[yorkietalkjilly]

I apologize for going all OT about a movie character but any movie or story that depicts true animal neglect by misguided people and an animal left to suffer alone for years because it has some issues is awful to me. The writer of that movie script preferred to idealize the dog's sad, sad plight rather than showing anyone truly stepping up to help a dog in need in today's world and that kind of blarney keeps some of the public thinking dogs sometimes need to just be left to their own devices in certain situations. If you ever see a dog left out alone who rebuffs simple attempts to catch him or help, please try to see that he gets some real help from a breed or other rescue organization and don't think he's just another Hachi being noble in his aloofness. He needs rescue and a forever home with an involved doglover who will help transition him with gentle guidance. Hachi the movie tells a true but sad tale that shouldn't be repeated by a community in this day and time.