From Cinemaholic:
"Released five years before ‘Hachi’, the Japanese film was one of the most successful films that had a dog at its centre. The heartwarming movie focused on a Labrador named Quill, after a peculiar-shaped bird on one of its sides. The movie depicted the life of Quill and its journey from being a cute puppy in a litter of five, to becoming a guide dog for a blind journalist; its fair share of limitations in becoming what it was trained for and also its attempts to bond with the new master. A commercial success around the world, the film was a moving tale of a dog, which we had fallen in love with before Hachiko arrived on the scene!"