Namaste...

Meet Conan, the praying dog who folds his paws in prayer alongside Buddhist priests at Shuri-kannondo temple in Naha city, Okinawa province, Japan. The eighteen month old long haired chihuahua stands up in prayer when the temple priests performs their sutras.

Apparently, Conan also prays before going out for walks, or before feeding time. Conan was named after the mystery writer, Arthur Conan Doyle. Not Conan the Barbarian, sadly.

I'm sorry to have to break it to the priests but I think this is just a standard Chihuahua trait. Little Edie does this all the time. When she's trying to get my attention or when she's trying to play with Jake, she breaks into this pose. But hers is more like a dance. She just keeps doing it until she gets what she wants....