A 3-year-old Australian Labradoodle may have a case of mistaken identity after she was transformed into a tiger.
Celebrity Woodhouse was dyed orange with black stripes in a procedure aimed to bring laughter and amusement to the community, said Jody Woodhouse, owner of grooming business Kiwi Petz.
"We wanted to do something
that would make people smile and this is something completely out of the hat," Mrs Woodhouse said.
"This is such a nice way to make people smile and give them something to talk about."
Celebrity Woodhouse is Mrs Woodhouse's pet and travels to work each day with her. Yesterday was Celebrity Woodhouse's first appearance in store as a tiger after her makeover on Sunday.
"I'm absolutely astounded with the feedback, it's been mostly positive but a few people didn't understand why we did it, but once we explained it's a harmless procedure that's all in the name of fun, they seemed to enjoy it," Mrs Woodhouse said.
This is the first time Mrs Woodhouse has dyed her dog to this extent however she said dyeing pets' ears and tails was common practice at the grooming salon. Once Mrs Woodhouse dyed a dog blue for a competition.
The dye is expected to last a few months, until Celebrity Woodhouse is next clipped.
"[Celebrity Woodhouse] thinks all the attention is amazing, she's a great dog."
