Hachi was a stray Akita Inu until a man named Eizaburo Ueno ran into Hachi and picked him up. Hachiko bit him because of fright and ran away. the Next day Eizaburo Ueno tried to find the little puppy. And for his luck he saw the little Puppy on the streets again, this time he wanted hachi to trust him. years later Hachi and (Lets call him Ueno) Ueno became very close friends. One day Ueno left Hachi and never came back. Hachi waited and waited for the next 12 years and eventually died waiting for his beloved owner to come back.