Praying Dog

I came across this and I just had to post it. This little chap is way cool!

This Chihuahua is called Conan (!), an eighteen month old long haired chihuahua that hangs out at the Shuri Kannon-do Temple in Naha City, Okinawa. It only took the priest at the temple two days to teach the dog how to pray.

From the BBC:

"He may be showing his thanks for treats and walks," says a priest at Jigenin temple on Okinawa island. Priest Joei Yoshikuni would like Conan to meditate, but "it's not like we can make him cross his legs", he says.
"Basically, I am just trying to get him to sit still while I meditate," he told Associated Press news agency.
Mr Yoshikuni said it only took Conan a few days to imitate the motions of praying.
"I think he saw me doing it all the time and got the idea to do it too," he said.
Jigenin temple now gets 30% more visitors than it did before Conan joined in the prayers, Mr Yoshikuni said.

Speaking about dogs, I cannot but show you about my best buddy Lucky, who is not really into all that religious stuff - he prefers the easy life! Give him his beloved blanket to wrap himself in and he's happy to let the others do all the praying.