Pup-arazzi! Adorable Shih Tzu with a fierce fringe wins thousands of Instagram followers thanks to his uncanny resemblance to Lady Gaga
- Shih Tzu Bontenmaru, five, is named after a Japanese samurai and live in Tokyo
- The pooch has more than 22,000 Instagram followers and resembles Lady Gaga
- He has the same blunt fringe and blunt bob as the popstar famously sported early on in her career
An adorable Shih Tzu has won thousands of Instagram followers thanks to his resemblance to pop megastar Lady Gaga.
Bontenmaru, five, who is named after a Japanese samurai, and lives in Tokyo, has become an internet star racking up more than 22,000 Instagram followers.
His owner Tomoyo Matsuura thinks his fame is due to the resemblance to the Poker Face hitmaker’s signature ‘do of a blunt fringe and short blonde bob.
Bontenmaru, five, who is named after a Japanese samurai, and lives in Tokyo, has become an internet star racking up more than 22,000 Instagram followers
Puparazzi! The pooch sits on a countertop at his Tokyo apartment showing off his blunt fringe and chopped ‘do
Photos show the white and grey pooch sporting the same full fringe and bobbed hair while lounging about the apartment
She explained: ‘Bontenmaru goes to the barber shop (dog groomers) once every two months, and every three weeks I cut his hair it by hand.’
Photos show the white and grey pooch sporting the same full fringe and bobbed hair while lounging about the apartment.
In one picture the dog lies across the a white leather sofa showing off his perfectly coiffed hair cut.
In another the furry friend sports a grey ribbed jumper with brown buttons as he poses in front of a a bouquet of flowers.
The adorable canine’s hairdo resembles Lady Gaga’s look during her The Fame album ear in the late noughties
In one picture the dog lies across the a white leather sofa showing off his perfectly coiffed hair cut
In another picture the furry friend sports a grey ribbed jumper with brown buttons as he poses in front of a a bouquet of flowers
Hair goals! Shots show the pooch chilling in a grey jumper and showing off his swishy grey and white hair
Great at ever angle! The dog is shown lying down on a white leather sofa and showing off his silky hair ‘do
Videos on his Instagram page show the pooch swimming, trying watermelons and staring at his own reflection.
His fans come from all over the world, with users from the UK, the US, France and Japan flooding the comments of his pictures.
‘Gorgeous!!! Fabulous look!’ said one on a shot of him swimming.
Ready fur my close up! The Shih Tzu has fluffy soft white fur on his body and a sleek grey and white hair cut on top
‘He is too cute and sweet,’ said another.
‘Gorgeous!’ commented a third.
‘You are the most adorable,’ a fourth wrote.