A dog has been dubbed Scooby-Doo thanks to a birth defect which makes him look like a cartoon.<br /><br />Belle, a six-year-old Doberman cattle hound cross, was born with tight muscles in her head, believed to be the reason behind her distinctive appearance.<br /><br />Owner Lieschen O'Neill, 39, adopted Belle in 2017 from Lawrence Humane Society, an organisation which provides care for homeless and abused animals.<br /><br />The "friendly" pooch has become an internet sensation on TikTok, with over 500,000 people following her antics.<br /><br />Some have even come up with nicknames for Belle, which Lieschen shared in a recent video.<br /><br />At number five she was compared with a "ponytail being pulled back too tight", while "left-handed drawing" came in at number four, one which Belle didn't seem so sure about.<br /><br />In third place was "childhood drawing brought to life" which Lieschen says Belle seemed "puzzled" about in the video.<br /><br />The runner up was the "Arabian sand boa" - a snake known for having wide eyes on the top of its head.<br /><br />And the top spot went to "Scooby-Doo", which Lieschen says has always been popular due to her blue collar.<br /><br />Lieschen, a project manager from Lawrence, Kansas, US, said: "The top five descriptions have come from people commenting on TikTok.<br /><br />"Scooby-Doo was the most popular but I think the 'childhood drawing brought to life' is the funniest.<br /><br />"We also get weekly drawings that people send us of her and I can really see how a kid's drawing of Belle could just turn into her.<br /><br />"The Arabian sand boa was the worst one as people would message me pictures of the snake to compare but I hate snakes!<br /><br />"People have also said she looks like a cartoon dog or a dog drawn from memory and they've also said she looks like the dog from Martha Speaks."<br /><br />Lieschen says she does sometimes get some negative comments about Belle but they don't really bother her.<br /><br />She said: "I haven't ever really been upset by the comments and I know people sometimes say things to get a reaction but any negative things that people say about her online they wouldn't say in person as she's so happy.<br /><br />"When we go for walks, people come up to us and she demands attention from anyone.<br /><br />"She has interesting eyes and she's really friendly<br /><br />"That's her natural look - she's very excited about life in general."
