The dog hachiko was waiting. The real story of the most faithful dog in the world Hachiko

Inu. His name means "eighth" and, unlike "seventh" (Nana), symbolizes happiness. Hachiko was born in Akita Prefecture on November 10, 1923. The man on whose farm this puppy was born gave it to a professor in 1924. Agriculture, who taught at the University of Tokyo - Ueno Hidesaburo.

Hachiko got used to his new owner very quickly. He accompanied him to the Shibuya station, from where Ueno left for work, and after the end of the working day he met at the entrance to the same station and walked home with the owner. Passengers who boarded one with the professor every day, as well as station workers and sellers, were used to always seeing the professor and him together.

On May 21, 1925, Professor Ueno did not return home. When he was at the university, he had a heart attack and the doctors failed. On that day, Hachiko did not wait for his master. He remained at the station until evening, after which he went to spend the night on the porch of the professor's house.

How did Hachiko die?

Relatives and Professor Ueno tried to take the dog home to fetch it, but Hachiko ran to the station every day and stayed there, waiting for his master. Passengers and workers at Shibuya Station soon learned of what had happened to Ueno. They understood that it was no longer possible to find another owner for Hachiko and were amazed at the devotion that spent a lot of time every day in their usual place in the hope that the professor would return soon. People fed Hachiko, brought him water, took care of him.

In 1932, journalists learned the sad story of the dog, and Hachiko appeared in the newspapers. Two years later, a monument was erected to a faithful friend of Professor Ueno, and the dog himself was present at its installation. Alas, during the war this monument was melted down, but in 1948 it was made and installed again.

The story of, faithfully awaiting the return of the owner, won the hearts of the Japanese. Hundreds of people came to Shibuya Station to see the dog with their own eyes.

Hachiko has been waiting for his master at the station for 9 years. In March 1935 he died. Cancer is listed as the cause of his death. last stage and heartworm infestation with filariae. By this time, his story had become so famous that mourning was declared in Japan, and Hachiko himself, after cremation, was buried in a place of honor in an animal cemetery.

The story of Hachiko has long been a textbook example of dogs' loyalty to their owners. For nine years, the dog has been waiting for his professor at the railway station, not losing hope for his return. This story gained popularity and was even filmed. In today's review, we talk about the fate of five dogs from around the world who have dedicated themselves to serving people.

1. Russian Hachiko

A dog named Naida from Komsomolsk-on-Amur during his lifetime was called none other than the Russian Hachiko, since he spent many years waiting for the owner in the park by the road. The owner of the dog died 12 years ago, he was hit to death by a car, Naida survived, and all this time she refused to leave the scene of the tragedy.

Over the years, Naida was taken home by caring citizens, but the dog yearned, it was obvious: she needed to be at the site of the death of her owner. As a result, a booth was built for the dog, it was willingly fed. True, once the vandals decided to mock Naida, and set fire to her booth, locking the unfortunate animal inside. Miraculously, the dog was saved.

Naida's life was cut short tragically: the dog died under the wheels of a car in 2017, actually repeating the fate of its owner. Residents of Komsomolsk-on-Amur took the initiative to erect a monument in honor of a devoted animal, and this year the memorial will be solemnly opened on the day of the city.

2. Second Hachiko from Argentina

An Argentine dog named Captain is another example of loyalty and devotion. After his owner passed away, the dog continued to live in the house with his family for several months, and then disappeared. After a long search, the dog was found ... at the grave of the owner.

No one has a logical explanation for how the dog managed to find the burial place. Someone says that the dog followed the smell, someone believes that this is an internal unity of the spirit, there are those who argue that a special electromagnetic field is established between animals and people.
Whatever it was, .

3. A devoted dog from the USA

Is there a limit to the possibilities? It all depends on the motivation and thirst to achieve the cherished goal. Dog Bobby at the beginning of the 20th century became famous for having covered a path of more than 4 thousand km, returning home to the family in which he lived.

Circumstances developed in such a way that the dog was lost on the way while traveling through the state of Indiana and, despite a long search, it was not possible to find him. The loss was heavy, the family returned to Oregon.

Six months later, they were waiting real surprise: the wanderer, Bobby's favorite, returned to the threshold of the house. The emaciated dog could hardly stand on his feet. How he managed to find his way home remains a mystery. As well as it seems incredible that he had the strength to get through the rivers, fields, mountains ...

It immediately became a sensation, and all of America trumpeted about it.

4. Dog Balto from Alaska

Few people know that the cartoon dog Balto is not a fictional character, but a real dog that accomplished a heroic deed and saved dozens of lives. This riding husky has always been considered clumsy and slow, but it was he who showed strength of character at a time when the lives of children were at stake.

In Alaska, in 1925, there was an outbreak of diphtheria, it was impossible to deliver the serum by air due to stormy weather, then it was decided to go after it on dogs.

The team in which Balto was harnessed covered a distance of 1000 km, despite heavy wind and snowfall. Clever dog on the way managed to avoid many dangers and reached the finish line, despite physical fatigue. The children were saved, and, became a legend.

5. Dog-savior from Altai

A year ago, a story happened in Altai that shook the whole of Russia. Mother left her two year old on the veranda of the house in severe frosts. The kid was doomed to death, but survived only because a dog nestled next to him and warmed the child with his warmth until rescuers arrived. About how, we have already written in more detail.

Dogs that have been devoted to people all their lives.

1. Russian Hachiko

Naida waited 12 years for her deceased owner.

Naida is the hero dog of Komsomolsk-on-Amur.

Project of the monument to Naida.

2. Second Hachiko from Argentina

A dog named Captain from Argentina.

The captain spent 11 years in the cemetery.

Whatever it was,The captain has been visiting his master's grave for 11 years..

3. A devoted dog from the USA

Dog Bobby from USA.

Dog Bobby with his owner.

Six months later, a real surprise awaited them: a wanderer, Bobby's favorite, returned to the threshold of the house. The emaciated dog could hardly stand on his feet. How he managed to find his way home remains a mystery. As well as it seems incredible that he had the strength to get through the rivers, fields, mountains ...

The Incredible Return of Bobbyimmediately became a sensation, and all of America trumpeted about it.

4. Dog Balto from Alaska

Real story dog named Balto.

Statue of Balto in Central Park, New York.

In Alaska, in 1925, there was an outbreak of diphtheria, it was impossible to deliver the serum by air due to stormy weather, then it was decided to go after it on dogs.

The team in which Balto was harnessed covered a distance of 1000 km, despite heavy wind and snowfall. The smart dog managed to avoid many dangers on the way and reached the finish line, despite being physically tired. The children were savedthe real story of a sled dog who saved the city from an epidemic in the early twentieth centuryhas become a legend.

5. Dog-savior from Altai

The story of a dog who warmed a child with his warmth.

A year ago, a story happened in Altai that shook the whole of Russia. The mother left her two-year-old child on the veranda of the house in severe frosts. The kid was doomed to death, but survived only because a dog nestled next to him and warmed the child with his warmth until rescuers arrived.

Hidesamuro Ueno - professor of agriculture, taught in the 30s of the last century at the University of Tokyo, Japan. Professor Ueno, the owner of the real Hachiko, brought him to Tokyo in 1924. Every morning, the dog accompanied the owner from the door of his house to the station, from where the professor left for work in Tokyo, then ran away home, but then, upon the arrival of the train to the station in the evening, the dog met his owner on the platform. And so it went on every day, until 1925. One day the owner did not come by train back home. Just that day he had a heart attack - the owner died. The dog waited, not realizing that the owner would never return to the station again.

Soon Hachiko was given to new owners, but he still ran away from them in his an old house. Finally, Hachiko realized that he would never see the professor in the old house again. Then the dog decided that it was probably best to wait for the owner at the station, and he returned to the station, where he had accompanied Ueno to work many times.

Day after day, Hachiko waited for the return of the owner. Passengers took notice. Many have seen how Hachiko saw off his master Ueno in the morning, and everyone, of course, was very touched by such devotion of the dog. Many supported Hachiko by bringing him food.

For many years, Hachiko lived waiting for his master at the station. For 9 years, the dog kept coming and coming to the station. By the time the evening train arrived, Hachiko stood on the platform every time. One day, a former student of the professor (by then an expert on the Akita Inu breed) noticed a dog at the station and followed him to Kobayashi's house. There he was told about the history of Hachiko. This meeting inspired the student to publish a census of all dogs of this breed in Japan. Hachiko was one of 30 remaining Akita Inu dogs found in the search. Former student Professor Ueno often visited the dog and devoted several articles to the outstanding devotion of friend Hachiko.

In 1932, thanks to the publication of one of the Tokyo newspapers (pictured above), all of Japan learned about true story the real Hachiko. The dog Hachiko has truly become the property of the whole country. Hachiko's devotion was so amazing that it became an example of loyalty for all Japanese to strive for. On the example of such a story of a dog's fidelity to its owner, teachers and parents raised children. The famous sculptor of Japan made a statue of a dog, from that moment on, many began to get involved in the Akita Inu breed.

A bronze statue of Hachiko was erected in 1934 at the Shibuya railway station. Hachiko himself was present at its grand opening. But on March 8, 1935, the dog died (see photo).

Unfortunately, during the Second World War, the statue devoted dog was melted down. However, the history of Hachiko was not forgotten even after the end of the war.
In 1948, the deceased sculptor's son, Takeshi Ando, was commissioned by the Hachiko Statue Restoration Society to make a second statue. A statue unveiled in 1948, standing in the same spot at Shibuya Station, has become a popular meeting place and has been dubbed "Hachiko Exit" (photo below).

In the hometown where Professor Ueno and Hachiko lived, opposite Odate Station, there is a similar statue. In 2004, a new monument was erected on an old pedestal in Odate, it is located opposite the Akita Inu Museum. In the film Hachiko Monogatari, this story about Hachiko was recreated from the moment of his birth until his death (spiritual reunion with the owner). This movie has become a blockbuster. So, the story of Hachiko brought real success Japanese film studio Shochiku Kinema Kenky-jo.

Many people liked the American version of the film about this legendary dog, and as it was said in the film itself, this dog has its own real prototype, which lived in Japan at the beginning of the 20th century. The only correct thing would be to call him not Hachiko but Hachiko, so it would be closer to Japanese. But the whole world knows him as Hachiko.
Hachiko was born on November 10, 1923 in the Japanese prefecture of Akita. The farmer decided to give the puppy to Professor Hidesaburo Ueno, who worked at the University of Tokyo. The professor gave the puppy a nickname Hachiko(eighth)

When Hachiko grew up, he always followed his master everywhere. He went to the city every day to work, so the dog first accompanied him to the entrance to the Shibuya station, and then returned there again at 3 o'clock in the afternoon to meet him.

On May 21, 1925, a professor at the university had a heart attack. The doctors could not save his life, and he never returned home. Hachiko was eighteen months old at the time. On that day, he did not wait for the owner, but began to come to the station every day, patiently waiting for him until late in the evening. He spent the night on the porch of the professor's house.

Despite the fact that they tried to attach the dog to the homes of friends and relatives of the professor, he invariably continued to return to the station. Local merchants and railroad workers fed Hachiko admiring his perseverance.

The dog became known throughout Japan in 1932 after an article was published in one of the largest newspapers in Tokyo. "The faithful old dog awaits the return of his master, who died seven years ago." The story won the hearts of the Japanese, and curious people began to come to Shibuya Station in order to look at the dog.

Hachiko came to the station for nine years until his death. Dead Hachiko was found on the street, not far from the station. He died of heart filaria and several yakitori sticks were found in his stomach. Nothing and no one could make Hachiko stop this waiting until March 8, 1934, when he died at the age of 11 years and 4 months. A year before, on April 21, 1934, a monument was erected to Hachiko, at the opening of which he personally attended. After his death, due to the wide resonance, a day of mourning was declared in the country. During World War II, the monument had to be melted down for the needs of the Japanese army. A new monument was erected at Shibuya Station in 1947. And another little-known monument was erected on the forecourt of the city of Odate in 1935, which was also melted down for defense purposes and returned in 1987.

Statue of Hachiko at Shibuya Station

Today, the Hachiko monument is a tribute to the devotion and loyalty that characterizes this breed. A bronze monument to Hachiko was erected in 1934 at Shibuya Station, which is now probably one of the most popular date destinations in Tokyo. A stuffed Hachiko is now kept in the Tokyo Art Museum.

The 2009 film Hachiko: The Most true friend”, which collected laudatory images of viewers and critics.

On Saturday May 28, 1994, millions of people in Japan lined up at their radios to hear the voice of a dog that died 59 years ago. It was obviously the voice unusual dog, it was the voice of the Akita Inu, a breed that has received the status of a national monument in Japan. And it was not even the voice of an ordinary Akita Inu, it was the voice Hachiko, a legend of its time, a symbol of Japanese dignity. Not too long ago, a recording of Hachiko's voice was found on an old LP broken into three pieces and purchased by the Cultural Broadcasting Network (CBN). The voice of famous dog. "Wan-wan," said Hachiko... (Wan-wan in Japanese "woof-woof").