UPDATE: CLICK HERE to see a picture of the “Poodle” that was being sold to women in Japan. What a riot!!!
From Anorak.co.uk is the story of the Poodle that wouldn’t bark…
It’s common enough problem among Japan’s well-heeled. You buy the poodle over the internet. You take the poode home. The poodle refuses to bark or eat dog food.
And then the poodle thinks it’s a sheep. It begins to baa like a sheep. Its fur starts to resemble wool. When you wear that merino sweater, it follows you around.
Maiko Kawakami, a Japanese movie star, has such a pet. She went on TV and complained about it. She produced photos of the animal. And she was told that her poodle was a sheep. A sheep dog? No. A sheep.
Kawakami’s shock discovery triggered hundreds of other Japanese women to contact the police. They had been duped. They too had bought a wolly poodle from Poodles As Pets.
These imported British and Australian poodles would make ideal pets. And for £630 a head – less than half the usual price – the poodles were a bargain.
Says a spokesman for the Japanese police: “Sadly, we think there is more than one company operating this way.”
So if you have a poodle that refuses to roll over, beg and guard the family business with the required level of menace, a minature golden whale that won’t playfully spray you with its water spout or a rare underground pink snake, do not depair.
You are not alone. You are just one of the herd…
Source: Anorak
And here is a link to a Kawakami movie in case you’re inspired by this story to purchase it:
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no idea if it’s real or not… a digg article: http://www.snopes.com/critters/lurkers/poodlesheep.asp
This story has been proven as false by Snopes:
http://www.snopes.com/critters/lurkers/poodlesheep.asp
Was a very funny story, so I’m kind of sad it isn’t legit, however, it does make me feel happy to know that there aren’t really that many people in Japan that would fall for something like this!
I mean come on, how can you not tell the difference between a dog and any other animal, even if you’ve never seen a sheep!