It’s the mind-boggling dog picture you’ll have to look at twice to believe

AN AMAZING photo of an outline left by Melbourne border collie JimiJones after he snoozed in the rain has gone viral — but sceptics aren’t convinced it’s real.

IT’S the made-in-Melbourne snapshot that’s divided the internet because it’s simply so hard to believe.

Ascot Vale pooch JimiJones snoozed in the rain one day, and this amazing outline — the border of a collie, let’s call it — was the result.

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The snap has gone viral with more than three million hits since owner Debbie Kingston’s daughter, Emily Jones, posted it on chat website Reddit.

JimiJones the border collie's outline by the rain — but did it really happen?

Sceptics have had a field day, claiming it must have been faked by using a cardboard cutout, or photoshopped, or made by spraying a hose.

But Debbie assures us it’s the real thing.

“Jimi sleeps anywhere — it doesn’t matter to him if it’s raining or dry,” she says.

“As long as he is close to us, he’s happy.”

The nine-year-old border collie was napping on the deck when it began to rain.

Debbie walked outside to get something from the shed and woke him, then as she walked back inside, she noticed the outline JimiJones had left.

“I got the kids and hubby to have a look and a little giggle,” she says. “Then at the last minute, I decided to take a photograph.”

Sleepy border collie JimiJones.

If you’re still a doubter, take note of the distinct line between the wet section of the deck and the dry part on the right under the 1m-wide eaves of the house.

Clearly, the silhouette was not made with a garden hose.

You’ll also notice wet speckles where the rain seeped through JimiJones’s fluffy tail.

And at the top of the picture are what appear to be wet footprints as the pooch padded away.

“It still surprises me that it’s garnered as much conversation as it has,” Debbie says.

“I think it’s amazing.”

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