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| Hideko and Hachi celebrated the reunion after getting over the tsunami. |
On the 22nd of March, a Shiba Inu who was taken care of by an animal hospital when it was still weak in Miyako city, Iware prefecture, was taken back to the owner. It was engulfed by a tsunami which happened on the 11th of March, but somehow it managed to survive. Then, after 11 days, the dog got reunited with its owner and the reunion brought so much happiness to the family's owner whose house was washed away.
The Shiba Inu, Hachi, is owned by Naoshi Iwata, a local official of Kuwagasakishimomachi, Miyako city.
Desperately, Hideko tried to pull Hachi and escaped, but they were swamped by the tsunami. Hideko managed to hold a nearby wire mesh and got out of trouble, but Hachi’s collar came off and he was swamped.
After that, Iwata’s family looked for Hachi, but they couldn’t find him. However, On the 22nd, they knew that he was receiving care in an animal hospital and they brought him back.
Iwata said, “He often becomes ill recently. Therefore I almost gave him up.” “I’m relieved he was able to hang on.”
Hideko was the happiest among the family for this reunion. She lived in a new rented house through her relative but her sorrow grew when she was alone and she remembered him.
Hideko said, “It is the greatest happiness.” “Even if I lost all of my money because of the tsunami, Hachi would make me energetic.” She strongly held her pet dog.
The elderlys need pets as their family. They can easily walk out due to the reason of the duty that they have to walk their dogs. Pets are like babies of their families, who cheer up them. I remember I dug the ground to make the grave for my dog last January. Ashes to ashes... I blieve he lived his full life of over 18.
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