An Indian man has painted his dog as a tiger to scare the monkeys destroying crops on his farm.
Srikant Gowda in Karnataka, southwest India decided to paint his dog after visiting another farmer, who used a fake tiger doll to fight a monkey infestation reported the Indian Times.
"Monkeys used to destroy crops on my farm. That is why I have painted stripes on my pet dog.
Monkeys run away thinking that the dog is a tiger," Gowda told NEWS9.
According to the Indian Times, the paint is of hair dye and lasts up to a month before fading.
This is not the first time this year that someone has painted their dog.
Earlier this year, rapper Valee dyed his dog-red, while in July animal rights groups were outraged after a herd of sheep were coloured bright pink for the UK Latitude Festival.
