Conan (L), two-year-old male Chihuahua, [Getty Images]

Conan (L), two-year-old male Chihuahua, joins his hands in prayer beside Buddhist priest Joei Yoshikuni (R) at Jigenin temple in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on March 24, 2008. The Chihuahua is growing popular as a prayer dog at the Buddhist temple in Okinawa, southernmost island prefecture of Japan. AFP PHOTO/Toru YAMANAKA (Photo credit should read TORU YAMANAKA/AFP/Getty Images)

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