Carol’s rescue dog, Boodi, keeps the peace in an Israel dog park.

Carol, who lives in Israel, and I became email pals 22 years ago after she read my Angel Scribe writings online. This year, Skype made it paws-ible for Carol, her new dog, Boodi, and me to “meet”!

Last August, Carol left her French bull dog, Sunny, with a paw-fessional dog sitter.  Unbeknownst to Carol, what happened to her beloved dog had also happened to other canines in the sitter’s care.  When the sun was at its hottest, the sitter took dogs for a walk and Sunny dropped dead from heat exhaustion!

“On my return, without my furry friend waiting for me, I sunk into a deep depression,” admitted Carol. “I had Sunny for eight years and was inconsolable.  A month passed and my friend, Ariel, was so worried that he said, ‘You need another dog to lift your depression.’

He has the gift of seeing energies and added, ‘I want to make sure that you get the right dog for you.’  We drove to an animal shelter and the first dog we saw ‘was not the right dog’.  Then the staff came out with this huge four-year-old, German Shepherd/Husky mix. 

Ariel joyfully exclaimed, ‘This is the dog!  He is intelligent and your dog.’  I was shocked!  Boodi had been in the shelter for six months and no one wanted him. I thought we came for a small dog like Sunny. But this one was huge. I trusted Ariel, so Boodi came home with me.

Guess what! Ariel was right!  This wonderful rescue is the most amazing dog I have ever had! He is gentle, calm, loves people and especially children; and he rescued me from depression. Our hearts are so connected.

We live in Western Galilee in Northern Israel in Kfar Vradim, which means village of roses. We are 20 minutes from the Mediterranean Ocean. Our scenic area has a mixture of Arab, Druze and Jewish towns and when we go to the dog park, everyone loves Boodi.

He is famous there as a peacemaker. People comment on his amazing natural instinct to stop conflicts.

When Boodi is not playing with his dog friends, he sits near me until he sees other dogs playing too ‘ruff’ or barking aggressively at each other. He gets up, trots over to the dogs and separates them by barking and pushing them aside. Once things are calm, he comes back and sits down beside me to supervise the dog park! If he sees another altercation, he trots over and breaks it up.

After I adopted Boodi, when my 75-year-old friend, who volunteers at the dog shelter, saw him with me she was so happy. ‘I know your dog! I was hoping he would find a good home.  He is so friendly. He is the best dog.’ I agree!

I feed five feral cats and one has adopted me. He sits close to me on a patio chair. For some reason, Boodi accepts this feline and welcomes him but not the other four.  He chases the other ferals away; but this one cat, he treats like family. I will keep you posted on how their friendship develops here in Israel. 

This big loving dog filled the hole in my heart. He keeps me healthy and active with three daily walks and I have met wonderful people at the dog park because of him. We truly rescued each other!"

Prevent what happened to your dog by learning from Sunny’s death. 

Remember: Walking dogs + Summer heat = Burned feet. 

Two rules to prevent injuries to your dog’s paws on hot pavement.

1.) If the pavement is too hot for your bare feet, it will burn your dog's paws.

2.) Use the five second rule. Hold the back of your hand to the pavement and if your skin burns, then the pavement will burn your dog.

Mary Ellen's Silver Persians swam their way into readers and viewer's hearts! They have appeared in International magazines and newspapers around the world. (France, England, Canada, China, Germany, USA, etc.)

Also, several National and International TV shows featured the swimming felines teaching pet-water-safety. And their furry faces appeared on a line of shirts and on Animal Planet.