NEWS AND COMMENT: There are two aspects to this story. Firstly, the one highlighted in the title and secondly the failure of the police to realise that this man had been shot and that this is an alleged murder enquiry. Yes, it’s hard to believe …
This is a well-reported story in the news media about an IT specialist, Tim Shaddock, who decided to try and sail from Mexico to French Polynesia in a catamaran with his dog; a journey that went horribly wrong 1,200 miles off the coast where he …
In November 2023, admirers of the dog ‘Hachiko’ will celebrate the 100th year after his birth. Locals of his birthplace Odate, Akita Prefecture are organising Hachiko Week to mark a century since Hachiko was born in 1923. He died in 1933. He is regarded as …
This is an incredibly touching dog story and it immediately reminded me of the ultimate version of this sort of dog loyalty: the Japanese Akita dog Hachiko, who was born in Odate, Japan in 1923. His owner, Ueno Hidesaburo died in 1925. Hachiko returned to …
