07 May, 2011

A Dogs Loyalty...

Hidden among the skyscrapers and neon lights at Tokyo's Shibuya station, there is a small bronze statue of a dog... a Japanese Akita dog name Hachi. This statue holds an amazing story...

In the 1920's... a Japanese professor, found this little puppy abandoned in a cage on his way home from work. Not knowing what to do... he took the puppy home and named him 'Hachi'. From this day on, they became inseparable friends. Every morning, Hachi would walk the professor down to Shibuya station... where he would leave for work. And every afternoon at 4pm, the dog would walk back down to the station to greet his owner again. This happy routine continued until one fateful day, when sadly... the professor took ill at work and died.

That day... Hachi patiently waited at the station as he always did... for his owner. The 4pm train came... and went. But of course the professor wasn't getting off the train to greet his loyal dog anymore. Not giving up on his owner, Hachi continued to wait. He waited at the same spot... at the same time... every day... for 10 years!! On March 8, 1935, Hachi also died and finally went to meet his owner. He died on the very same spot he last saw the professor alive...

Its a TRUE story... GOODNIGHT WORLD :-)

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