It 's not unusual for dog owners to treat their loyal companions like children , but this man appears to have taken it to the extreme . Zhu Tai , 43 , has taught his poodle how to walk on its hind legs and even dresses it like a small girl . Now the dog has taken the internet by storm after a video was posted online of the pair taking their daily walk in Chengdu southwest China 's Sichuan Province . Creepy or cute ? This poodle is the poodle that has been taught by its owner to walk on its hind legs and wear girls clothes . The dog 's owner Zhu Tai , 43 , said the poodle is male but he dresses him in skirts because they are more comfortable . A video of the dog has gone viral after it was uploaded onto the internet by fans in its home country of China . Mr Tai , 43 said : ' I know that he is wearing a hat and a skirt but actually he is a male poodle , one-year-old , but we opted for the girls clothing because a skirt is more comfortable for the dog . And I just think it looks funnier . 'It only took me two months to train him , and despite the occasional critic he really enjoys himself , he can go about two kilometres on his back legs without needing to come down on all fours . ' Mr Tai , who owns several dogs , trains then for a hobby . He admits that the poodle is the most talented of all his pets . 'He really likes doing tricks and dressing up , so he learns quickly , ' he said . Mr Tai , who enjoys training dogs , said that it took two months to teach the dog to walk on its hindlegs . Mr Tai said the poodle was his best trained animal and can walk for about two kilometres . According to Mr Tai the dog really likes doing tricks and dressing up . He said that the animal learns really quickly . The dog is a hit with locals and is now also hit with the online community , with the video being shared thousands of times after it was posted on Chinese social media website Weibo . User Lu said : 'The dog is so cute and lovely . And it 's so hard to believe that she ( sic ) can walk so well . ' The images of the poodle emerged as it has been revealed that 90 per cent of pet-owners in the US regard their animals as part of the family . And $ 60 billion ( £35 billion ) was spent on companion animals in the US alone in 2013 .
Owner Zhu Tai has taught his poodle how to walk on its hind legs . The dog was born with a condition called spastic quadriplegia that causes the muscles in her back and front paws to spasm uncontrollably. Poodle is well known in city of Chengdu , in China 's Sichuan Province . Mr Tai says training dogs is a hobby and the poodle likes doing tricks . The dog has become an internet sensation after videos were uploaded .