A meeting of so-called dog people that took place in Berlin on Tuesday evening made international headlines. Footage of the action shows people wearing dog masks in front of the Potsdamer Platz train station, howling and howling loudly. The disturbing encounter also sparked lively discussions on social media.
They do not see themselves as people, but as dogs, and want to be seen as such. That’s why they move on all fours and communicate with each other by barking. It is not entirely clear what message the meeting in Berlin wanted to convey to the outside world.
“Toco” has perfected his “dog life”.
However, the participants will likely have a great role model: the Japanese “human collie” named “Toco.” The unknown man has created a real-looking costume for himself and is living his dream in the body of a dog. His videos regularly go viral and he has an ever-growing fan community. He has also given interviews to foreign media (see below). ‘Toco’ once told the New York Post that he would like to meet like-minded people around the world. Maybe he will soon have new friends in Berlin?
The scene apparently makes a distinction between ‘Therians’ – people who see themselves as other beings – and ‘Furries’ – people who like to don fur costumes and portray mythical creatures or cartoon characters. American psychologist Elizabeth Fein explains the desire to be an animal to the “New York Post” by saying that there are people who believe that they have been reincarnated as a cat or dog in the body of a human. Animal behavior involving costumes also represents a form of sexual fetish.
“Vaccination against rabies”
There is usually less well-founded discussion on social media about the ‘dog people’ in Berlin. There are calls for “animal rescue” to vaccinate these people “against rabies.” “Can anyone imagine going to the toilet?” asked another user on X (formerly Twitter). Some people are only now understanding the meaning of the saying ‘go to the dogs’.
Source: Krone
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