{"id":57714,"date":"2025-01-28T18:45:15","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T18:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/2025\/01\/28\/pokemon-fan-brings-dog-dyed-like-pikachu-to-miami-heat-nba-game-dexerto\/"},"modified":"2025-01-28T18:45:15","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T18:45:15","slug":"pokemon-fan-brings-dog-dyed-like-pikachu-to-miami-heat-nba-game-dexerto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/2025\/01\/28\/pokemon-fan-brings-dog-dyed-like-pikachu-to-miami-heat-nba-game-dexerto\/","title":{"rendered":"Pokemon fan brings dog dyed like Pikachu to Miami Heat NBA game &#8211; Dexerto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pokemon fan brings dog dyed like Pikachu to Miami Heat NBA game Pokemon players often wish the world of powerful elemental monsters was real. That dream has become a reality for one Miami Heat fan as they\u2019ve customized their dog to look like the franchise mascot Pikachu. Trainers across the internet have shared their attempts of turning their household pets into extraordinary Pokemon. The internet would call some \u201ccursed,\u201d as showcased in this iconic TikTok, while others are pretty commendable. As was the case for one NBA fan who brought their dog to the Miami Heat vs. Minnesota Timberwolves game. The small fluffy dog was dyed a bright yellow with red cheeks and two brown stripes on its lower back. Miami Heat fan brings Pikachu dog to NBA game In a clip shared on Twitter by user cjzero, the dog is shown on camera for several seconds. The announcers, seemingly stunned by the dog\u2019s \u201cpaint job,\u201d struggled to find words to describe the cosplaying animal. \u201cWhat is that? What in the world?\u201d they exclaimed. After collecting their thoughts, one announcer jested, \u201cI don\u2019t think that dog signed off on that paint job.\u201d And the comments under the post seemed to agree. Some users called it \u201cgross,\u201d while others claimed to dye the dog was a form of pet abuse. Studies have shown that using human-grade dye can cause irreparable damage to pets and lead to a damaged immune system, chemical burns, skin disease, and cancer. And in some states \u2013 Colorado, Florida, Maine, &#038; South Carolina \u2013 dyeing your pet is illegal. However, there are dog-safe dyes used in creative grooming that aren\u2019t harmful to pets, even if the dye is consumed. Tiktok user danthebigreddog has shared several videos of their bright red dog along with the benefits of dyed pets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pokemon fan brings dog dyed like Pikachu to Miami Heat NBA game Pokemon players often wish the world of powerful elemental monsters was real. That dream has become a reality for one Miami Heat fan as they\u2019ve customized their dog to look like the franchise mascot Pikachu. Trainers across the internet have shared their attempts [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57714","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57714","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57714"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57714\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}