live like animals.So,I can only assume that culinary considerations are key here.

[bray]

Don’t forget to tip the waitresses.

[Kenny Bunk]

..... panda like color scheme....

No prob. Ever seen a Hampshire Hog? A Poland-China? Might take a while, though.

BTW, meanwhile are those B&W dogs dye-jobs, or what?

[MHGinTN]

As full blast as the chicoms have been pursuing cloning and stem cell research, I would bet they’re ‘naturally’ marked that way, and possibly now related to Pandas.

[Kenny Bunk]

Your Panda is somewhat of a taxonomical mystery, hanging out somewhere at the junction of bear, raccoon, and coatimundi, so those CHICOMs must be working late in the gene lab to splice the color thing into the dog thing. Coming to a Pets-R-Us near you, soon.

Of course, these CHICOMs are the same wonderful folks who brought us the "monkey-Man" hybrid farm worker or Wal-Mart clerk(according to my complete tabloid liberry), so I suppose it's possible.

[11th_VA]

Why am I reminded of this?:

Man: "Good morning, I'd like to buy a cat."

Shopkeeper: "Certainly sir. I've got a lovely terrier."

Man:""No, I want a cat really."

Shopkeeper:"Listen, tell you what. I'll file its legs down a bit, take its snout out, stick a few wires through its cheeks. There you are, a lovely pussy cat."

Man:"No, no, no, no. Er, have you got a parrot?"

Shopkeeper:"No, I'm afraid not actually guv, we're fresh out of parrots. I'll tell you what though ... I'll lop its back legs off, make good, strip the fur, stick a couple of wings on and staple on a beak of your own choice.

[Ezekiel]

Weren’t the chicoms grooming dogs to have “manes”, in order to pass them off as zoo lions?

Probably more fakery. Somebody will get caught with the evidence: hair dye and Sharpies.