Thanks to the shop owner, the strays no longer have to find comfort on cold cement sidewalks. The dogs are well-known in the area and depend on neighbors to care for them, but this store takes it one step further.
“This street is known as a rich area and everyone gives food or water to the local dog and cats, but no one supplies quality bedding to them normally,” Baykal said. “This shop does.”
Bu rastgele bir durum değil, kızıltoprak istikbal mağazası yıllardır bu arkadaşlar için dışarı ambalajında bir yatak koyuyor. Bu ikili de sürekli orada. Güzel insanlar var çevrede. @istikbal pic.twitter.com/MraJPu18MF
— Cem BAYKAL (@cem_baykal) January 25, 2021
On a cold, rainy day, Baykal passed the strays snoozing on the mattress and decided to snap a picture of the sleepy pups and post it to Twitter, thanking the owner of the shop. While some people question the cleanliness of the mattresses — even with a plastic cover — most have applauded the kind act.
Bu rastgele bir durum değil, kızıltoprak istikbal mağazası yıllardır bu arkadaşlar için dışarı ambalajında bir yatak koyuyor. Bu ikili de sürekli orada. Güzel insanlar var çevrede. @istikbal pic.twitter.com/MraJPu18MF
— Cem BAYKAL (@cem_baykal) January 25, 2021
Recently, Baykal stopped by the shop to check on the strays and found that they were doing well, despite the inclement weather.
“This morning we had very heavy rain in Istanbul, and I saluted my friends on my way to the hospital in the early morning,” Baykal said. “The shop was closed but the bedding was still there. The lazy one was still sleeping, but his friend was awake and accompanied me to the pedestrian crossing for my safety.”
Seems the pups want to pay the good deed forward.