Eric the Pekingese failed to win Best In Show at this year’s Crufts Dog Show, and Great Britain isnot pleased. The adorable low rider rocked a full and fabulous coat of biscuit-colored hair, capturing the nation’s hearts and imaginations. Eric’s performance spawned tweets of encouragement and many delightful memes. Some compared him to a variety of pastry treats, others to Donald Trump’s coif, and still others simply marveled at his haunting beauty.
#eric or pain au chocolate?? #crufts2016pic.twitter.com/Llz4eQGZm2
— Tierney Brook (@tierney_brook) March 13, 2016
Eric or Fig roll? #crufts2016 pic.twitter.com/Li3DYihNqe
— Adam Weighell (@CapitalAdam) March 13, 2016
Meet Eric, the tiny Pekingese at Crufts who stole the nation's heart https://t.co/FlAl7FNJYl pic.twitter.com/rDcRhHwieT
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) March 14, 2016
Donald Trump’s hair is about to win #crufts2016 #Trump #Eric pic.twitter.com/ghd3uEeTwJ
— Elliot Wagland (@elliotwagland) March 13, 2016
Eric best toy in show canny help but think of the junkyard goblin from labyrinth #crufts2016 pic.twitter.com/dyz4UopCub
— Kirsty (@WoooWaaar) March 10, 2016
#crufts2016. Knew Eric was moonlighting. (idea via @mrnickharvey ) pic.twitter.com/uY8YACg2rj
— Tiernan Douieb (@TiernanDouieb) March 13, 2016
What is it about Eric that has captivated so many? Is it his blocky bread loaf body? His delightful, ebony squish-face? The way his shiny locks billow in the breeze? Or is it how he appears to float across the Astroturf, his tiny limbs disguised by beautiful biscuit fur?
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Judge for yourself with this slow-mo video of Eric in action!
