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Stuff You Should Know

Are Dogs Really Man's Best Friend?

Stuff You Should Know

iHeartPodcasts

Society & Culture

4.582.7K Ratings

🗓️ 20 May 2008

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Check out the story of Hachiko, a loyal Akita who waited for over ten years for his master to return. Learn more about Hachiko and loyalty in this HowStuffWorks podcast.

Transcript

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0:00.0

There's so much news happening around the world that we're somehow supposed to stay on top of.

0:05.7

That's why we launched The Big Take.

0:08.3

It's a daily podcast from Bloomberg and I Heart Radio that turns down the volume a bit

0:14.0

to give you some space to think.

0:16.4

I'm Wes Kosova.

0:17.7

Each weekday I dig into one important story and talk about why it matters.

0:23.6

Listen to The Big Take on The I Heart Radio App, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.

0:30.4

Brought to you by the reinvented 2012 Camry.

0:33.3

It's ready. Are you?

0:36.0

Welcome to Stuff You Should Know from How Stuff Works.com.

0:41.4

Welcome to The How Stuff Works Podcast.

0:43.6

I'm editor Candice Gibson, joined today by two of my best friends in the office,

0:48.9

writer Josh Clark and editor Keith O'Reilly.

0:52.3

Hello.

0:54.3

So we're talking today about whether or not a dog is really a man's best friend.

0:58.9

Or a woman's.

1:00.4

True.

1:01.4

Short answer to this is yes of course, but illustrating this concept was a story of a Japanese dog

1:06.0

and a key to Inu named Hachiko.

1:08.1

Hachiko!

1:09.1

We're all big fans of Hachiko here at How Stuff Works.com.

1:13.7

A little background around the office.

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