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Yurekuu OP t1_itzjvnl wrote

I went to this museum and I was seriously shocked when I saw him there. I'd never known that was what happened to him.

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a4techkeyboard t1_itzlgbl wrote

It seems the sub is in a stuffed famous dogs era.

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Vicith t1_itzlnuw wrote

Not buried next to his owner? ;_;

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sharlayan t1_itzncxe wrote

Replying to Vicith (#258,296)

According to Wikipedia, his remains were cremated and left to rest next to his owner, but his fur was stuffed. So I guess they skinned him after he died?

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Honeyface t1_itzo35p wrote

Stuffing companion animals is so disrespectful and distasteful... just bury it and use a freaking hologram or something.

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Scarstead t1_itzqn2n wrote

Jurassic bark in real life

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horschdhorschd t1_itzqpwl wrote

Imagine doing this with famous people. "This is Abraham Lincoln. If you look closely you can see the wound. Who wants a selfie with the late president?"

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knx0305 t1_itzrv27 wrote

Technically just his skin, the rest is in aoyama cemetery.

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GhettoChemist t1_itzte9z wrote

So was this dog who was made famous for having the image of a child's face on his butt

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OneBestFriend t1_iu049nj wrote

Replying to Vicith (#258,296)

I can tell you that the dog does have a spot dedicated to him next to his master's grave. I went to see it when I was in Tokyo. It's rather small and easily missed but it has quite a few gifts left in front of it (and nothing else put in front of his master's grave right next to him.)

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blatantninja t1_iu05g30 wrote

It's important for pets to see their owners and other pets in the house after they die for this situation. They are emotional beings as well. I remember when my first dog died, before we buried him our other dog came up, sniffed at him a few times then walked off. He still mourned, for weeks he would just lay on top of the grave, but he wasn't left wondering what had happened to his buddy.

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slow_work_day t1_iu05s6r wrote

i have a photo of myself at hachiko's statue in tokyo it's one of my faves.

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Honeyface t1_iu0f1ll wrote

Replying to JustLinus (#259,103)

Does it absolutely need to be there? No

Does it serve any kind of purpose? No

Would I go to a museum to see someone elses beloved pet? NO

They should have buried it with the owner and made a replica of it. Like madamme tussauds does

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temujin64 t1_iu0s0mv wrote

A Japanese TV show interviewed a bunch of people who knew Hachiko. They all said that the story about waiting for the owner was an embellishment.

The entrance he waited next to was next to a yakitori restaurant and the patrons used to give him some. He was just begging for food.

They even did an autopsy of the dog and he had a bunch of bamboo sticks (used to skewer the chicken in yakitori) in his stomach.

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mrdriftty t1_iu0w6xc wrote

Gee thanks - my depression really needed this

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SequesterMe t1_iu1hc31 wrote

Lucky dog. I'd be so happy to have the same thing done with my remains.

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GarbageGobble t1_iu1ttyi wrote

I didn’t know today was stuffed dog on display day. Wonder what the oldest stuffed dog on display is.

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Bryanh100 t1_iu27j4b wrote

He came out looking kinda Asian.

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thefiglord t1_iu8xl65 wrote

i had an akita best dog i ever had but was an escape artist.

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