In Tuesday’s China Daily…

Shanghai’s designer dogs are increasingly coping with the stress of city living by turning to traditional Chinese medicine… With a shortage of public places for them to let off steam, acupuncture is emerging as a private-sector way of getting miffed mutts to calm down. Asuka says she began experimenting with her pet’s pressure points to stop it going barking mad.

“I put 10 needles in the area around his head, but it didn’t help much with the barking. However, if I do it seriously, it works to relax the animal, having the same effect as it does on humans,” she says. “It can heal problems like back ache, sore feet and stress.”

Full article here: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/life/2010-05/18/content_9862241.htm