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In pictures: Stylish dogs of Shanghai

A dog dressed in clothing on a street in Shanghai. Poodles in pink dresses, Pekinese wearing shirts, a Pomeranian in sneakers and a raincoat -- the sidewalks of Shanghai can sometimes seem like catwalks gone to the dogs. (Johannes Eisele/AFP)

Updated on: Mar 30, 2017 1:52 PM IST

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A dog dressed in clothing on a street in Shanghai. Poodles in pink dresses, Pekinese wearing shirts, a Pomeranian in sneakers and a raincoat -- the sidewalks of Shanghai can sometimes seem like catwalks gone to the dogs. (Johannes Eisele/AFP)

Updated on Mar 30, 2017 1:52 PM

A dog dressed in clothing on a street in Shanghai. Poodles in pink dresses, Pekinese wearing shirts, a Pomeranian in sneakers and a raincoat -- the sidewalks of Shanghai can sometimes seem like catwalks gone to the dogs. (Johannes Eisele/AFP)

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Chinese adore their pet canines, often dressing them up in eye-catching outfits, and nowhere are such furry fashionistas more conspicuous than in China’s commercial hub. (AFJohannes Eisele/AFP)

Updated on Mar 30, 2017 1:52 PM

Chinese adore their pet canines, often dressing them up in eye-catching outfits, and nowhere are such furry fashionistas more conspicuous than in China’s commercial hub. (AFJohannes Eisele/AFP)

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Pet owners like to dress up their pets, the way they would their own children, said a woman surnamed Huang as she walked her two fluffy brown poodles, one with a pink bowtie and the other wearing a blue one, through a central Shanghai neighbourhood. (Johannes Eisele/AFP)

Updated on Mar 30, 2017 1:52 PM

Pet owners like to dress up their pets, the way they would their own children, said a woman surnamed Huang as she walked her two fluffy brown poodles, one with a pink bowtie and the other wearing a blue one, through a central Shanghai neighbourhood. (Johannes Eisele/AFP)

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At least 40 percent of pet merchants in China sell pet clothing, according to Yourpet Market Research Institute, which studies the country’s huge pet industry. (Johannes Eisele/AFP)

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At least 40 percent of pet merchants in China sell pet clothing, according to Yourpet Market Research Institute, which studies the country’s huge pet industry. (Johannes Eisele/AFP)

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The industry overall generates sales of around $17 billion per year and is expected to grow by 20 percent annually, it said in a report last year. (Johannes Eisele/AFP)

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The industry overall generates sales of around $17 billion per year and is expected to grow by 20 percent annually, it said in a report last year. (Johannes Eisele/AFP)

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Zhang Jiequn, a psychologist at Shanghai’s Huada Institute of Applied Psychology, said that for many Chinese, pet ownership - is a kind of escape from interpersonal relationships. (Johannes Eisele/AFP)

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Zhang Jiequn, a psychologist at Shanghai’s Huada Institute of Applied Psychology, said that for many Chinese, pet ownership - is a kind of escape from interpersonal relationships. (Johannes Eisele/AFP)

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Dog ownership rates have grown along with China’s fast-expanding middle class. (Johannes Eisele/AFP)

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Dog ownership rates have grown along with China’s fast-expanding middle class. (Johannes Eisele/AFP)

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A 2015 survey cited by the state-run China Daily said there were at least 100 million registered pets in China, with dogs making up the vast majority, and that pet ownership was growing by 10 percent annually. (Johannes Eisele/AFP)

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A 2015 survey cited by the state-run China Daily said there were at least 100 million registered pets in China, with dogs making up the vast majority, and that pet ownership was growing by 10 percent annually. (Johannes Eisele/AFP)

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Shanghai -- which has 24 million people -- also has an estimated pet dog population of up to one million. (Johannes Eisele/AFP)

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Shanghai -- which has 24 million people -- also has an estimated pet dog population of up to one million. (Johannes Eisele/AFP)

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The high rate of dog ownership prompted the city in 2011 to impose a “one-dog policy”. (Johannes Eisele/AFP)

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The high rate of dog ownership prompted the city in 2011 to impose a “one-dog policy”. (Johannes Eisele/AFP)

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Limiting owners to a single canine -- to curb noisy barking, waste on sidewalks and dog attacks. (Johannes Eisele/AFP)

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Limiting owners to a single canine -- to curb noisy barking, waste on sidewalks and dog attacks. (Johannes Eisele/AFP)

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A dog dressed in clothing on a street in Shanghai. (Johannes Eisele/AFP)

Updated on Mar 30, 2017 1:52 PM

A dog dressed in clothing on a street in Shanghai. (Johannes Eisele/AFP)

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