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POPS'Praying' Buddhist Dog Draws Crowds Visitors are enchanted by the spectacle. "It's so funny that he does it," said Kazuko Oshiro, 71, who frequented the temple for more than 25 years. "He gets angry when somebody else sits on his favorite spot. He must be thinking that it's his special place," he said. Conan has become so popular that people come in to take pictures almost every week, the priest said. Yoshikuni estimated the temple now receives 30 percent more visitors. Copyright 2008 by United Press International.