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Welcome to the Ichigaya Kamegaoka Hachimangu Shrine in Tokyo, a Shinto shrine which offers blessing and protection for dogs! Dog lovers received New Year blessings all for about $45, which are intended to protect pets from predators, sicknesses and other evils. Some used the occasion to dressed their pooches in custom outfits. According to the Chinese Zodiac, the Year of the Dog begins on February 16.
Dog lover Sofia Kalinina seems to have created her own extreme dog sledding sport in her home city of Rudny, Kazakhstan. The 79-year-old dog fanatic sits down on a flimsy cart with four wheels as her two dogs pull her around on the sidewalk. Kalinina, aka 'the dogs' mother', has rejected more traditional forms of transport and relies on her trusty canines to scoot her around the city on sunny days. Kalinina was formerly a dog handler and so is well experienced in how to handle her two Giant Schnauzers, Rachel and Bony. According to Kalinina, giant schnauzers are sometimes used for police service, so she feels safe with them because they can protect her if she runs into any trouble. Perhaps Sofia may even want to become the first octogenarian dog sled street racer.
This is ten-year-old Mohit Kumar, a young Indian boy who has a special and unusual relationship with the stray dogs in his village. Mohit, who is mute, has fed on dog milk since he was four years old and continues this strange habit to this day. He has formed special bonds with strays in his village of Dhanbad and is able to suckle them, drinking their milk for nourishment.
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