A Police dog performs according to instructions before it is worshiped as part of Tihar festival rituals at a police kennel division in Kathmandu, Nepal, Saturday, October 29, 2016. Dogs are worshipped to acknowledge their role in providing security during Tihar festival, one of the most important Hindu festivals that is also dedicated to the worship of the goddess of wealth Laxmi. (Photo by Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo)





A police dog performs tricks during the dog festival as part of Tihar celebrations, also called Diwali, at the Central Police Dog Training School in Kathmandu, Nepal, October 29, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





Nepalese police officers worship a dog during the dog festival as part of Tihar celebrations, also called Diwali, at the Central Police Dog Training School in Kathmandu, Nepal October 29, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





A police dog performs trick during the dog festival as part of Tihar celebrations, also called Diwali, at the Central Police Dog Training School in Kathmandu, Nepal October 29, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





Nepalese police officers stand next to their dogs during the dog festival as part of Tihar celebrations, also called Diwali, at the Central Police Dog Training School in Kathmandu, Nepal, October 29, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





A Nepalese police officer grooms his dog before taking part in the dog festival as part of Tihar celebrations, also called Diwali, at the Central Police Dog Training School in Kathmandu, Nepal October 29, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





Nepalese police officers along with their dogs perform tricks during the dog festival as part of Tihar, celebrations also called Diwali, at the Central Police Dog Training School in Kathmandu, Nepal, October 29, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





A police dog performs trick during the dog festival as part of Tihar celebrations, also called Diwali, at the Central Police Dog Training School in Kathmandu, Nepal, October 29, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)





A police dog smeared with vermilion powder is pictured during the dog festival as part of Tihar celebrations, also called Diwali, at the Central Police Dog Training School in Kathmandu, Nepal October 29, 2016. (Photo by Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)