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It Cost $15K and Toco the Human Dog is Now an International Sensation
As it turns out, this Japanese man had a long-held childhood dream to be a dog, and that dream came true. Or did it?
It’s a natural part of growing up to have childhood dreams.
Some of us knew what profession or career to practice as adults. Others have waded with the winds and gone wherever the open road led.
The irony is that as I penned this piece, my eldest son asked me what my passion or hobby was growing up. And in all honesty, my mind went blank. And while I think about this question for further discussion, since he’s now off to bed, one resounding truth is that I had no desire, inclination, or aspiration that when I grew up, I wanted to be a dog or any other creature.
I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
And though void of passion and hobby, as I may have been as a child, I had enough clarity and sense that I would not be spending my grown-up days parading on all four and eating pretend treats like a dog.
But for Toco, the now viral Human Dog, there was no denying the future would be ruff ruff.
