The curious incident of the praying dog
Joanna writes: This is Chihuahua "Conan" praying with his owner and chief priest Joei Yoshikuni during a morning prayer at the Shuri-Kannondo temple in Okinawa islands, southwestern Japan.
"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.
Come on now, it a mutt, i.e., it eats, craps and bonks in public, it cannot pray.
Posted by: Ian | 25 Mar 2008 13:27:53
"He may be showing his thanks for treats and walks," - a priest showing his complete ignorance of dogs.
Posted by: Norman | 25 Mar 2008 23:29:22
Rome put The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Edward Gibbon, on their Index of Prohibited Reading for the faithful. One wonders how long it will be before the Islamics get around to pronouncing a Jihad against it.
Posted by: John Dean | 26 Mar 2008 09:37:32
"One wonders how long it will be before the Islamics get around to pronouncing a Jihad against it.
Posted by: John Dean | 26 Mar 2008 09:37:32"
In every single article/debate Islamophobe some how manage to get Islam involved. It is incredible. Those guys are truely scared of Islam. It's anti-Islam 24/7. One wonders if they ever sleep. lol
Posted by: jayil | 26 Mar 2008 15:03:21
dogs just love their masters.
surely mans best friend?
Posted by: Alan Hume | 26 Mar 2008 16:40:28