In Batumi, Georgia, a stray dog named Kupata has taken on the role of school crossing guard. Kupata diligently helps students cross the street safely, showing his deep love for children. His dedication ensures that the kids reach school without any harm.
When Kupata was still a puppy, he suddenly appeared in the city. Even though he is a stray dog, the community always feeds and takes care of Kupata. He made his home in the stairwell of a few nearby apartments. One day, he simply started jumping out of cars to stop them so the kids could cross the street. Kupata will start barking angrily at approaching vehicles. He turned around and crossed the street with the children after they stopped.
Because he often played with the children in the park next to his house, Kupata began to feel protective of them.
Kupata dedicated his life to ensuring the safety of children in the park.
As a result, he often barked at drunk people hanging out there.
“Nona, the woman who fed him, along with a young girl and Beka, who also took care of him, were his three closest friends. Growing up around children, Kupata loved playing with them. According to Kupata’s Instagram handle, who spoke to Bored Panda, he often plays with children in the park next to his house or eats hot dogs. He loves hot dogs! He was so famous that he was given the name sausage.
Kupata often takes naps in between watching over the neighborhood children. Kupata was very popular in his neighborhood and became famous after a video of him running over children went viral.
In fact, Kupata is now considered an internet celebrity. People travel far to see him and take pictures with him. Even his own dog house was provided to him by the Adjara Tourism Department. Even the side of a local building was painted by him. Kupata is the driving force behind a regional initiative in Batumi that provides stray dog adopters with a significant annual subsidy. The city anticipates that it will assist with their stray dog problem. Therefore Kupata has a significant share. He is known to many people. On his Instagram page, he is even called “Pride of Georgia”. On that page, you will see a lot of artwork influenced by Kupata. However, Kupata does not care about his popularity on the internet or in his community.
He only cares about the children crossing the street safely. And he received a lot of love in return. Kupata received gifts from all over the world. Therefore, he is loved not only in his homeland but also around the world.
