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10 October,2021 09:18 AM IST |  Canada  |  Agencies

This Italian greyhound’s wardrobe will put any celebrity to shame

To protect against Montreal, Canada’s cold winters, the small dog needs to wear extra layers. Pics Courtesy/Instagram


Tika the Iggy is a mega-popular Italian greyhound with more than two million followers on both TikTok and Instagram. The nine-pound pooch has a larger-than-life personality on social media, and a sizable wardrobe to match. Tika's Vogue-worthy looks are both fabulous and functional. To protect against Canada's cold winters, the small dog needs to wear extra layers. "We are always dressing her up in things that are comfortable [and] a little more extra. She has lots of sequins, lots of faux fur, feathers," her doting owner said.

"I think now we're up to almost 300 items in her closet," dog dad, Thomas Shapiro told The Post. "She has her own closet space, her own everything. It's intense. She has way more clothes than me and my husband." The Montreal-based web developer and his husband, Louis, welcomed a baby boy, Harry, to the family in March.

Their stylish dog-daughter, however, steals the show. Tika dons elaborate costumes and struts down the hallway like it's the runways of Paris and Milan. From a sparkly pink ballgown to a rainbow tulle dress, the colourful looks have also earned the canine "self-proclaimed gay icon" status, according to Shapiro.

It doesn't hurt that the pooch's proportions lend themselves to a high-fashion look, and every outfit is made to measure for the dog's unique frame. "She's also got these long limbs, a very skinny waist, a big rib cage, a very long neck, and then a very funny, quirky face," Shapiro gushed.

He likes it raw

This 39-year-old man's meat diet is too intense even for non-veg eaters

Nebraska resident Weston Rowe, 39, has been consuming a raw meat-based diet, including raw chicken, beef, liver and other animal organs for the last three years, and has no plans to stop.

He believes that the diet has helped raise his energy levels,. He no longer eats processed foods and spends about $140 a week on his meals. Rowe doesn't like to snack and eats two or three meals a day. He sometimes skips breakfast, but does munch on three or four raw eggs and a piece of fruit. "[Fruit] is one of the rare things I eat that isn't meat-based," he said.

He changed his diet when he started feeling brain fogginess, decreased energy and eczema. However, one food group has caused much controversy in Rowe's diet. Raw chicken has been linked to salmonella, but Rowe claimed he has "eaten hundreds of pounds of raw chicken and I have never even gotten close to being sick".

2,700-year-old toilet found in Jerusalem

Israeli archaeologists have found a rare ancient toilet in Jerusalem dating back more than 2,700 years, when private bathrooms were a luxury in the holy city, authorities said. The Israeli Antiquities Authority said the smooth, carved limestone toilet was found in a rectangular cabin that was part of a sprawling mansion overlooking what is now the Old City. It was designed for comfortable sitting, with a deep septic tank dug underneath.

Man has 4-inch cement piece stuck in heart

Doctors recently reported the case of a 56-year-old patient, who experienced chest pain and breathing difficulties because of a piece of cement that had pierced his heart and lung. It was a direct consequence of a procedure that he had undergone a week earlier.

This teenager looks like a grandmother

Raizel Calago, who is just 16-years-old, suffers from a rare condition called progeria, which makes her look four times her age. In only two years, she went from a beautiful young girl who attended beauty pageants, to an old-looking woman that many people mistake for a grandmother.

Is this the world's loneliest whale?

Kiska, the last living killer whale at the Marineland marine park, has been dubbed the world's loneliest orca after it was revealed that she has spent the last 10 years of her life alone in a concrete tank, with little to no stimulation. Kiska was captured in 1979, when she was only a calf.

Demi Lovato connects with ETs

Pop singer Demi Lovato is exploring the world of extra-terrestrial entities in Unidentified With Demi Lovato, a reality series that debuted this week. Lovato seems willing to go to great lengths to connect with otherworldly entities - even treating them to one of the singer's hit tunes. In a clip, Lovato and two male friends are seen attempting to converse with a being known only as "Carmen." Her series has created a stir on social media.

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