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Are these sleeping dogs a lie? They're the latest street art fad popping up in towns across Britain, but there is growing suspicion 'sand dog' sculptures are just a con to get cash from passers-by

• Dogs spotted all over the country but people grow suspicious of them 
• Models only ever appear complete, no-one sees them actually being built
• Artists pose on street for hours with dogs but nothing appears to change 
• Some think they are made from moulds as many appear exactly the same  

By STRAIGHTMAN for

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Incredible sculptures of dogs made of sand have popped up on pavements all over Britain this year in a new street art craze sweeping the nation.

But some passers-by are suspicious about the sculptures as they are only ever seen fully formed, leading many to believe that they are made beforehand, perhaps even from a mould. 

One Mail Online reader from St Annes, Lancashire, said she actually watched one of the artists arrive with a ready-made sculpture and sit outside a shop collecting money all day.

But another reader, from Belfast, said she watched the dogs being created by piling sand over two water bottles - but also saw the sculptor sit by it all day, simply brushing it while collecting money. 

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This sad dog was spotted in Guildford and the artist was photographed once in the morning as he sculpted the dog, then again three hours later

Despite three hours passing, the dog looked almost exactly the same when the photographer returned, further fueling the debate