Groomer transforms poodles: the animal is hardly recognizable afterwards

USA - What's the deal with this four-legged friend? Dog groomer Gabriel Feitosa (32) is known for his unusual designs. However, opinions differ when it comes to this Halloween "outfit" for his large poodle Edea.

Gabriel, who lives in San Diego, "carved" and dyed his dog 's fur so that Edea looks like a skeleton. He told theDaily Star how pleased he was with the result.

"It turned out even better than I expected. When I was carving the bones, I thought it would look cool. But after I applied the color, I just thought 'wow'."

It took the 32-year-old three sessions and a total of six hours to complete his work. "Carving her fur took me about two hours and the coloring took two and a half hours. Later, I made a few more cuts to highlight the bones."

According to the groomer, he uses non-toxic dyes that are specially developed for pets. He assures: "I have painted hundreds of dogs and have never had an allergic reaction."

In addition, the four-legged friends are unimpressed by the transformation, "they don't understand that they look yellow, red or pink".

"But she understands that everyone looks at her when she walks down the street, everyone wants to stroke her and she loves the attention."

The Brazilian-born stylist has also transformed his animal clients into foxes, giraffes and cheetahs. However, these makeovers are not always well received - as was the case with the Halloween outfit. As well as positive feedback, there is also criticism on Instagram.

Gabriel won't care, however, as his salon styles around 6,000 dogs a year and he sometimes earns up to 1,440 euros per animal.