A bizarre new dog grooming1 trend in Taiwan has dog owners giving their pet pooches square or round haircuts. Canine2 hairdressers all over Taipei are up to date on the special technique required for these eccentric makeovers.
台湾刮起了一阵奇怪的狗狗美容流行风，狗主人把狗狗修剪成方形或者圆形。台北的所有宠物美容店都紧跟潮流，更新技术来给狗狗做这种奇怪的美容。
"It came about because people were always looking for more impressive haircuts, and somebody came up with the idea of shaping the dog like a hedge," parlour owner Tain Yeh says. It started with a few people
opting3 for these haircuts and sharing their pets' photographs online, after which the trend caught on. Thousands of pet owners are now approaching
salons4, asking for their dogs' hair to be cut in geometric patterns. Some are actually doing it simply to gain more likes and shares!
Yeh says that the
peculiar5 styles aren't suitable for all breeds. "The dog needs to have plenty of hair to play around with so that you can shape it around the face and body," he explained. He also added that these special haircuts need a lot more maintenance than regular ones.
The dogs, in their quirky haircuts, do look adorable, if somewhat a bit strange. The ones with
perfectly6 round hairdos appear to be sporting an afro, while square-faced dogs look as though their head is squeezed into an invisible box. Most of the dogs don't seem to mind the haircuts at all though - they sit through the entire process rather patiently, letting the hairdressers do their thing.
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