Dog Grooming News craze hits UK

A brand new craze during which dogs are clipped and dyed into different shapes for wacky competitions is spreading to Britain in the US.

Artists called creative Dog Grooming News take ¬owners’ pets and turn them into everything from dragons and chickens to pirates and footballers.

Award-winning British groomer Su Weaver – inspired because of the coats of tigers and zebras – has transformed two poodles named Willow and Floyd right into a Tigoodle as well as a Zeboodle.

“People start a double-take on seeing them out together,” said Su, 36, web-sites a Dog Grooming News salon in Rusden, North ants. “Some think the practice is cruel but all our dyes are vegetable-based to ensure the animals are totally unharmed.”