Dignified, polite, handsome Istanbul citizen turned internet sensation.
October 24, 2021 8:59 PM Subscribe
Boji spends his days traveling Istanbul's subway trains, ferries, buses, and historic trams. His calming presence is infectuous. Boji sometimes travels 30 kilometers a day. Most days he passes through at least 29 Metro stations and take at least two ferry rides. He has learned how and where to get on and off of trains and ferries. He is A Good Boy.
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posted by dancestoblue at 9:20 PM on October 24, 2021
posted by dancestoblue at 9:20 PM on October 24, 2021
That... actually sounds like it could be a lot of fun.
posted by The Underpants Monster at 9:45 PM on October 24, 2021 [3 favorites]
posted by The Underpants Monster at 9:45 PM on October 24, 2021 [3 favorites]
Seattle dog's rush hour ride: on the bus, by herself, weekly
posted by They sucked his brains out! at 10:08 PM on October 24, 2021 [4 favorites]
posted by They sucked his brains out! at 10:08 PM on October 24, 2021 [4 favorites]
They sucked his brains out!, reading your article + this one about Hachi launches the head-canon that Boli used to travel the transportation system with a human, who has gone missing, and this is Boli's daily search.
posted by otherchaz at 5:39 AM on October 25, 2021
posted by otherchaz at 5:39 AM on October 25, 2021
Noooooo! You made it sad now!
posted by tavella at 6:58 AM on October 25, 2021 [8 favorites]
posted by tavella at 6:58 AM on October 25, 2021 [8 favorites]
Nah. Look at him. This is his house. These are his people. He's lounging around home.
posted by joeyh at 7:04 AM on October 25, 2021 [6 favorites]
posted by joeyh at 7:04 AM on October 25, 2021 [6 favorites]
This is deeply selfish but I want people to love me like they love Boji. I Imagine once a month I would take a day off. I would get on the bus. Everybody, except fot the non rdr people, cause there's going to some just like there are non dog people, lights up and their day gets a bit better. I'm not so sure about the drinking out of bowls. municipal social behavior training, and being tracked by a microchip parts though.
posted by rdr at 7:29 AM on October 25, 2021 [7 favorites]
posted by rdr at 7:29 AM on October 25, 2021 [7 favorites]
So instead of just getting rid of something they didn't want they taught him some manners & sent him on his way and I think that's beautiful.
posted by bleep at 8:14 AM on October 25, 2021 [8 favorites]
posted by bleep at 8:14 AM on October 25, 2021 [8 favorites]
I'm not so sure about the drinking out of bowls. municipal social behavior training, and being tracked by a microchip parts though.
Wait until you get to the neutering!
posted by GenjiandProust at 9:09 AM on October 25, 2021 [1 favorite]
Wait until you get to the neutering!
posted by GenjiandProust at 9:09 AM on October 25, 2021 [1 favorite]
We do not deserve dogs.
posted by The Bellman at 9:11 AM on October 25, 2021 [6 favorites]
posted by The Bellman at 9:11 AM on October 25, 2021 [6 favorites]
Although this makes me wonder how he acts around other dogs and if someone's guide dog happens to look at him in a way he doesn't like then what happens.
posted by bleep at 11:31 AM on October 25, 2021
posted by bleep at 11:31 AM on October 25, 2021
I am glad he is getting training, and I assume, food. He looks really thin in some of those, then the shots after the training slide, he looks much healthier. What a clever, good, boy.
posted by Windopaene at 12:03 PM on October 25, 2021 [4 favorites]
posted by Windopaene at 12:03 PM on October 25, 2021 [4 favorites]
But where is he going?
And what does he do once he gets there?
posted by See you tomorrow, saguaro at 5:42 PM on October 25, 2021 [2 favorites]
And what does he do once he gets there?
posted by See you tomorrow, saguaro at 5:42 PM on October 25, 2021 [2 favorites]
This is deeply selfish but I want people to love me like they love Boji. I Imagine once a month I would take a day off. I would get on the bus. Everybody ... lights up and their day gets a bit better.
I don't see that as selfish at all. Perfectly normal, best I can see. I had a red Doberman -- Rusty, The Wonder Dog -- she was really beautiful, she had these chocolate colored, really merry, festive, madcap eyes, people were always glad to see her, and who could blame them? And I got a bit of sideways buzz, "Oh, look, there's that galoot who's always with that festive red Doberman. I sure hope she's here ..."
I'm not so sure about the drinking out of bowls. ..
Yeah, that one I'd try a different way.
municipal social behavior training,
We get that, also, we call it K-12.
being tracked by a microchip parts ...
Anywhere you go carrying a cell phone "they" know where you are within four feet
But where is he going?
And what does he do once he gets there?
Look at his eyes -- he's totally in the moment. Wherever he's at is where he's going. He lives in Dog Time. People go to ashrams for forty-seven years in hopes of having even one afternoon in Dog Time. Myself, I particularly like that one photo of him lying in the warm afternoon sunshine, snoozing.
Dog Time is very strong as a pooch gets gray; get with a dog with logs burning on a chill night and watch him/her look across Time, thousands of years of dogs and their humans resonating in the dogs heart/soul/DNA/whatever.
Maybe best is when they're eight or nine years old, you can still go gallivanting all day, in and out of the pickup, going here, going there, then going over here, and swimming, chasing, jumping up and down, they've still got the juice and their bones don't hurt yet. That night, around the fire, looking at your dogs eyes you can see the pooch who is six years in the future, and the dog can also see it, and see you there also.
I love dogs.
posted by dancestoblue at 9:52 PM on October 25, 2021 [12 favorites]
I don't see that as selfish at all. Perfectly normal, best I can see. I had a red Doberman -- Rusty, The Wonder Dog -- she was really beautiful, she had these chocolate colored, really merry, festive, madcap eyes, people were always glad to see her, and who could blame them? And I got a bit of sideways buzz, "Oh, look, there's that galoot who's always with that festive red Doberman. I sure hope she's here ..."
I'm not so sure about the drinking out of bowls. ..
Yeah, that one I'd try a different way.
municipal social behavior training,
We get that, also, we call it K-12.
being tracked by a microchip parts ...
Anywhere you go carrying a cell phone "they" know where you are within four feet
But where is he going?
And what does he do once he gets there?
Look at his eyes -- he's totally in the moment. Wherever he's at is where he's going. He lives in Dog Time. People go to ashrams for forty-seven years in hopes of having even one afternoon in Dog Time. Myself, I particularly like that one photo of him lying in the warm afternoon sunshine, snoozing.
Dog Time is very strong as a pooch gets gray; get with a dog with logs burning on a chill night and watch him/her look across Time, thousands of years of dogs and their humans resonating in the dogs heart/soul/DNA/whatever.
Maybe best is when they're eight or nine years old, you can still go gallivanting all day, in and out of the pickup, going here, going there, then going over here, and swimming, chasing, jumping up and down, they've still got the juice and their bones don't hurt yet. That night, around the fire, looking at your dogs eyes you can see the pooch who is six years in the future, and the dog can also see it, and see you there also.
I love dogs.
posted by dancestoblue at 9:52 PM on October 25, 2021 [12 favorites]
He looks terribly thin. :( I see a mention of "the shots after the training slide" but I only see one picture after the training slide, and the angle doesn't show his ribs. I hope they are feeding him, aside from the small rewards of the social behavior training.
posted by Flock of Cynthiabirds at 10:08 PM on October 25, 2021 [1 favorite]
posted by Flock of Cynthiabirds at 10:08 PM on October 25, 2021 [1 favorite]
Having worked in transit, it is great to see positive PR. When in doubt, introduce a cute animal.
posted by halfnhalfling at 10:14 PM on October 25, 2021
posted by halfnhalfling at 10:14 PM on October 25, 2021
He looks terribly thin. :(
Could be that the vet wants him trim. I'm really thin -- really thin, like, I turn sideways, stick out my tongue, ppl think I'm a big zipper -- so I weigh less than I did in high school but both my regular doc and my cardiologist get to jumping up and down, hooting, big thumbs up, turning cartwheels, setting off hundreds of bottle rockets, wearing those stupid New Years Eve hats, ET CET. Maybe the vet in Instanbul is friends with these guys....
posted by dancestoblue at 10:18 PM on October 25, 2021 [2 favorites]
Could be that the vet wants him trim. I'm really thin -- really thin, like, I turn sideways, stick out my tongue, ppl think I'm a big zipper -- so I weigh less than I did in high school but both my regular doc and my cardiologist get to jumping up and down, hooting, big thumbs up, turning cartwheels, setting off hundreds of bottle rockets, wearing those stupid New Years Eve hats, ET CET. Maybe the vet in Instanbul is friends with these guys....
posted by dancestoblue at 10:18 PM on October 25, 2021 [2 favorites]
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