A farmer named Shrikant Gowda in south India came up with a unique idea to save the crops at his farm from thieving monkeys, by 'transforming' his guard dog into a guard tiger. br br Gowda painted his one-year-old Labrador named Bulbul with black stripes like a tiger, seen here on December 2, to keep wild monkeys from his farm at Naluru village in Shivamogga village, Karnataka. br br Gowda's farm has coffee and cardamom crops, but monkeys had become a local pest, destroying a large number of crops. br br The idea came from a suggestion of Gowda's father, who commented that monkeys only fear tigers. br br Reportedly the idea worked, with Bulbul being taken for walks twice a day across the farm, and for the past three months no monkey has stolen crops.