Oh, whew! Well, I'm a tenderhearted person when it comes to dog and pets and a show that ends with an old dog dying alone outside in the weather and pining over its dead owner, with the former owner's daughter and the whole village just letting him stay there waiting alone for his dead owner, it's awful. I mean they stopped by and visited him, fed him, etc. but walked away and just left him. Night would come and there he would wait and wait and wait - night after night after night. I would have taken that poor dog, gotten him good vet care for an elderly dog, and given him a warm, loving rest of his life and walked him frequently to where he waited for his former owner but then back home where a warm dinner by the fire awaited and a warm bed inside and lots of hugs. Heck, he could have slept with me in my own bed if he preferred. I know any dog would prefer to live out his last days in the warmth of a loving home. Hachi deserved better in real life and in that movie!
__________________  Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis |