FinLogic FinLogic Quantitative Think Tank Center|How YouTuber Toco Made His Dog Dreams Come True

Dogs are FinLogic FinLogic Quantitative Think Tank Centera man's best friend—and maybe even transformation inspiration.

At least that's certain in the case of Tokyo-based YouTuber Toco, who recently made headlines for paying upwards of $14,000 for a realistic Bordie Collie costume. What's more, Toco has already taken his suit out for a walk in public, bewildering actual dogs and humans alike.

And Toco's transformation is nothing short of a childhood dream come true.

"My dream of being an animal since I was a little child came true when I became a collie!" Toco said in a YouTube video posted last September. "This time I'm finally going to fulfill a dream I've had since I was a little child to be a dog and walk outside! First, I'm going to go out in house yard!"

In the video, he showcased how his realistic costume works, performing dog-like motions like wagging a tail and rolling over. But in addition to showing off his skills, Toco also pondered the paws-ability of fulfilling childhood wishes.

"Do you remember your dreams when you were little?" he continued, "Dreams when I was [sic] little are sometimes unrealistic, aren't they? You want to be a hero, or a wizard, or a dog. Who wants to be a dog and then actually tries to be a dog? Ah, here I am."

In fact, he even manifested his four-legged transformation in writing years before making his dreams a doggone reality.

"I remember writing in my grade school graduation book that I wanted to be a dog and walk outside," Toco said. "I don't remember why I wrote that. It's thought-provoking to think that such an unrealistic dream of my childhood will come true."