Where celebrity animals usually spark mass overbreeding and pet-shop sprees, the rare Dutch breed has managed to stay firmly out of commercial reach.
Her 3-year-old spaniel, Megg, is a Kooikerhondje — sharing the same silky white-and-orange coat, black-tipped ears and bushy, white-plumed tail as Dekopin, the world-famous dog of baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani. Naturally, walking her through a Tokyo park comes with a constant side effect: turning heads.
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