[Photos] New Asian Trend: Shaving Dogs Into Cubes (And Other Ridiculous Shapes)

Perhaps a sign that Minecraft has become a pervasive cultural force, dog groomers in Japan and Taiwan have begun to apply cubist aesthetics to their techniques.

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It looks like the trend may have started back in 2012 at a Tokyo dog show, but only reached epic levels when pictures from a Taipei grooming parlor went viral a few weeks ago.

Some of the styles on display at a Tokyo dog show.

Tain Yeh, 42, who runs one such shop in the Taiwanese capital told The Daily Mail: “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.”