Almost all Japanese dogs have a classically northern appearance: a wedge-shaped head, a curled tail, erect ears. The eyes are usually deep-seated, almond-shaped ("triangular"). They have excellent composure and a stable psyche.
The amazing ability to navigate the situation is generally admirable: being naturally calm and attentive, Japanese dogs unmistakably feel the moment when the owner needs protection. Then courage is manifested really in all its glory. These are real dog samurai.
Actually, the Japanese breed of dogs is exactly what is different. Those who get to know these beauties closer, it seems that the culture of Japan
and literally soaked in a dog tribe. Today we will not linger on the exteriors of these dogs. Let’s talk about their admirable qualities.
Japanese dogs are associated with their regions (or districts): kai-inu, shikoku inu, kishu inu, hokkaido inu and, of course, akita inu.
The latter gained popularity after the touching story published in the press about the faithful Hachiko, who had been waiting for his master all his life until his last breath. This large Japanese dog has proved to humanity that in its world there is love and devotion.
Each time, Hachiko waited for the owner to return from work and met him at the station. But once he did not come - a heart attack cut short the professor’s life completely. Then the dog was only a year and a half. And every evening, Hachiko invariably came to the very train on which the owner always came, and late at night he returned to the porch of the house in which he had lived. The professor’s relatives tried to attach the dog, but each time he ran away and invariably returned to the station at the arrival of the train. Everyday. Year after year. In any weather.
This went on for nine long years. Hachiko died in 1935, in March.
Ueno, a former student who studied under the professor, was shocked by such devotion and published an article dedicated to this dog. The material caused the widest resonance. Hachiko’s death day became a day of mourning for all of Japan, and a monument was erected in honor of the dog.
True, the monument was dismantled during the Second World War (all metal went to the needs of the military industry), but after the war the monument was restored. Now he is at the very station where he spent so many years waiting for his professor Hachiko.
This place became a meeting place for couples in love, and the image of a dog became an example of fidelity and selfless sincere love. The exit from the station was called the “Hachiko Exit”. This dog is so sunk into the souls of the Japanese that parents began to put it as an example to children. Over the years, the world famous film “Hachiko” was shot (1987), and in 2009 a remake was also shot, not inferior in depth and strength to the first film. I must say that only a soulless person when watching these films could hold back his tears - the directors were able to show this story so deeply.
In other cities, 15 more monuments were erected in honor of dogs, the evacuation of which broke during one of the expeditions.
The story of a guide dog that saved its blind owner from death gained immense popularity. The dog literally pulled him out from under the car, sacrificing his own paw. Realizing all the danger, the dog selflessly rushed to save the owner. Then the whole world admired the act of the samurai dog, and the publicity of the story helped to collect an impressive amount of donations to help the blind.
Japanese dogs continue to surprise in our time. Once, a disheveled dog came to the rescuers and began to ask them all to ask them to follow her. Surprised people soon saw another dog, seriously injured, with many injuries. Here it can be a dog’s mutual assistance, fidelity and compassion ...