Meet Tonkey the Shar Pei dog that looks just like a teddy bear
THIS Shar Pei puppy is too cute not to share with the world and in just eight short weeks, it already has more than 130,000 Instagram followers.
WHAT do you get when you cross a teddy bear and a four-week-old puppy? Meet Tonkey - the new puppy sensation sending the internet into meltdown.
Move over Buddy Boo Blue and Penguin the magpie, our newest animal obsession is Tonkey, the fluffy ‘bearcoat’ shar pei puppy - she’s just too cute not to share.
In just 8 short weeks the teddy-bear look-alike already has a following of 132,000 on Instagram and each adorable photo posted averages around 15,000 likes.
Tonkey talks too: “Mondays are for meditation. Who am I? Why am I here? Who made me so fluffy? What’s for supper?”
A tired Tonkey posts: “When your face gives up”.
Tonkey insists: “But I dont want it”.
Travelling with a random, Tonkey protests: “Mom pull me out, there’s something fluffy in here with me.”
Adoptive mum Christine Park says she created Tonkey’s Instagram account for the sole purpose of making friends herself but the cute pup quickly gained tonnes more followers.
Park told Bored Panda: “I’ve created a monster— like Victor to Frankenstein— and now Frankenstein’s famous, leaving her creator alone in the shadows.”
“I want to wish my dog nothing but the best in her future endeavours…but it’s tough when your cuddle buddy has left you to eat her dust.”
Feeling sorry for himself, Tonkey admits: “I piddled myself today.”
Tonkey the ‘elephant’ asks: “Why do they do this to me?.”
No pillow needed for Tonkey: “Head so big Tonkey just taking a break from holding it up.”
Tonkey declares: “Stealth mode at IKEA-- pretend to be teddy so we don’t get kicked out.”
She is so cuddly and squishy it’s easy to see why she is so popular.
She lives in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada with older sister, another pooch, Max.
Tonkey’s owner Christine posts: ”Tonkey you weirdo. Whachu hootin’ and a-hollerin for?”