Shaving Dogs Into Cubes Is A New Japanese Craze And We Can't Stop Staring

Japan, a country known for their love of turning everyday items and things into block form (see the 'square watermelon' for proof), are so taken by the craze that it’s proved a big hit at this Tokyo dog show.

We highly doubt the cubed pooches trend will take off elsewhere - but we love it all the same.

Check out these pictures of Japan’s answer to Crufts and more straight-edged doggies...

10 Celebrity Pets Who Are More Famous Than You

Mally Bieber: Mally the monkey made international headlines in 2013 when German officials seized her after Biebs took her into the country without proper paperwork! To no-one’s surprise, the mortified Capuchin babe went into hiding soon after.

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Choupette Lagerfeld: Self-described ‘spoiled pussy’ Choupette has been refusing to eat off the floor since 2012, but with over 37,000 Twitter followers, Karl’s feline muse is fast becoming more iconic than Chanel No.5 – which Choupette hates the smell of.

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Asia Gaga: Seemingly unfazed by her newfound fame, French bulldog Asia Gaga has fully embraced her Mother Monster’s ARTPOP era, and often dresses up her selfies with Applause worthy outfits.

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George Gosling: Ryan’s wingman of 14 years has been known to rock a mohawk, wear one sock, and attend yoga classes with his uber-dreamy dad. It’s no surprise that this one-of-a-kind pooch landed himself an interview on Jimmy Fallon’s show!

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Floyd Cyrus: Floyd may have sadly passed away in April, but even in death this mini husky puppy is still way more famous than you’ll ever be now that Miley sings to a massive inflatable replica of him on her Bangerz tour every night.

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Tinkerbell Hilton: Tinkerbell was once the most famous teacup Chihuahua in the world, but was cruelly forced to trade celebrity for a simple life, after she got too fat to be carried around in her mummy Paris’ purse…

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Tank and Bambi Formichetti: Stylist Nicola Formichetti's fashion-forward Pomeranian pups Tank and Bambi live in strawberry houses. For this reason alone they deserve to have it all.

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Butters Perry: Katy Perry’s new pup (and Prismatic World Tour mascot) Butters is the Dark Horse on this list, after his first selfie received a whopping 350,000 likes on Instagram. His new sister, Kitty Purry, was unfortunately unavailable for comment.

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Giggy Vanderpump: With a regular gig on the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, a BFF in Gerard Butler and 84,000 followers on Twitter, Lisa V’s well-dressed pom Giggy often has us asking, “Boo, who?”

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Cecil Delevingne: With over 100,000 followers on Instagram and famous friends in Rita Ora and stylist Katie Grand, it wouldn’t surprise us if Cecil the bunny gets all the press next Easter.

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