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| China's "Most Loyal Dog" Wang Cai |
For going on four years now, Wang Cai has waited outside the doors of Misheng bank from 9 in the morning until 5 in the afternoon. He didn't pace about anxiously ("Does Your Dog Experience Separation Anxiety?") nor did he indulge in treats from passersby. Wang Cai just minded his stoop, warding off any other dogs, who dared to encroach on his post. What or who Wang Cai was waiting for was subject for debate in the early goings that is until this viral video surfaced on China's YouTube counterpart, YouKu.
The video has wracked up 1.55 million views and counting so far with 1.3 million of it accrued within the first 24 hours of being posted. Since going viral, the story has been too juicy for inquiring minds not to ask. Is Wang Cai enacting some sort of funerary vigil for a deceased master? Alas, no...rather anticlimactic, right? Ultimately though, this is still a feel good story. Although Wang Cai was homeless for a brief period, a family eventually took him into their home and care, which, as a No Kill Animal Shelter, absolutely thrills us.
Wang Cai has been accompanying his master to work every morning for the past two years, seemingly putting in a full-time shift of his own, which would explain his 9-5 schedule. His "if you go, I go" attitude has made him a bit of a local legend with the Chinese, who have likened his story to Sinofield Hachiko, a Akita, who famously waited for his deceased owner outside of the Shibuya Train Station in Odate back in early 1930s. Richard Gere actually starred in a remake of the 1987 drama, "Hachi-ko" entitled "Hachi: A Dog's Tale". If you do the Netflix thing, give it a look.
For a future post, I'm thinking about putting together a list of the greatest films starring animals. Suggestions are most definitely welcome. Thanks for reading.
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