A bloke has spent over £12,500 on an elaborate lifelike border collie costume so that he can live his life as a ‘giant dog’.

The man from Japan, who goes by the name Toco on YouTube, first made headlines after uploading snippets from his canine life. The channel ‘I Want to be an Animal’ now has over 58K subscribers.

Some of the more popular clips on his channel show him going for dog walks, "eating" dog food and learning tricks. One clip shows the man-dog on the sofa playing with a ball.

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A video shared to his Twitter account recently (September 30) showed him playing a video game – as a dog. It has been watched nearly 110K times so far.

In the 25-second video, Toco uses the Nintendo Switch RingFit Adventure. Using his front paws to squeeze the band, he also has sensors on his back paws.

The video ends with a seemingly exhausted ‘dog’ flopping onto the floor. Many fans who follow the man's canine life took to the comments to share either thoughts – and not all realised it wasn’t a real collie.

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One user commented: “Aaaah doggy playing switch. The most adorable thing I've seen today.” Another added: “Cuuuuute.”

A third admitted: “It took me a minute to realize that it wasn’t a real dog, but now I know it would be possible if one were smart enough to figure it out!!! That was surprising, unnerving, and enlightening all at the same time!”.

Previously Toco admitted that he feared his pals will 'think he's weird' if he reveals his favourite pastime. Though he has never appeared on camera without his elaborate costume.

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In an introductory video he explains: "I became a rough collie because I wanted to be an animal. From now on I'm thinking of uploading videos at my own pace."

After his first clip unveiling the hairy outfit was met by harsh criticism from viewers describing Toco as weird, he has since built a touching fanbase of subscribers.

Speaking about the opinions of his peers, Toco has now told the Mirror: "I rarely tell my friends because I am afraid they will think I am weird. My friends and family seemed very surprised to learn I became an animal."

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Toco says he most enjoys "doing things that only dogs do" because it makes him feel like a proper pet.

He finds activities that involve his hands the most difficult as his paws often get in the way.

"Since childhood, I have had this unspecific fantasy of becoming an animal. I wonder whether it was a desire for transformation," Toco explained.

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