Dog models knock down good money as pet e-commerce booms in China
Updated 22:17, 02-Dec-2018
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We all find our pets cute and want them to taste some on-screen glamor by featuring in popular adverts, but only a few manage to make it big in the modeling world. Two corgi dogs from Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, are among those handful of dog celebrities. /VCG Photo

We all find our pets cute and want them to taste some on-screen glamor by featuring in popular adverts, but only a few manage to make it big in the modeling world. Two corgi dogs from Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, are among those handful of dog celebrities. /VCG Photo

Two-year-old Lulu (L) and four-month-old Coconut earn over 10,000 yuan (around 1,440 U.S. dollars) monthly by posing for pet product companies. /VCG Photo

Two-year-old Lulu (L) and four-month-old Coconut earn over 10,000 yuan (around 1,440 U.S. dollars) monthly by posing for pet product companies. /VCG Photo

Their owner Vera, a pet photographer, spends copious amount of time and money to make them picture-perfect. /VCG Photo

Their owner Vera, a pet photographer, spends copious amount of time and money to make them picture-perfect. /VCG Photo

More than 30 percent of their earnings are spent on high-quality food and beauty products. /VCG Photo

More than 30 percent of their earnings are spent on high-quality food and beauty products. /VCG Photo

By shooting promotional pictures for pet toy and costume companies on e-commerce platforms, Vera makes a good living, thanks to her best friends Lulu and Coconut. /VCG Photo

By shooting promotional pictures for pet toy and costume companies on e-commerce platforms, Vera makes a good living, thanks to her best friends Lulu and Coconut. /VCG Photo