Using his head: Cai Tangmei, 41, from
China, carries a 180kg sandbag and his pet dog on his head while riding
his electric motorbike
After
taking in a stray dog he named Xiaohei from the street - he trained it
using the skills he learned while performing in the circus, the Shanghaiist reports.
After
three months, the pooch was able to stand on sandbags and cement bags
that Mr Tangmei carried on his head when travelling to work and back on
his electric bike.
He
has told the media that he wants to break the Guinness World Record and
attend the Chinese Dream Show now that he's able to carry more than 200
kilograms of cement on his head.
Mr
Tangmei, who now works as a porter for a ceramic shop, has developed a
following online with many praising his astonishing power of balance.
The
current Guinness World Record for the heaviest car balanced on
someone's head was set in 1999 when John Evans balanced a gutted Mini
car weighing a total of 159.6kg on his head for 33 seconds at the London
Studios.
Hitching a ride: Mr Tangmei took in the stray dog from the street and trained him to balance on top of the bag
Ambitious: The ceramic shop porter can now balance a 200kg bag of cement on his head and hopes to set a Guinness World Record
He has told the media that he wants to break the Guinness World Record and attend the Chinese Dream Show
Training: Mr Tangmei first adopted the
technique as a way of carrying heavy loads up a narrow stairway in his
old job as a factory worker
Celebrity status: The 41-year-old former circus worker has attracted a strong online following