A Japanese man who spent thousands of dollars to transform himself into a dog said he changed his mind after realizing it is difficult to walk like a dog.
Toco spent $14,000 on a custom-made badass collie costume in 2022 to fulfill his lifelong fantasy of “turning into an animal.”
He waited 40 days for costume and makeup company Zeppet to finish his “ultra-realistic” dog costume in 2022, before he could finally live his dream.
But now he has revealed that the challenges of moving like a dog have made him consider imitating other animals.
Toco, who spent $14,000 on a custom-made rough collie costume in 2022, has now reconsidered his decision to be a dog.
‘Dogs and humans have different bone structures and the way they bend their legs and arms, so it is very difficult to perform movements like this.
‘Actually, I could turn into another dog, a panda or a bear, a fox or a cat would be nice too, but they are too small for humans to try.
“I would like to fulfill my dream of becoming another animal one day,” the animal lover told Japanese media outlet WanQol.
In January, Toco uploaded a video of his quest to jump over obstacles and climb A-frames while on all fours in his collie costume for his cult following of over 61,000 followers on Youtube to see.
In a video titled ‘A human turns into a dog! I tried agility with a realistic dog costume!’ – the man performs a series of agility tests alongside his apparently bewildered Japanese companion Akita.
Toco’s first attempt was to jump over a yellow steel fence, which was about 40cm high, before crashing into the support post.
The human-dog hybrid then attempted to glide effortlessly across a line of colorful woven poles, before battling his way into the top four.
The third test was in the form of an A-frame. Toco stepped on using his front ‘legs’ to crawl up and walk forward, before accepting his fate and spiraling towards the ground.
Toco first attempts to jump over a yellow steel fence, which is about 40cm high, before crashing into the support post.
Toco once said: ‘Ever since I was little I wanted to be an animal. I think it is a desire to transform. I’ve thought about it since I can remember.
Fans and critics alike flocked to the comments to share their thoughts on Toco testing his agility skills as a dog.
Toco told MailOnline in May 2022: ‘Ever since I was little, I wanted to be an animal. I think it is a desire to transform. I’ve thought about it since I can remember.
The dog lover said he has hidden his identity and human face from the world because he doesn’t want to be judged by people he knows.
“I don’t want my hobbies to be known,” he said, “especially to the people I work with.”
Toco added: “They think it’s weird that I want to be a dog.” For the same reason I can’t show my real face.’