Dog owners will readily say that just being around their pets helps ease their stress. But beyond petting and feeding, how can owners return the compliment and relieve their animals' tension? Or else just pamper them to the max?

Enter a new business niche: dog massages and pooch aromatherapy.

At Pet Salon Jenny's in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward, Ren, a Shih Tzu, was being pampered with beauty treatment, including a mudpack and shiatsu.