Well, if I was putting on my Camelbak, or I had this other backpack I would use to bring some balls and like long leashes with me. She knew if I was putting on my hiking bag. Were there rituals that you had so that Betty would know she was going to the Blue Hills? She always got so thrilled about the hills she just loved going. When Betty was younger, she would hike up the hills a little bit more.

But I did like to go to the top of Rattle Rock in the fall and sit there and look at the colors of the trees when we had them.

I can’t think of one off the top of my head because we spent like every day there and I probably have like 500 pictures of her in the Blue Hills. What’s your favorite memory with Betty in the Blue Hills? It’s been hard with the Poo-lution Solution campaign since Betty died, so I haven’t been as involved with that as I was originally. And from there I basically just tried to help in whatever ways I could. Betty just kind of made it her job to help with the campaign. Betty seemed to really just pick up on what I was doing. So, I joined after seeing that.Īnd Betty or Honor usually went with me when I went hiking in the Blue Hills. When I finally saw that campaign on the Friends of the Blue Hills, I kind of secretly followed because they always have good information about the areas you are hiking. I started doing things like picking up a lot of dog poop on my own, long before I got involved with the Poo-lution Solution Team. I ended up retiring from that job, and hiking was the only thing that was very similar to the military, and so I started hiking through the Blue Hills for a long time, and I brought the dogs there often. Prior to that, I was in the military and I got out and I started working in a prison, which wasn’t exactly the best suited job for me. I didn’t really get involved with the Friends of the Blue Hills until I think last year or maybe the year before when the poo-lution solution campaign started. Q: Can you first tell me a little bit about yourself and your involvement with the Friends of the Blue Hills? In the event of Betty’s recent passing, we sat down with Jen to honor Betty’s legacy and contributions to the Blue Hills.

The photo above pictures Betty with her fellow Poo-lution Solution Team members. Properly disposing of dog waste is one way to ‘Be Kind’ to wildlife and visitors. The data collected helps evaluate our communication campaigns to encourage people to ‘Be Kind’ and respect each other, the wildlife and the park. The Poo-lution Solution team surveys bio-pollution (dog waste) in the part using an app. Betty Boop was a German shepherd who resided with her beloved human roommate, Jen Brodbeck. Interview with Jen Brodbeck by Lauren Magee, Friends of the Blue Hills Social Media Internīetty Boop, a female German Shephard, was our #1, Bone-afide Super Sniffer for t he Poo-lution Solution team. Remembering Betty Boop: a Poo-lution Solution Champion

Betty boop dog running