
The latest social media sensation from the animal kingdom is an adorable Shar Pei puppy named Paddington - and he loves dressing up.

The popular pooch has become an Instagram hit with more than 40,000 followers, who eagerly watch him donning adorable doggy garb or lounging with his doting owner.

The precious pooch keeps a huge wardrobe of cartoonish costumes, from Wallace and Grommit onesies to spectacles, capes and paper hats.

Paddington lives with his owner Annie Jacob, 30, and three cats in Tasmania on the south coast of Australia.

Annie got Paddington when he was a puppy and 'a little bag of wrinkles with a black button nose', which grew into the Instagram-famous snout.

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Paddington the shar pei wears pair of glasses in a popular snap from his Instagram account

Paddington is the latest social media sensation from the animal kingdom - and he loves playing dress ups

In another adorable image Paddington poses on his back garbed in a Cookie Monster onesie

Paddington the shar pei and kitten Butler lounge around in another Instagram snap: the precious pooch's Instagram has a whopping 40,000 followers

Paddington lives with his owner Annie Jacob, 30, and three cats in Tasmania on the south coast of Australia

Paddington the shar pei asleep takes a snooze with Butler the kitten in another heart-warming Instagram image

The Shar Pei is a breed of dog known for its distinctive features, which include deep wrinkles and a blue-black coloured tongue

Annie, 30, got Paddington when he was a puppy and 'a little bag of wrinkles with a black button nose'

The legions of Instagram followers love watching Paddington lounging around with his doting owner Annie