Poodle Scam in Japan

Hundreds of Australian sheep sold as poodles in Japan

[jecasc]

[smh.com.au...]

The scam was uncovered when Japanese moviestar Maiko Kawamaki went on a talk-show and wondered why her new pet would not bark or eat dog food.

ROFL

[Lilliabeth]

How could they not notice the hooves? Amazing!

[King_Fisher]

That's GOT to be a load of hooey!

On the other hand P.T. Barnum said there's a sucker born
every day! Hour? Minute?

[zCat]

Someone (probably an editor at a UK paper with large-type headlines) is having the wool pulled over their eyes.

[akmac]

No one expects a sheep in wolves clothing.

[travelin cat]

or the Spanish inquisition

[MatthewHSE]

Dogs, baaaa humbug!

[zCat]

Interesting... my research reveals there is a recent story floating around the Japanese blogosphere involving Maiko Kawakami (not Kawamaki), a poodle and a sheep, but the various reports in the English language "press" about along the lines of the one linked here seem to have been embellished by flights of fantasy.

[Lilliabeth]

Here is a pic: [thesun.co.uk...]

[pageoneresults]

lol, I thought stuff like that only happened in California! ;)

That is one fine looking poodle. Snicker, snicker, snicker.

There's one born every minute.

[zCat]

Snopes says it's a fake:

[snopes.com...]

My Japanese acquaintances confirm this.

[jsinger]

Must be healthy "poodles" since no one apparently took their $1600 acquisition to a vet.

Don't animals imported into Japan have to go thru some inspection process?

Surprised anyone fell for this obvious hoax.