Gul and Cara.. Presidents of Hearts

Gul was not rehomed by us but by SHKD, an organization we love and respect most of the time :-), but I had the pleasure to meet him personally a couple of years ago whilst he was at the shelter waiting for a family in Germany to adopt him. He became best friends with Maria, the irish setter we saved from Ayzer Buyuker and his perverted family.

Today we received a letter from Gul…

That’s me, Gul,

Gul is real sunshine and touches the heart of everybody; he really is a very very special dog. I changed his name to “Panino” which is Italian and means “little bread”. Bread in italian does not only mean bread but “a piece of bread” is a person that is very good and friendly and has nothing bad.
Gul IS nothing but friendly. And really clever, especially if you regard his age. He came here on 23-11-06 and did not know anything. I had to lift him up to sit him in the car and I had to carry him up any stairs. He did not know any leash or collor and was not used to walk straight, but only here and there and around. He was afraid of glass doors (e.g. shops), never lifted his leg for making “pee” and has not been housetrained at all. He obviously never knew things like cheese, yoghurt or other fine things that dogs usually love to eat.
Within 6 months he learned everything:

He goes shopping with me

Loves travelling with friends on the car

Here.. taking a stroll in the fields..

Love the metro!!

and to watch fishes at the zoo…

Gul is scared of those funny small horses..

Going around town using public transportation is cool..

Gul and Cara hate the fireworks in New Year!!

Here… in his little secret corner at the garden…

Loves to buy lingerie…

Here in Munich, Gul became the president of hearts. He is a very special dog that has love for everybody in his heart, no matter if children or adults, no matter if two legs or four.
While Turkish politicians wanted this old guy to be put outside in the streets or in the woods, hoping that he might starve to death, be shot or die otherwise.

Those, who take lives instead of respecting and saving it – will never be president of hearts. They will not even be loved – like a dog.

We all follow our hearts: if your heart is full of love (like the heart of Gul), you will give love. If your heart is full of hate and cruelty, you will give that. I see what you do and I know how your heart is.

With lots of love
Cara, former Kara, soul sister of Gul and another happily escaped dog from Istanbul, living in Munich since 1998

So this is it… Gul… he didnt end up in a chinese restaurant.. or an evil laboratory or any of the usual bullshit you normally hear.. he ended up spending the last years of life enjoying the happiness that was denied to him in Turkey.

A happy dog… from the streets of Istanbul to the streets of Munich.

Anybody has a problem? Surely Gul doesnt!!!