The Last Photo Taken Of Hachikō, A Japanese Akita Dog Remembered For His Unwavering Loyalty To His Owner
Hachikō belonged to professor Eizaburo Ueno who lived in Shibuya and taught at Tokyo Imperial University during the early 1920s. Every day, Ueno would walk to Shibuya station with Hachikō and take the train to work. Once he was done for the day, he would take the train back and return to the station at precisely 3 pm. Hachikō would always be there waiting patiently to accompany the professor home. One day, Ueno suffered a stroke and never arrived at the station. Hachikō went to the station every day for 9 years until his death in 1935. A statue of Hachikō is installed outside Tokyo's Shibuya station, in Japan. In 2015, another Hachiko statue got erected at Tokyo university to celebrate the faithful dog’s 80th death anniversary. They reunited Hachiko with his master, professor Ueno.
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This is almost as gut wrenching as Fry's dog on Futurerama.
BufftonBeotch
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Mar 18, 2022
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Seems so many animal’s can be loyal beyond what any humane can command!!!
of-the-mountain
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Mar 18, 2022
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Richard Gere played SUPPORTING ROLE to Hatchiko in the Americanized film a similar looking breed dog starred in the movie.....Gere has been active polotically to free TIBET and Buddhists from Chinese INVADERs .... his many talents include karate and piano classical music.....this breed pf Japanese dog is renowned for loyalty but veterans are not getting many for Service Training in USA....we are imstead matched with rescue shelter dogs eager to go home with us for 9 months training, harness fitting and state of art veterinary care .....I myself prefer Service Cat taining and lobby Congress to fund cats for vets in wheelchairs who cannot care or qualify for any dog....the exception was made for daddyBushwacker the last year of his career assassin life in his wheelchair....so the dog guarded the presidential coffin
GreenAtheist
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Mar 18, 2022
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I hosted visiting Tibetan monks in my home for a couple days when they came to Savannah on tour.
They loved Coca Cola in the glass bottles, boiled eggs and very dark tea with butter.
The butter approximated the yaks milk cream they were used to, as I understand.
And they were crazy good at video games. Monastery life has long hours to hone these skills.
@BufftonBeotch always an honor to unite the human race for peace waging
Hachiko remembered his dead master a long time.
His pining for him = true grief.
AnonySchmoose
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Mar 18, 2022
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