Japanese beagle whose talent for skateboarding, piano-playing and even samurai defence made her an internet hit lands TV jobs




From playing the piano and skateboarding, to showing off her ninja training and balancing on her front paws, she is one talented dog.

Purin the Japanese beagle has become a global hit after wowing audiences around the world with an array of incredible skills.

And the eight-year-old is not afraid of a bit of ruff and tumble - because her owner has taught her ninja moves and the art of stopping a samurai sword with her own paws.

Online videos of Purin have earned her a pack of eager followers and she has also become a cult hit on Japanese, American and Korean television.

Owner Makoto Kumagai has been inundated with showbiz requests from television companies hoping to feature Purin's skills - so much so that the pooch now has her own agent.

Mr Kumagai said: 'She has become famous all over the world and regularly have people asking her to be in an advert, on their TV show or compete in a talent contest.

'She is very talented and sweet and thoroughly entertains people.'

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Paw-stand: Purin shows off her dazzling skills by trotting around on her front legs. The eight-year-old balances perfectly in front of the camera with her hind legs aloft. Owner Makoto Kumagai, from Japan, has been handling so many requests from television companies hoping to feature Purin's dazzling skills, that the animal now has her own agent

Free wheeling: Purin the Japanese beagle has even learned how to ride a skateboard. Unruffled by the experience, she looks dead ahead as the skateboard trundles along a road. Her owner Makoto Kumagai said: 'Purin is just a normal, friendly and playful dog. It wasn't until she became very good at figuring out how to get treats that I decided to teach her tricks.'