Chopper the American pit bull escaped his Christchurch home while dressed as a shark on Monday morning. Photo/ Facebook
Chopper the American pit bull escaped his Christchurch home while dressed as a shark on Monday morning. Photo/ Facebook
Just when you thought it was safe to get out of the water, a shark has been spotted stalking the suburban streets of Christchurch.
But this rare breed of shark is more paws than jaws, and his bark is worse than his bite.
A message was sent to Hoon Hayresidents on Monday warning of an escaped pet, but locals got a surprise when they read the fine print.
"Runaway Dog, easy to spot kos he's dressed like a f***in shark [sic]," said a post on the Christchurch Buy Sell Swap Facebook page, accompanied with a photo of a dog in a grey pull-over shark outfit.
Hoon Hay mother Sarah Barry had dressed her obliging american pit bull, Chopper, in the costume at the request of her 2-year-old daughter, Layla.
"I was asking the neighbours if they had seen a runaway dog in a shark outfit and they gave me really odd looks."
In an effort to find him, Barry's flatmate turned to social media.
Meanwhile, on a Hoon Hay neighbourhood Facebook page, a woman living a few blocks down from Barry had posted a photo of a happy-looking Chopper in his shark outfit asking if anyone knew who he belonged to.
A local woman posted this photo of Chopper to a community Facebook page asking if anyone knew who he belonged to. Photo/ Facebook
"I didn't see it in time so she rang the dog pound, the dog pound rang me at 1.30pm - an hour after Chopper went walkies," Barry said.
A man from the pound dropped Chopper back with a big grin, saying he didn't believe a dog had been found in a shark outfit until he'd seen it for himself.
