Good news; pandas are no longer officially considered an endangered species. The second news; the Chinese authorities have confirmed the “eternal” ban on the transfer of pandas to private hands and the possibility of breeding them for commercial purposes. Not surprisingly, panda lovers are turning their attention to dogs again.
Are they similar? Some extensive work has been done.

If the opinion of the authorities is respected and not violated in China, in neighboring Singapore it is the other way around.

Many people seriously believed that when there were a lot of pandas, the problem of their reproduction would be solved and the animals would begin to domesticate. Well, or at least there will be an opportunity to get yourself such a “bear” in a private zoo or nursery. Tigers, all sorts of crocodiles and hippos, and other animals that are never domesticated are given birth. So , what about pandas? The pandas were left in a special status and no amount of money will help to solve the problem. So there is only one variant left and that is to cut and repaint the dogs.
Professional work done with the help of special paint.
Chow-chows are taken as a basis which are also eastern and fluffy.

Some experts say that this is heresy and stupidity, others point out that modern grooming has long become the norm, by the analogy with human makeup. There is no general opinion even in Singapore, in the homeland of the pandas, so what to say of the other countries. But the demand for their services is growing.
In practice, it turned out that half of the passers-by cannot distinguish between dogs and pandas, and seriously believe that they are real.
Do you think this is a positive or negative trend? It is clear that the owners of the dogs can do whatever they want, as long as they do not harm them. But is it necessary?