INDEX

Balto

Bob

Sam

Clever Hans

Hachiko

Sergeant Stubby

Knut

Duffy

Koko

Wojtek

BALTO

INTERVIEWER: Good morning and welcome to our interview time with a famous friend. We are pleased to welcome BALTO.  So, let’s start. Where are you from?

BALTO: I’m from Nome,in Alaska. 

INTERVIEWER: When were you born?

BALTO: I was born in 1919.

INTERVIEWER: When and where did you become famous? 

BALTO:I became famous in 1925 in Nome.

INTERVIEWER: Did you ever get any recognition?  

BALTO: Yes,I did. I got a statue in Central Park,in New York and I’m the protagonist of films.

INTERVIEWER: Who was your owner?  

BALTO: My owner was Leonhard Seppala.

INTERVIEWER:  What do you think is your best quality?

BALTO:  My best qualities are that I’m strong and fast.

INTERVIEWER:  Thank you for sharing your story with us. Goodbye!!

BOB

INTERVIEWER: Good morning and welcome to our interview time with a famous friend. We are pleased to welcome ... BOB!  So, let’s start. Where are you from?

BOB: I’m from London.

INTERVIEWER: When were you born?

BOB: I was born in 2007.

INTERVIEWER: When and where did you become famous?

BOB: I became famous in a street of London a few years after my birth.

INTERVIEWER: Did you ever get any recognition?

BOB: Yes, about me they wrote a novel and created a film.

INTERVIEWER: Who was your owner?

BOB: My owner was poor and homeless. He played music on the streets of London to make a living, his name is James. 

INTERVIEWER: What do you think is your best quality?

BOB: Oh well! My best quality is my beauty!                                                                  INTERVIEWER: Thank you for sharing your story with us.

SAM

INTERVIEWER: Good morning and welcome to our interview time with a famous friend. We are pleased to welcome SAM.  So, let’s start. Where are you from?

SAM: I’m from Australia.

INTERVIEWER: When were you born?

SAM: I was born in July 2005.

INTERVIEWER: When and where did you become famous? 

SAM I became famous in 2009 because I survived bushfires in the Australian state of Victoria.

INTERVIEWER: Did you ever get any recognition?  

SAM: Yes, I did. A video and photograps were presented on the Internet and through the media.

INTERVIEWER:  What do you think is your best quality?

SAM:  My best quality is panience.

INTERVIEWER:  Thank you for sharing your story with us. Good Bye!!

CLEVER HANS

INTERVIEWER: Good morning and welcome to our interview time with a famous friend. We are pleased to welcome Clever Hans. So, let’s start. Where are you from?

CLEVER HANS: I’m from in Berlin

INTERVIEWER:  When were you born?

CLEVER HANS:  I was born in 1904

INTERVIEWER:  When and where did you become famous?

CLEVER HANS:  I became famous in Germany at the end of 19th century

INTERVIEWER:  Did you ever get any recognition? 

CLEVER HANS:  I didn't have any recognition but people really loved me

INTERVIEWER:  Who was your owner?

CLEVER HANS:  My owner was Wilhelm

INTERVIEWER: What do you think is your best quality?

CLEVER HANS:  My best quality is I can  solve equations

INTERVIEWER:  Thank you for sharing your story with us.

CLEVER HANS:  Thank to you. Goodbye!

HACHIKO

INTERVIEWER: How did your story start?

HACHIKO: I was born in a part of Japan called Odate in 1923. But I didn’t stay there for long. At the start of the New Year I was given to a man called Professor Ueno, who was a university science teacher in Tokyo. 

INTERVIEWER: Weren’t you afraid of prof. Ueno at te beginning?
 

HACHIKO: I was friendly towards people. I was happy when I saw him for the first time.
 

INTERVIEWER: We know that every day in the morning you walked with your master from the house to the station and every evening you were waiting for him there among the crowds. How did you know it was 5.00 PM and professor would return from work? 

HACHIKO: It was mainly intuition. When I did it for the first time and I was near the station I heard the train and I ran as fast as I could to meet my master. 

INTERVIEWER: As we know, you did it today. The question is: why?

HACHIKO: I wanted to see Hidesaburo, I loved him very much.

 

INTERVIEWER: You were a really loyal and faithful dog. We all know your relationship with profesor Ueono was incredible. So what did you feel when on 21st May 1925 professor didn’t leave the train at Shibuya station as he always did?

HACHIKO: I was worried. I didn’t under stand why He wasn’t tere. After waiting at the station for some time I decided to come back home. There I saw Mrs Ueno very sad. Next day I decided to go to Shibuya station again but my master still didn’t appear there.  I realized I wouldn’t see him again but on the ther hand I still didn’t lose hope.

INTERVIEWER: How long did you wait for your master?

HACHIKO: I waited for my owner for 9 years, 9 months and 15 days.

INTERVIEWER: How did people react seeing you at the station?

HACHIKO: They patted me and gave me some food. A journalist even wrote an article about me and it appeared in a popular newspaper.

INTERVIEWER: 8th March 1935 comes the Day to meet with your master. Was it a happy Or a sad moment?

HACHIKO: That’s quite an unusual question, especially that it was the day of my death. But I was happy because I missed professor Ueno very much and I would meet him again. 

SERGEANT STUBBY

INTERVIEWER: Good morning and welcome to our interview time with a famous friend. We are pleased to welcome STUBBY.  So, let’s start. Where are you from?

STUBBY: I’m from the USA.

INTERVIEWER: When were you born?

STUBBY: I was born in 1916.

INTERVIEWER: When and where did you become famous? 

STUBBY: I became famous during the Great War in France. 

INTERVIEWER: Did you ever get any recognition?  

STUBBY: Yes, I did. I’m the most decorated war dog. I got promoted to the rank of sergeant. And in 2018 an animated film about me was made!

INTERVIEWER: Who was your owner?  

STUBBY: My owner was Robert Conroy.

INTERVIEWER:  What do you think is your best quality?

STUBBY:  My best quality is that I’m brave.

INTERVIEWER:  Thank you for sharing your story with us. Good bye!!!