The craze involves having your pet pooch shaped into a
sphere or a square - with the desired effect being a more eye-grabbing and
clean-cut look.
The latest trend among dog owners in Taiwan looks just as
funny as it sounds – square and round dog haircuts! Dogs, typically Poodles,
are having the fur on their heads sculpted into perfect circles or squares, and
the results are posted online in what might be the first “my dog has a rounder
head than yours” competition ever.
The first records of dog grooming in the West are from the
Elizabethan era (16th c.), but the French were the first to really embrace it.
The Poodle was the official dog of the French court in the 1700’s, where
dog-only salons also sculpted their fur in wild and extreme ways.
In a method reminiscent of Edward Scissorhands's trimming of
a hedge, canine hairdressers in the Taiwanese capital Taipei are giving
particularly furry customers outlandish makeovers.
