Yes. In Nepal, dogs are worshiped during Kukur Tihar festival to please Lord Yama.
Adhira was a king who became an evil spirit after his death. He had given death sentence to an innocent woman and destroyed a Shiva Temple. These were the offences because of which he had to become an evil spirit and suffer. He worshiped Lord Shiva and begged for his pardon. The Lord gave him relief and made him his own attendant. ( Padma Purana. Pathala Khanda. Chapter 111 )
ॐ नमो नृसिंहसिंहाय सिंहराजाय नरकेशाय नमो नमस्ते । ॐ नमः कालाय कालदंष्ट्राय करालवदनाय उग्राय उग्रवीराय उग्रविकटाय उग्रवज्राय वज्रदेहिने रुद्राय रुद्रघोराय भद्राय भद्रकारिणे ॐ ज्रीं ह्रीं नृसिंहाय नमः स्वाहा । om na....
ॐ नमो नृसिंहसिंहाय सिंहराजाय नरकेशाय नमो नमस्ते ।
ॐ नमः कालाय कालदंष्ट्राय करालवदनाय उग्राय उग्रवीराय उग्रविकटाय उग्रवज्राय
वज्रदेहिने रुद्राय रुद्रघोराय भद्राय भद्रकारिणे ॐ ज्रीं ह्रीं नृसिंहाय नमः स्वाहा ।
om namo nri'sim'hasim'haaya sim'haraajaaya
narakeshaaya namo namaste .
om namah' kaalaaya kaaladam'sht'raaya karaalavadanaaya ugraaya ugraveeraaya ugravikat'aaya ugravajraaya
vajradehine rudraaya rudraghoraaya bhadraaya bhadrakaarine om jreem' hreem' nri'sim'haaya namah' svaahaa .
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