SUZU, Ishikawa Prefecture--Even being New Year's Day did not stop Takehito Takaeda from taking his Shiba Inu dog, Kenshiro, for a stroll around the neighborhood, which is their daily routine.

A dog owner in southern China was so worried about strangers feeding her pet corgi that she placed a Post-it note on the canine urging people not to feed it and even threatened to beat the animal ...