I only write things that matters to me, inspires me, motivates me and memorable as well. Those who knows me also know my love for animal, especially dogs.
Last night I watched the movie "Hachi: A Dog's Tale" and it makes me cry like I just lost a best friend. I knew about the movie for a long time because I knew the story behind it, but I try to avoid watching it because I know I would cry, LOL!
I am such a cry baby when it comes to dogs and their loyalty, even though I am not a crying type. This story touched my heart because it shows me that a dog has the biggest heart when it comes to love their human. They are loyal, protective, playful and the amount of love they have for us is unlimited.
Human tend to say something to us and think something else about us on their heart/mind. But, dogs will show us as it is. They don't like you, they will show it. They like you, they will show it as well. They also know if you are a bad person or a good one, they could feel your inner human LOL. They are an honest and bright creature. They would still love us, regardless of who and what we are as a human being.
The story of Hachiko is an amazing story. But you know what? every dog has an amazing story and a spot of loyalty in them, you just need to figure it out.
My dog, Luke, for example, would wait in front of the door every single day when my husband is away on his military duty. When he goes to the office, Luke does not wait in front of the door like that, he only wait when my husband is out of town (he knows lol). When we go on vacations, our dog's sitters would tell us that Luke waited in front of their doors for us to come back and avoid eating for at least two days. Luke will wait for our return every day and night on the front door. That's the kind of loyalty Luke shows to our family ever since we adopted him from Petco.
My old family dog, Bruno, was stolen, on three days the dog came back still with the chain on his neck. He was fighting for his life and he came back to his family's home. I will never forget that day!
My other dog (I have TONS of dogs lol), Benji , is a super mellow and smart dog. One day my uncle borrowed him and took him to his house and the next day Benji was gone. The poor old dog came back to us because he did not know that my uncle was just borrowing him for a week. He came back, all the way from my uncle's house to our house, which is very far to walk.
I have a lot of stories about loyalty of my own dogs, because I have owned so many dogs and cats as well. Google some more stories about "Loyal Dogs" and you will be surprised to see the remarkable stories of their loyalty, dedication and love for their human.
Please adopt a dog today, save their lives before they are put to death and lost their purposes on earth. There are a lot of dogs who get saved from the street, shelter, adoption agencies and these dogs turned into heroes. One of them is Gabe (remember my post about him on here?), speaking of Gabe, please vote for him again until October, click here to vote.
There are a lot of dogs who saved their owners from death, bombs, accident, snake bites, fire, sickness, loneliness, depression, even suicide by just being a good companion. There are a lot of working dogs (military, police, service, therapy dogs) who are working their tails off just to save our lives when we go to a movie theater, ball games, airport, school, office, supermarket, and the list goes on.
If you are thinking of giving up your dog, please think again. Even if you must do so, please give your dog to a dog lover people, not a killing shelter. They did not do anything to deserve this. You might not like them or could not train them, but there are other people who will love them and train these dogs.
Meet Hachiko
(November 10, 1923 – March 8, 1935)
Hachiko was an Akita dog born on a farm near the city of Ōdate, Akita Prefecture.
In 1924, Hidesaburō Ueno, a professor in the agriculture department at the University of Tokyo, took in Hachikō, a golden brown Akita, as a pet.
During his owner's life, Hachikō greeted him at the end of each day at the nearby Shibuya Station. The pair continued their daily routine until May 1925, when Professor Ueno did not return. The professor had suffered from a cerebral hemorrhage and died, never returning to the train station where Hachikō was waiting. Every day for the next nine years the dog waited at Shibuya station.
Hachikō attracted the attention of other commuters. Many of the people who frequented the Shibuya train station had seen Hachikō and Professor Ueno together each day. Initial reactions from the people, especially from those working at the station, were not necessarily friendly. However, after the first appearance of the article about him on October 4, 1932 in Asahi Shimbun, people started to bring Hachikō treats and food to nourish him during his wait. This continued for nine years with Hachikō appearing precisely when the train was due at the station.
Hachikō died on March 8, 1935, and was found on a street in Shibuya. In March 2011 scientists settled the cause of death of Hachikō: the dog had terminal cancer and a filaria infection (worms). There were also four yakitori skewers in Hachikō's stomach, but the skewers did not damage his stomach or cause his death.
Hachiko's bronze statue.
Hachiko is remembered for his remarkable loyalty to his owner, even many years after his owner's death.
(Source/More of Hachiko's stories are in his Wikipedia)
"True Friendship isn't being inseparable, it's being separated and nothing changes"
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Hug a dog today, make sure they know you will always be there for them because they already swear to God that they will always be there for you through thick and thin, life and death.
xoxo,
Lindsay
