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Do you love your (Hachi) dog more than humans?

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I take lots of photos on my travels like most of us. Except, the majority of my holiday pictures are of the local dogs! When I walk down a street I’m often not looking at the people, but dogs. If you find yourself thinking that you care more about your...

April 23, 2019/1 comment
March 12, 2019

My Trip to Tokyo: Seeking Hachiko

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When I first spotted Hachiko's statue at Shibuya Station, it was love at first sight. Soon after being introduced to his story, I adopted a Shiba puppy and named him after the loyal dog. We were inseparable for sixteen years, all the...

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Living the Good (Hachi) Life – How Hachi’s Dog Tale Can Inspire Us All to Live Adventurously and in the Moment

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My childhood is filled with memories of adventure - running through fields to catch mice, making friends with chameleons, hauling my little red wagon door-to-door to sell flower seeds to neighbors. .. Since I was little, I’ve been called to chase...

February 12, 2019/6 Comments

“Hachi”- a Chow/Akita mix needs a home!

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County firefighters brought a Hachi dog into “Affordable Animal Hospital” in Torrance with third-degree burns covering over 60 to 70 percent of his body. He was nothing but a sweetheart from the time he was carried in – black and charred...

March 16, 2011/No comment

“Richard and his furry friend are big in Japan”- USA Today

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This Richard Gere dog film based on a true story, Hachi: A Dog’s Tale, makes it big in Japan as the story of one loyal dog’s undying love lives on. USA Today by Cindy Clark, 9/25/10– In this Richard Gere dog film, he stars as Professor...

September 25, 2010/1 comment

Hachi Waits: Poem by Daniela Caride, “The Daily Tail”

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One fan penned a powerful Hachiko poem. The love for this loyal, devoted dog knows no bounds, as is made evident by Daniela Caride’s poem, Hachi Waits. Thank you to Daniela Caride for sharing this poem, Hachi Waits, in her popular “Daily...

September 8, 2010/3 Comments