There's a good boy - Thai nurses dress babies up as dogs to ring in New Year

 

A newborn baby wearing a dog costume to celebrate the New Year of the Dog is pictured at the nursery room of Paolo Chokchai 4 Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, December 28, 2017. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Nurses at a hospital in the Thai capital showed some festive puppy love on Thursday, dressing up newborn babies up in fetching canine outfits ahead of the Year of the Dog.

 

Staff at the Paolo Memorial Hospital Chokchai 4 dressed the babies in blue and brown crochet hats with dog ears and matching outfits for a photoshoot.

 

Parents were later given framed photos as a memento, said nurse Pilaiporn Kondee.

 

She said some parents specifically chose to give birth at the hospital because of the new year costumes and photo souvenirs on offer.

Nopparat Yodsaksee, 32, watched proudly as his newborn son posed for photos.

 

"This year is the most special year for our family so far," Nopparat told Reuters.

 

"It's something that has a lot of meaning."

 

Twelve animals make up the traditional Chinese zodiac, with each year having its own unique beliefs. The Year of the Dog begins in February.

 

(Reporting by Jutarat Skulpichetrat; Editing by Amy Sawitta Lefevre and Nick Macfie)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2017-12-28

The title of this thread is pure clickbait. And I was hooked. Damn.

 

Edited December 28, 20178 yr by GarryP

2 minutes ago, GarryP said:

The title of this thread is pure clickbait. And I was hooked. Damn.

 

I wish the fish i try to catch were as easy as you 

This one even made the morning news in OZ.

Sheesh! Even more soidogs?

Here we go: Thai kids going to the dogs even before attending Thai schools.

What a nice story. 

19 hours ago, webfact said:

Twelve animals make up the traditional Chinese zodiac, with each year having its own unique beliefs. The Year of the Dog begins in February.

So why are they dressing these kids up as dogs now?

Sheesh! Even more soidogs?

I entered a dog at Crufts last year.
Got 3 months in jail.

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1 minute ago, Wilsonandson said:

I entered a dog at Crufts last year.
Got 3 months in jail.

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What's a Cruft?

What's a Cruft?

It's a big dog show in the UK.

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