Other people don’t share his interest in pet-amorphosis. Toco the “human collie” may have to shutter his bizarre people “zoo” just months after opening because it has received “no bookings.” “If we do not receive any reservations by Saturday, April 19, we will close the store,” the collie cosplayer, who lives in Japan, lamented in … Read more
Is it dog-man’s best friend? There really is someone for everyone: A Japanese man who lives his life as a human collie was spotted frolicking with a fellow canine cosplayer in a husky suit, as seen in videos blowing up on his YouTube channel. For the uninitiated, Toco the human Collie, first made headlines and became … Read more
He’s a new dog trying some old tricks. A man from Japan known as Toco the human collie — he shelled out over $14,000 for a realistic dog costume — has set a high bar for his agility after dog trainers trashed his jumping skills to The Post in December. “When you become a dog, … Read more
It was a real dog and phony show. The Japanese man known online as Toco the human collie appears to have been barking up the wrong tree when he recently filmed himself tackling a canine agility course. Video released this month shows his attempt to navigate parts of an agility course in the realistic $14,000 … Read more
Just weeks after taking his first public walk on all fours, a Japanese man-dog suddenly known around the world as “the human collie,” thanks to an extreme commitment to cosplay, has granted an exclusive interview to The Post. The very good boy, who answers to “Toco,” achieved internet notoriety after spending a whopping $14,000 on a … Read more
His official breed is a wackadoodle. Looks like the human dog’s inaugural walk last month might’ve tuckered him out. Toco, the collie cosplayer who famously spent a fur-tune “becoming” a canine, was spotted cruising the streets of Tokyo in a wagon. The outing came less a week after the dog man told The Post that … Read more
Toco, the Japanese man who enjoys dressing as a collie, is part of a larger pack. Psychologists believe Toco might be a therian, someone who identifies with a nonhuman animal species. That’s not the same as a furry, who enjoys occasional cosplay in an animal costume or “fursuit,” say experts. It’s important “to distinguish between … Read more
He’s not into the dog’s life after all. The Japanese man who went viral after posting a video of himself wearing a hyper-realistic rough collie costume in public howled that people and news outlets were “misinformed” about the idea that he wants to live like a dog. “My desire to be an animal is like … Read more
No half measures for this mutt method actor. The Japanese man who spent over $14,000 “transforming” himself into a collie — and recently ventured out in public for the first time — is going viral yet again after revealing that he apparently has a doggie diet to go with his Lassie look. A video depicting … Read more
He wasn’t going to roll over for trolls. The Japanese man who spent a fortune “transforming” himself into a dog is hitting back at haters who claim he should go to “therapy” after he took his first ever “walk” in public last week. The canine cosplayer, named Toko-San, first made headlines several years ago after … Read more
A Japanese man who spent more than $20,000 to become a dog has finally taken his first walk and immediately made some canine friends. Known only as Toco, the man spent two million Yen (A$22,000) on a hyperrealistic border collie costume to fulfil his lifelong dream of “becoming an animal”. In recent updates shared with … Read more