Quote:A Chinese man has been criticised for training his pet puppy to smoke cigarettes.

Zeng Ziguang, 23, a chef, of Wuchang, Hubei Province, has been teaching Blackie to smoke since buying him six months ago.

He now claims the dog is addicted to tobacco and gets through a packet of cigarettes a day.

"He hated the smell of smoke to begin with. But I trained him to get used to it by blowing smoke at him," said Zeng.

"Gradually Blackie got used to the smell and I started putting the lit cigarette into his mouth. Each time he did that, I would reward him with food."

Zeng said Blackie was a natural mimic and within a month had learnt to smoke.

However, neighbours are appalled that Zeng has encouraged a dog to smoke and say he should be prosecuted.

"He is a terrible pet owner," one told the local Changjiang Daily.

http://web.orange.co.uk/article/quirkies...g_to_smoke

So weird... Now you got to buy him cigarettes too

i saw that

dog will die soon

I lold. I think it's pretty neutral, honestly. On the one hand, the dog is smoking, on the other, a smoking dog makes me smile...

While a smoking dog sounds cool at first, I worry about the long term effects :(

What ...he's wasted valuabe training time...That dog could ave been doing barrel rolls, walking on two legs, driving, singing kareokes and doing synchronised summersaults in the 2012 olympics....and yes, all that within a month!

First an Indonesian kid, and now this?