Foxy

Technically, the statues at the Fushimi Inari shrine complex in Kyoto are foxes not dogs, but they sure looked like pooches to me.



Cultural note: "Inari" is the Shinto god of success and prosperity; the fox is Inari's messenger, and therefore stationed all over the temple grounds. The red bibs were tied on by families seeking protection for deceased children in the afterlife.