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text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiiPwmtFeCiVvAilBMYsMujK7gEEN3E1oXfgsMQPVy_q6wEGODvA7rknSDKXDran-ftlVgH-VK1dPkFaktpb7kjXMVurA23U-xQFnOprt8okiyi7StuEaJ2ZwF7sA1kErLF3uWCGMKcJFdYQgNiZz6QWvZstrerQ4qt3XFgORFeE5FNlLitnEXchxpEbWY\/s1850\/Pound_Paws_and_Bupa_Tamworth_Dog_Appreciation_Day_30_September_2023_attendees_smiling_dog_and_kid.jpg\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1233\" data-original-width=\"1850\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiiPwmtFeCiVvAilBMYsMujK7gEEN3E1oXfgsMQPVy_q6wEGODvA7rknSDKXDran-ftlVgH-VK1dPkFaktpb7kjXMVurA23U-xQFnOprt8okiyi7StuEaJ2ZwF7sA1kErLF3uWCGMKcJFdYQgNiZz6QWvZstrerQ4qt3XFgORFeE5FNlLitnEXchxpEbWY\/s16000\/Pound_Paws_and_Bupa_Tamworth_Dog_Appreciation_Day_30_September_2023_attendees_smiling_dog_and_kid.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #3d85c6; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPound Paws and Bupa Tamworth Unite for a Day of Canine Celebration\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003EGet ready for some tail-wagging excitement as \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPound Paws\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E and \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EBupa Tamworth\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E come together to celebrate all things canine at their \u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #444444;\"\u003EDog Appreciation Day\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E this \u003Cb\u003ESaturday 30th September 2023\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EDid you know that a simple pat or cuddle with a dog can reduce blood pressure, alleviate chronic pain, and stimulate memory?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj7YJbe6jVg_WOqCe3PVII3yyhcH5nsJjQ0s1xH_iajciSFPAUMZLVZzek7UTzD5RdfqdB-6AmivSh_y8vMeFFq2UqkqPPcItr1wUjysaCkyKve8Hdn5ox1HEzAM8qvSJKHn-nv27ivNtP20tLMflWP6VlQeFPeMpcpO-6cuOxcbPyHBbN32ankYAxUDjU\/s1800\/Pound_Paws_Bupa_Aged_Care_Dog_Appreciation_Day%20-%20Roxy%20BUPA%20Resident%20Rescue%20Dog.jpg\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1800\" data-original-width=\"1200\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj7YJbe6jVg_WOqCe3PVII3yyhcH5nsJjQ0s1xH_iajciSFPAUMZLVZzek7UTzD5RdfqdB-6AmivSh_y8vMeFFq2UqkqPPcItr1wUjysaCkyKve8Hdn5ox1HEzAM8qvSJKHn-nv27ivNtP20tLMflWP6VlQeFPeMpcpO-6cuOxcbPyHBbN32ankYAxUDjU\/w266-h400\/Pound_Paws_Bupa_Aged_Care_Dog_Appreciation_Day%20-%20Roxy%20BUPA%20Resident%20Rescue%20Dog.jpg\" width=\"266\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EPound Paws\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E, an Australian Animal Welfare Charity, is thrilled to continue its heart-warming partnership with \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EBupa Aged Care\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E, bringing rescue pets and senior citizens in nursing homes across Australia closer together.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EThis impactful collaboration seeks to combat feelings of solitude among the elderly by facilitating the adoption and fostering of shelter pets while also involving the local community for a day of fun at their premises.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EThe benefits of bringing dogs and the elderly together are immeasurable. For elderly pet owners, who often live alone or in group facilities, pets can be a source of reduced stress, lower blood pressure, increased social interaction, physical activity, and even opportunities to learn.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EElle Eckersley, \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EBupa Aged Care\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E Tamworth Manager, expressed, “We are so excited to be a part of this amazing initiative and to raise awareness for a wonderful charity. For our residents, it’s a great opportunity to experience first-hand the transformative therapeutic benefits of animal companions, while also sharing a day of fun activities together with friends and family of \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EBupa Tamworth\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E, but also our wider Tamworth community”.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBrittany, Founder of \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPound Paws\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E, shared her thoughts, saying, It's been incredibly heart-warming to see the connections that blossomed between the senior Greyhounds and the Aged Care Residents at our \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.australiandoglover.com\/2023\/07\/pound-paws-dog-day-bupa-clayton-august-5.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2b00fe;\"\u003Einaugural event with Bupa last month\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. It was clear that this event brought much-needed help and support to both groups, and we're excited to carry this mission forward across Australia”.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOne of the main factors contributing to pets ending up in pounds is the lack of education on how to be a responsible pet owner and the responsibilities that come with it. \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPound Paws\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E will use this day as an opportunity to invite members of the public to the premises to attend educational talks from various local experts.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EThis includes a session focused on the integration of rescue pets into new homes, hosted by a variety of professional dog trainers.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhlxSZzw7t7HTMLlhrl4LeEczjhRW6DJ48up3iNcu2SRbmqUgtCwFcDOtinoeVuxS92P_NN7CJ60BhVo8m2jOzHBm3v6Lxu9osztW4uExbaoRWzFuSHWpmV68wBdatLMhMCior6FCCHUr7mSMX1NTk3TXZK6JkK-9VfBq-m-afC8Ukf-edk7DNt1314U7g\/s1850\/Pound_Paws_Dog_Appreciation_Day_at_Bupa_Aged_Care_Tamworth_September_2023%20-%20rescue%20Greyhound%20being%20patted%20on%20the%20head.jpg\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1233\" data-original-width=\"1850\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhlxSZzw7t7HTMLlhrl4LeEczjhRW6DJ48up3iNcu2SRbmqUgtCwFcDOtinoeVuxS92P_NN7CJ60BhVo8m2jOzHBm3v6Lxu9osztW4uExbaoRWzFuSHWpmV68wBdatLMhMCior6FCCHUr7mSMX1NTk3TXZK6JkK-9VfBq-m-afC8Ukf-edk7DNt1314U7g\/s16000\/Pound_Paws_Dog_Appreciation_Day_at_Bupa_Aged_Care_Tamworth_September_2023%20-%20rescue%20Greyhound%20being%20patted%20on%20the%20head.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe event will involve two local rescue groups to the Tamworth region, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GreyhoundRehomingNSW\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2b00fe;\"\u003EGreyhound Re-Homing\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, a group dedicated to rescuing Greyhounds that find themselves homeless. As well as \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PawsforLifeAnimalShelterandBoardingKennels\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2b00fe;\"\u003EPaws For Life Rescue\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, a rescue group which works alongside \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.tamworth.nsw.gov.au\/about\/news\/latest-news\/paws-for-life-animal-shelter-re-opens-for-dogs-in-need\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2b00fe;\"\u003ETamworth Companion Animal Shelter\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, rescuing both strays and surrenders. They will both be involved in the \u003Cb\u003ERescue Dog Adoption Parade\u003C\/b\u003E that will take place on stage, where the public can learn more about their mission and how to get involved in helping.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EParticipants can look forward to a wide range of activities that cater to everyone's interests. These activities include pet-themed arts and crafts for the elderly residents making snuffle mats, live music performed by Matt Barratt, local pet market stalls, face-painting, educational talks on pet ownership, guided walks around the premises with rescue dogs, and a relaxation area for \u003Cb\u003ETherapy Dogs\u003C\/b\u003E and humans to unwind together.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhxfCqF1Fm1BqXtzWM0SS_so3bu_KSOspmULE1P1VJ3P1gq7C1vea4LpE8PWrZxPOGN3GEL2dES98ASJ_JWTU51705zgpgnG6teHP2m7pKKxglAFlXek-WR5p3TWY-eVIyh2TFD9V7DTTs04b-9MrtuuQmboOs-BOqMy-lf6TB_fhvKI6_yV_mEoqBoQ7M\/s1350\/Pound_Paws_Bupa_Aged_Care_Tamworth_Dog_Appreciation_Day_September_2023%20-%20Best_Dog_Trick_Competition.jpg\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1350\" data-original-width=\"900\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhxfCqF1Fm1BqXtzWM0SS_so3bu_KSOspmULE1P1VJ3P1gq7C1vea4LpE8PWrZxPOGN3GEL2dES98ASJ_JWTU51705zgpgnG6teHP2m7pKKxglAFlXek-WR5p3TWY-eVIyh2TFD9V7DTTs04b-9MrtuuQmboOs-BOqMy-lf6TB_fhvKI6_yV_mEoqBoQ7M\/w266-h400\/Pound_Paws_Bupa_Aged_Care_Tamworth_Dog_Appreciation_Day_September_2023%20-%20Best_Dog_Trick_Competition.jpg\" width=\"266\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EAt 12.45pm tails will be wagging, as doggie entrants are invited on stage to enter \u003Cb\u003EBest Dog Trick or Costume competition\u003C\/b\u003E hosted by an array of VIP Judges, ranging from Tamworth Deputy Mayor Cr Judy Coates, BUPA Aged Care Tamworth Manager Elle Eckersley and Jodi from Greyhound Re-Homing.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPound Paws\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E is thrilled to announce this event at \u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBupa Aged Care Tamworth\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E, scheduled from 11 am to 2 pm on Saturday, September 30th. The event warmly welcomes the public to join in the festivities, which include a myriad of enjoyable activities for all age groups.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPound Paws\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E eagerly anticipates the gathering at \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EBupa Tamworth\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E, a paw-some event designed to raise awareness about pet adoption, responsible pet ownership, and celebrating the wonderful companionships shared with our furry friends.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWhen: Saturday 30th September 2023\u003C\/b\u003E, from 11:00am to 2:00pm\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWhere: Bupa Aged Care Tamworth\u003C\/b\u003E, 68 Bligh Street, Tamworth, NSW\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjRQwRslvw-1exGH5_BYD50v5vpKInSg_Qot_QuyLGG53p5I2QEck4ye4JjopscVuGV4eHl8V3sbXMDCtbG0YQklnUmf-XrsCemFso3ki3J3Vkb44c42ZvsLZh4QW6PkB20UXw4oGn6-RHyWNad-_vjOBD2V9vTn64Trex4Vl2fDrjCCR7XzVbp5o_o0Uw\/s1850\/Pound_Paws_Dog_Day_at_Bupa_Aged_Care_Tamworth_30_September_2023%20-%20Banner.jpg\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1041\" data-original-width=\"1850\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjRQwRslvw-1exGH5_BYD50v5vpKInSg_Qot_QuyLGG53p5I2QEck4ye4JjopscVuGV4eHl8V3sbXMDCtbG0YQklnUmf-XrsCemFso3ki3J3Vkb44c42ZvsLZh4QW6PkB20UXw4oGn6-RHyWNad-_vjOBD2V9vTn64Trex4Vl2fDrjCCR7XzVbp5o_o0Uw\/s16000\/Pound_Paws_Dog_Day_at_Bupa_Aged_Care_Tamworth_30_September_2023%20-%20Banner.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EMEDIA RELEASE, 28th September 2023\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #3d85c6; font-family: verdana;\"\u003ERelated Stories:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.australiandoglover.com\/2023\/07\/pound-paws-dog-day-bupa-clayton-august-5.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2b00fe;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003EPound Paws Dog Day at Bupa Clayton\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.australiandoglover.com\/2023\/09\/petition-demands-support-for-older-pet.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2b00fe;\"\u003EPetition demands more government support for older pet owners at home\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.australiandoglover.com\/feeds\/6925819539422430066\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.australiandoglover.com\/2023\/09\/pound-paws-bupa-dog-appreciation-day.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2020204049726645298\/posts\/default\/6925819539422430066"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2020204049726645298\/posts\/default\/6925819539422430066"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.australiandoglover.com\/2023\/09\/pound-paws-bupa-dog-appreciation-day.html","title":"Pound Paws \u0026 Bupa Dog Appreciation Day - September 30"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Australian Dog Lover"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/00400760178634828393"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiiPwmtFeCiVvAilBMYsMujK7gEEN3E1oXfgsMQPVy_q6wEGODvA7rknSDKXDran-ftlVgH-VK1dPkFaktpb7kjXMVurA23U-xQFnOprt8okiyi7StuEaJ2ZwF7sA1kErLF3uWCGMKcJFdYQgNiZz6QWvZstrerQ4qt3XFgORFeE5FNlLitnEXchxpEbWY\/s72-c\/Pound_Paws_and_Bupa_Tamworth_Dog_Appreciation_Day_30_September_2023_attendees_smiling_dog_and_kid.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2020204049726645298.post-3024106276562241100"},"published":{"$t":"2023-09-14T07:57:00.005+10:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-09-20T07:17:51.768+10:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"ADVOCACY"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"AGED CARE"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"DOG HERO STORIES"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"LIVING WITH DOGS"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"NEWS"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Petition demands support for older pet owners in home"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjLTonxZg_AeSTdkfMazR_eif7MJHH0FpP49SRZ3DFZYlCbqL_7lomMVo9Enno9NuV8J11hah4oqwW0Yw7LuVlEP6qT5cqsJJY6T96ZftGJqDciJMlqDArsql-NlLbMPKyHp0iKZE91s4oqtYmmZm5Jl6U1JUDDDeroKnUTfRz-sBmsXeT1G4EV_QRC3vI\/s1850\/Petition%20demands%20support%20for%20older%20pet%20owners%20in%20Australia%20-%20elderly%20man%20holding%20his%20black%20Labrador%20paw.jpg\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1233\" data-original-width=\"1850\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjLTonxZg_AeSTdkfMazR_eif7MJHH0FpP49SRZ3DFZYlCbqL_7lomMVo9Enno9NuV8J11hah4oqwW0Yw7LuVlEP6qT5cqsJJY6T96ZftGJqDciJMlqDArsql-NlLbMPKyHp0iKZE91s4oqtYmmZm5Jl6U1JUDDDeroKnUTfRz-sBmsXeT1G4EV_QRC3vI\/s16000\/Petition%20demands%20support%20for%20older%20pet%20owners%20in%20Australia%20-%20elderly%20man%20holding%20his%20black%20Labrador%20paw.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003EIn 2023, national animal welfare charity \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/australiacan.org.au\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2b00fe;\"\u003ECompanion Animal Network Australia\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E completed a \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/petfriendlyagedcare.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/CANA-Pet-Friendly-Aged-Care-Survey-Results-OPT.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2b00fe;\"\u003ESurvey on the Status of Pets in Aged Care facilities and at home\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, and found worrying results. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe results tell us 86% of older adults with pets experience improved mental and physical health. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhen it comes to older adults living at home, the survey reveals 61% of older adults live alone, and 74% of older adults with pets say their animals provide companionship and reduce loneliness. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhilst 40% of older adults who receive a Home Care Package (HCP) have pets, \u003Cb\u003Eonly 9% of these pet owners receive pet care support\u003C\/b\u003E, such as walking their dog (64% need help) and taking their pet to the vet (62% need help). \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECANA's \u003Cb\u003EPets in Aged Care Survey\u003C\/b\u003E shows an urgent need to support pet ownership for older Australians who choose to live independently. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMs Ennis says, “The health and well-being benefits of pet ownership are measurable and indisputable. The CHSP (Commonwealth Home Support Programme) and HCP can be extended to determine and secure the necessary assistance for a person to live independently with their pet by ensuring services are offered to support pet health and wellbeing.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E“Increasing the number of pet-friendly in-home aged care support will also help to prevent animals from being euthanised or surrendered to shelters and maximise the physical and emotional health of animal loving older people.”\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003EThere is a painful absence of government support for older pet owners in in-home care, resulting in not only putting people's lives in danger but also their much-loved animals being surrendered to shelters across the country.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg8ADCQMDQBqIlbj1gzDj0pcfXn49j1OkjXE2Oe4dDnyyVM8Hb9E0copMVMOpxF8Ixe56qvIvxY_X0fYLvqJP49St2Z5_Zp2JKIEHiEWL9fs5wKdNAO5A4g45ZvvTyn-xgARGDd3VM0ajfxCy-uut-OOwqV7z05YqA7K8BVA1bBlxWEiI2vKaI7pL_5HXk\/s1850\/CANA%20petition%20demands%20support%20for%20elderly%20pet%20owners%20-%20senior%20woman%20in%20bed%20with%20small%20dog%20licking%20her%20nose.jpg\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1233\" data-original-width=\"1850\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg8ADCQMDQBqIlbj1gzDj0pcfXn49j1OkjXE2Oe4dDnyyVM8Hb9E0copMVMOpxF8Ixe56qvIvxY_X0fYLvqJP49St2Z5_Zp2JKIEHiEWL9fs5wKdNAO5A4g45ZvvTyn-xgARGDd3VM0ajfxCy-uut-OOwqV7z05YqA7K8BVA1bBlxWEiI2vKaI7pL_5HXk\/s16000\/CANA%20petition%20demands%20support%20for%20elderly%20pet%20owners%20-%20senior%20woman%20in%20bed%20with%20small%20dog%20licking%20her%20nose.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr style=\"font-family: georgia;\" \/\u003E\u003Cbr style=\"font-family: georgia;\" \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003EA host of studies demonstrate how pets offer a myriad of physical and mental health benefits for people, such as reducing stress, providing companionship, encouraging social interactions and more. This is true particularly for older adults who often face loneliness and isolation and rely on their companion animals to thrive whether they are living at home.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe financial implementation of adding these resources to the packages is minor and would be in many cases, mean simply changing the wording of the delivery of existing items. \u003Cbr \/\u003EWe need your help! \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003ECompanion Animal Network Australia\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E is calling on Hon Mark Butler MP Minister for Health and Aged Care and Hon Anika Wells MP Minister for Aged Care to help our ageing population maintain a high quality of life and that includes finding ways to help older adults retain their pets.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cul style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPetition to:\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;Hon Mark Butler MP, (Federal) Minister for Health and Aged Care and Hon Anika Wells MP, (Federal) Minister for Aged Care\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESignature goal:\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;10,000\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003EYou can \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/petfriendlyagedcare.com.au\/petition\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: red;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003Esign our petition here\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and for more information about supporting pets in aged care, please visit \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/petfriendlyagedcare.com.au\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2b00fe;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003Epetfriendlyagedcare.com.au\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFor more about \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003ECompanion Animal Network Australia\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E, visit \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/australiacan.org.au\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2b00fe;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003Eaustraliacan.org.au\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003EAbout the Aged Care Reforms in Australia\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;\"\u003EIn response to recommendations by the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety in 2021, the Australian Government is making positive changes to the aged care system to restore the dignity of older people in Australia. From the Government Aged Care Engagement Hub:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.agedcareengagement.health.gov.au\/reforms\/home\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2b00fe;\"\u003Ewww.agedcareengagement.health.gov.au\/reforms\/home\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E“Reforming in-home aged care to prioritise independence. We want to make sure the care older people receive at home contributes to their quality of life and supports their family and community connections.\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Australian Government is committed to delivering in-home aged care reforms that will serve the needs of all older people, their families and carers, now and into the future.\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe reforms will address key concerns raised by the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety to ensure in-home aged care:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E· is simple to access and understand, with one assessment process\u003Cbr \/\u003E· gives people timely access to the safe and high-quality services they need\u003Cbr \/\u003E· gives people real choice and control in determining the services they receive\u003Cbr \/\u003E· has fair and transparent fees that direct funds to delivering high quality care.”\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EMEDIA RELEASE, 13th September 2023\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #3d85c6; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERelated Stories:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.australiandoglover.com\/2023\/06\/keeping-elderly-people-and-pets.html\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2b00fe;\"\u003EKeeping elderly people and pets together: urgent action is needed!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.australiandoglover.com\/2023\/01\/take-pet-friendly-aged-care-survey-to.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2b00fe;\"\u003ETake a pet-friendly aged care survey to help support the elderly\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.australiandoglover.com\/feeds\/3024106276562241100\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.australiandoglover.com\/2023\/09\/petition-demands-support-for-older-pet.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2020204049726645298\/posts\/default\/3024106276562241100"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2020204049726645298\/posts\/default\/3024106276562241100"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.australiandoglover.com\/2023\/09\/petition-demands-support-for-older-pet.html","title":"Petition demands support for older pet owners in home"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Australian Dog Lover"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/00400760178634828393"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjLTonxZg_AeSTdkfMazR_eif7MJHH0FpP49SRZ3DFZYlCbqL_7lomMVo9Enno9NuV8J11hah4oqwW0Yw7LuVlEP6qT5cqsJJY6T96ZftGJqDciJMlqDArsql-NlLbMPKyHp0iKZE91s4oqtYmmZm5Jl6U1JUDDDeroKnUTfRz-sBmsXeT1G4EV_QRC3vI\/s72-c\/Petition%20demands%20support%20for%20older%20pet%20owners%20in%20Australia%20-%20elderly%20man%20holding%20his%20black%20Labrador%20paw.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2020204049726645298.post-6302467044801827996"},"published":{"$t":"2023-07-27T14:03:00.002+10:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-08-06T13:07:19.094+10:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"AGED CARE"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"NEWS"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"PAST EVENTS"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"PET-FRIENDLY PLACES"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SENIORS"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Pound Paws Dog Day BUPA Clayton - August 5"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh4Bn5VwLKmATGFFM12ENJlrbqJJpy6Cv880QXepLZ92fciG0jR9oSIjahE2_0N4ALpaaViW-4HDXKEVhtLcwUtlohWY7ufWOhcuojbmwnA6TtmKuEDp1qDl4J6kQWqqYVnqUer1r_gBV-hh1O_eHKFLkC6PkyZ_sx_Ufzj-_PlDZQ1k2mLWYR3AcYO3vA\/s1850\/Pound_Paws_Dog_Day_BUPA_Aged_Care_Clayton_Saluki_lying_on_bed_elderly_woman_making_tea.jpg\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1233\" data-original-width=\"1850\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh4Bn5VwLKmATGFFM12ENJlrbqJJpy6Cv880QXepLZ92fciG0jR9oSIjahE2_0N4ALpaaViW-4HDXKEVhtLcwUtlohWY7ufWOhcuojbmwnA6TtmKuEDp1qDl4J6kQWqqYVnqUer1r_gBV-hh1O_eHKFLkC6PkyZ_sx_Ufzj-_PlDZQ1k2mLWYR3AcYO3vA\/s16000\/Pound_Paws_Dog_Day_BUPA_Aged_Care_Clayton_Saluki_lying_on_bed_elderly_woman_making_tea.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPound Paws\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E, an Australian-based Animal Welfare Charity and \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EBUPA Aged Care\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E have joined forces in an inspiring partnership aimed at bringing together rescue pets and elderly individuals residing in nursing homes across Australia.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EThis collaboration seeks to alleviate loneliness among the elderly by facilitating the adoption of pets from shelters and creating loving companionships in nursing home settings.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EScientific research has consistently highlighted the numerous physical and mental health benefits that pets offer, including stress reduction, companionship, and increased social interactions.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh00ugFmuXnilRzU5SnGBfKdfP9HdVV_Um6Rs6Gga3E6UaKiypX5v8L5KbzYhVEhfZ6CnX8xWK9AlzCN-3n31b6G_0xdYIT1_VOVYFNQyyXRfsL2M-9a4E7BnBwrGE9YWAf1wpqzQIpcP3LJbFKQ4-AtIeRtRjy8kBVazANQP5R2J2FE9O2ANFlnWKn-yY\/s1850\/Pound_Paws_Dog_Day_Elderly_Couple_sitting_on_a_bench_with_their_Chihuahua.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1233\" data-original-width=\"1850\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh00ugFmuXnilRzU5SnGBfKdfP9HdVV_Um6Rs6Gga3E6UaKiypX5v8L5KbzYhVEhfZ6CnX8xWK9AlzCN-3n31b6G_0xdYIT1_VOVYFNQyyXRfsL2M-9a4E7BnBwrGE9YWAf1wpqzQIpcP3LJbFKQ4-AtIeRtRjy8kBVazANQP5R2J2FE9O2ANFlnWKn-yY\/s16000\/Pound_Paws_Dog_Day_Elderly_Couple_sitting_on_a_bench_with_their_Chihuahua.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EThese benefits are especially crucial for older adults who often face isolation and loneliness, relying on the presence of a furry companion to thrive, whether at home or in a residential aged care facility.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EAccording to \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.australiandoglover.com\/2023\/06\/keeping-elderly-people-and-pets.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2b00fe;\"\u003ECANA's recent aged care report\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, a staggering 61% of older adults live alone, with 74% of pet owners among them crediting their animals for providing companionship and alleviating feelings of loneliness.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjlCaV3jsNnjDdd4CelB4UH9buCZ28gb_pLTtyLT6mAUcRWPVzT2hGylkHAQx8st5eGCbqaHE7ea0EmwHleCi9YXwSvSGc5aLPv6Y_k3mH01K6WLOrjlmLgWHlNl_dLH4shEA6m59C8fnRYwlGA92y-Z1BJTG27GF2gOjMQ_p-CcKVHW6qNMEMORd_O9Xg\/s1600\/BUPA_Aged_Care_Clayton_dogs_and_other_animals_visiting_residents_in_December_2021.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"1200\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjlCaV3jsNnjDdd4CelB4UH9buCZ28gb_pLTtyLT6mAUcRWPVzT2hGylkHAQx8st5eGCbqaHE7ea0EmwHleCi9YXwSvSGc5aLPv6Y_k3mH01K6WLOrjlmLgWHlNl_dLH4shEA6m59C8fnRYwlGA92y-Z1BJTG27GF2gOjMQ_p-CcKVHW6qNMEMORd_O9Xg\/w300-h400\/BUPA_Aged_Care_Clayton_dogs_and_other_animals_visiting_residents_in_December_2021.jpg\" width=\"300\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #0f1419; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003EClayton Aged Care residents were \nsurprised by furry and feathered friends \n(Twitter \/ December 2021)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003ERecognising the significance of this issue, \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPound Paws\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E and \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EBUPA Aged Care\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E have come together to make a positive impact in the lives of both rescue animals and the elderly.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\"We firmly believe that pets can significantly enhance the well-being of residents in our centres. Over the years, we have been fortunate to witness countless heart-warming friendships blossom between our residents and a variety of animals, from dogs to birds,\" said \u003Cb\u003EAmanda Grimmer\u003C\/b\u003E  - \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EBUPA Aged Care\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E Business Development Manager (VIC \/ SA).\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E“Animals possess a unique ability to communicate without words, impacting the hearts of humans. The companionship formed with our furry friends is unparalleled, and Pound Paws is thrilled to launch this partnership with BUPA Aged Care, fostering numerous loving connections between pet owners and rescue pets across retirement communities in Australia,\" said \u003Cb\u003EBrittany Bloomer\u003C\/b\u003E, Founder of \u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPound Paws\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EOne of the major barriers to pet adoption is the lack of access to pounds and rescue centres, often due to distance or transportation constraints. To overcome this challenge, Pound Paws not only hosts an online rescue pet search engine, but organises \u003Cb\u003EDog Adoption Events\u003C\/b\u003E, bringing dogs available for adoption from various rescue groups directly to the public.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjQ9hM5ZXfUEAr1AY2Mo4sGI5mx6z0fQA9it4WhuS7ylan3eTZqf7KVP0Y9UTLwJ5ggMTPpsmO8iWlYEqZegWUZDavBhiDPQGOPuteV0WCTJzr7T2EUQ6xNhn0UECMOhUPfKOSCIkTp7flrY5NwyvUfcZ171MoqpDVGuVMsa5w0s8T5N59wSROU4oNWT4A\/s1850\/Pound_Paws_Dog_Day_BUPA_Aged_Care_Clayton_August_2023_Amazing_Greys_adoptable_Greyhounds.jpg\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1233\" data-original-width=\"1850\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjQ9hM5ZXfUEAr1AY2Mo4sGI5mx6z0fQA9it4WhuS7ylan3eTZqf7KVP0Y9UTLwJ5ggMTPpsmO8iWlYEqZegWUZDavBhiDPQGOPuteV0WCTJzr7T2EUQ6xNhn0UECMOhUPfKOSCIkTp7flrY5NwyvUfcZ171MoqpDVGuVMsa5w0s8T5N59wSROU4oNWT4A\/s16000\/Pound_Paws_Dog_Day_BUPA_Aged_Care_Clayton_August_2023_Amazing_Greys_adoptable_Greyhounds.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EOne rescue group in particular, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazinggreys.com.au\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2b00fe;\"\u003EAmazing Greys\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, will be bringing along Greyhound dogs, which they have rescued from racing and now ready to retire. These events also serve as platforms for educating the public about the happiness and wellbeing of rescue pets through the Rescue Dog Adoption Parade.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003ERescue Dog Adoption Parade\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;is a remarkable opportunity for the public to learn more about various rescue groups and their incredible work.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgm2Y7_jYcCQ4_m7FkDyar-KpaSOxDwPK1HCTgO_gkOOShxNTyZLAXZARmWhKqH-RVax5Za3dmvcswyp74CUGlTOG4X_tXGDAGGSzpw6Qdv3Q95CzTUgU5ZH_Ikq5-89Db5x4X0ZcugAIODz1Y7haus5COHZ51y23HRZIoSIN55GOPyKq0OUzReSpfc9lM\/s2048\/Pound_Paws_Dog_Day_at_The_Sheaf_2023_Red_Carpet_Arrivals_Two_Cavalier_King_Charles_Spaniels_dressed_in_red_and_blue.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"font-size: medium; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1365\" data-original-width=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgm2Y7_jYcCQ4_m7FkDyar-KpaSOxDwPK1HCTgO_gkOOShxNTyZLAXZARmWhKqH-RVax5Za3dmvcswyp74CUGlTOG4X_tXGDAGGSzpw6Qdv3Q95CzTUgU5ZH_Ikq5-89Db5x4X0ZcugAIODz1Y7haus5COHZ51y23HRZIoSIN55GOPyKq0OUzReSpfc9lM\/s16000\/Pound_Paws_Dog_Day_at_The_Sheaf_2023_Red_Carpet_Arrivals_Two_Cavalier_King_Charles_Spaniels_dressed_in_red_and_blue.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPound Paws\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E will be hosting their first event at BUPA Aged Care Clayton on \u003Cb\u003ESaturday 5th of August\u003C\/b\u003E. This event will be open to the public to attend, with a variety of fun activities for all ages.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAdditionally, educational talks on stage cover a range of topics including Animal Communication, Pet Health, and Responsible Pet Ownership. \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPound Paws\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E firmly believes that education is key to successful pet ownership.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPound Paws\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;is looking forward to launching at BUPA, Clayton which presents a fantastic opportunity to reach a new network of potential pet owners who are in desperate need of support and companionship.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg2WYID78MwmhqnlUdv8FvF6eP6CnQpsgIO0w6oJCzUYRDhANG2nJJuKblX6wrUpcH2u7gvg8D9xN1d1Y1JhOUxA6THTpIEnCSbuOv1P0h5R-D668JTguh8Exbi6bEFzPZDSLgYoJViSyLlQUf81qDeYmD8eqbWFqM3kE97RitWq647CARAc3gSvRwjMG8\/s1920\/Pound_Paws_Dog_Day_at_BUPA_Aged_Care_Clayton_5_August_2023_Banner.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1080\" data-original-width=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg2WYID78MwmhqnlUdv8FvF6eP6CnQpsgIO0w6oJCzUYRDhANG2nJJuKblX6wrUpcH2u7gvg8D9xN1d1Y1JhOUxA6THTpIEnCSbuOv1P0h5R-D668JTguh8Exbi6bEFzPZDSLgYoJViSyLlQUf81qDeYmD8eqbWFqM3kE97RitWq647CARAc3gSvRwjMG8\/s16000\/Pound_Paws_Dog_Day_at_BUPA_Aged_Care_Clayton_5_August_2023_Banner.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWhen: Saturday 5th August 2023\u003C\/b\u003E, from 11am to 2pm\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWhere:\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EBUPA Aged Care Clayton\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E12 Burton Avenue Clayton, VIC 3168\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECost: Free\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003EFor the latest updates, visit this \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/656047306416867\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2b00fe;\"\u003EEvent's Facebook page\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;or\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/pound-paws-dog-day-bupa-clayton-vic-tickets-682126567927\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2b00fe;\"\u003EEventBrite Link\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi7Lvy-ccZvTHwL_5TSYKuDocfPXaMEFhr7o63QstnP4cnSsDJhT_k4IIHk2HFk_ip043zb9Y9k26zZKdV46HoxtcdIAkKvls65p8wEy542SGM1M-xEw6Svu5zw-jC_gh2Hj6iWcxtyit0-6OX3SHp8Um_1zUF4ok3FD1Qf9C833xfWJFBBGKokq39maqM\/s1482\/Pound_Paws_Dog_Day_Event_Team_2023.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1156\" data-original-width=\"1482\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi7Lvy-ccZvTHwL_5TSYKuDocfPXaMEFhr7o63QstnP4cnSsDJhT_k4IIHk2HFk_ip043zb9Y9k26zZKdV46HoxtcdIAkKvls65p8wEy542SGM1M-xEw6Svu5zw-jC_gh2Hj6iWcxtyit0-6OX3SHp8Um_1zUF4ok3FD1Qf9C833xfWJFBBGKokq39maqM\/s16000\/Pound_Paws_Dog_Day_Event_Team_2023.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003EAbout Pound Paws\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPound Paws is a prominent animal welfare organization dedicated to improving the lives of abandoned pets and promoting responsible pet ownership. By connecting rescue pets with loving homes, Pound Paws has made a significant impact in the animal adoption landscape.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003EFor more information, please visit\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cb style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.poundpaws.com.au\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2b00fe;\"\u003Ewww.poundpaws.com.au\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cu\u003EAbout BUPA Aged Care\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBUPA Aged Care has 59 aged care homes which support over 5,000 residents with residential, respite, specialised dementia and palliative care.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003EFor more information, please visit\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bupaagedcare.com.au\/aged-care-homes\" rel=\"nofollow\" style=\"font-family: georgia;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2b00fe;\"\u003Ewww.bupaagedcare.com.au\/aged-care-homes\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMEDIA RELEASE, 27th July 2023\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #3d85c6; font-family: verdana;\"\u003ERelated Stories:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.australiandoglover.com\/2023\/06\/keeping-elderly-people-and-pets.html\" rel=\"\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2b00fe;\"\u003EKeeping elderly people and their pets together: urgent action needed\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.australiandoglover.com\/2018\/02\/new-standards-good-for-older-pet-owners.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2b00fe;\"\u003ENew Aged Care Quality Standards good for older pet owners\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.australiandoglover.com\/feeds\/6302467044801827996\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.australiandoglover.com\/2023\/07\/pound-paws-dog-day-bupa-clayton-august-5.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2020204049726645298\/posts\/default\/6302467044801827996"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2020204049726645298\/posts\/default\/6302467044801827996"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.australiandoglover.com\/2023\/07\/pound-paws-dog-day-bupa-clayton-august-5.html","title":"Pound Paws Dog Day BUPA Clayton - August 5"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Australian Dog Lover"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/00400760178634828393"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh4Bn5VwLKmATGFFM12ENJlrbqJJpy6Cv880QXepLZ92fciG0jR9oSIjahE2_0N4ALpaaViW-4HDXKEVhtLcwUtlohWY7ufWOhcuojbmwnA6TtmKuEDp1qDl4J6kQWqqYVnqUer1r_gBV-hh1O_eHKFLkC6PkyZ_sx_Ufzj-_PlDZQ1k2mLWYR3AcYO3vA\/s72-c\/Pound_Paws_Dog_Day_BUPA_Aged_Care_Clayton_Saluki_lying_on_bed_elderly_woman_making_tea.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2020204049726645298.post-1743456660605949763"},"published":{"$t":"2022-08-04T17:03:00.004+10:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-08-31T22:51:30.157+10:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"AGED CARE"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"LEGAL"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"NEWS"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Who will look after your pets if you can’t?"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiLqF-p5CLy_QJaY7WR1RVVrr2UeP5EkcovpQ1a5PwQHvv1vOik5BZy8XR8YqdEbju38hJD7NOguXGUWuShQum8JGxP2T-8774Izqu3J3jhV_MRAii6CmHMohrsYZrw1h6yCHFk3yLpGaXR8tPbFYKLuTvEkCZuRgu3_zeua2Yv3pJdJ8ab-3yaiIW_\/s1200\/Guide_to_Estate_Planning_for_Pets_NSW_Trustee_and_Guardian_Will-makers.jpg\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"800\" data-original-width=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiLqF-p5CLy_QJaY7WR1RVVrr2UeP5EkcovpQ1a5PwQHvv1vOik5BZy8XR8YqdEbju38hJD7NOguXGUWuShQum8JGxP2T-8774Izqu3J3jhV_MRAii6CmHMohrsYZrw1h6yCHFk3yLpGaXR8tPbFYKLuTvEkCZuRgu3_zeua2Yv3pJdJ8ab-3yaiIW_\/s16000\/Guide_to_Estate_Planning_for_Pets_NSW_Trustee_and_Guardian_Will-makers.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EMilo, Otis, Max and Charlie. They’re the four-legged friends you can’t live without, but who will look after your pets when you no longer can? \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis \u003Cb\u003EInternational Cat Day\u003C\/b\u003E (\u003Cb\u003E8 August\u003C\/b\u003E) and \u003Cb\u003EInternational Dog Day\u003C\/b\u003E (\u003Cb\u003E26 August\u003C\/b\u003E) is a reminder to all pet owners to make sure their pets are taken care of in a Will. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs the number one Will-maker in NSW, \u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENSW Trustee \u0026amp; Guardian\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E has seen a rising trend among pet owners making provisions for their pawed-pals in their Wills. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E“A decade ago, NSW Trustee \u0026amp; Guardian only wrote a handful of Wills that included clauses for pets. Now we’re writing roughly 600 Wills a year that include pets,” said \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003ENSW Trustee \u0026amp; Guardian\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E Senior Solicitor, Natalie Darcy.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E“Pets have really become part of the family, so it makes sense that people want to include them in their Wills.” \u003C\/blockquote\u003EWhile pets are regarded as property under NSW law, they cannot inherit property or money in a Will, so Ms Darcy highly recommends pet owners seek guidance from a professional will-maker. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhBBHRrAJFapKC7T0h8Y-lQULvMu-akAgknKRQ9qBRN6qa1QCVQHzuh7Wkv4n6sMPzlynhRjzebQ1nuT_1QSFRQ3NYaKj1wu6V0PzyqcwfeGj0PTEcgFo6Xkoy0N4DM6w1d6q3dVsaDNGJ3dJnxK9y78qZj9WTdwOEF9sp5n56pvCNrHVDcrEKmo3Uc\/s1500\/Who_will_care_for_your_pets_NSW_Trustee_and_Guardian_will_makers%20-%20Dog%20Rusty.jpg\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1500\" data-original-width=\"1500\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhBBHRrAJFapKC7T0h8Y-lQULvMu-akAgknKRQ9qBRN6qa1QCVQHzuh7Wkv4n6sMPzlynhRjzebQ1nuT_1QSFRQ3NYaKj1wu6V0PzyqcwfeGj0PTEcgFo6Xkoy0N4DM6w1d6q3dVsaDNGJ3dJnxK9y78qZj9WTdwOEF9sp5n56pvCNrHVDcrEKmo3Uc\/w400-h400\/Who_will_care_for_your_pets_NSW_Trustee_and_Guardian_will_makers%20-%20Dog%20Rusty.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003ERusty's owners have made sure he'll be looked\u003Cbr \/\u003Eafter if they no longer can\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E“Pets can be provided for in a number of ways in a Will, including gifting the pet to a trusted family member or friend along with a sum of money to help cover their expenses, a pet legacy program with an animal charity, or setting up a trust fund”, said Ms Darcy. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMs Darcy advises that it’s important to have a good idea of your pet’s life expectancy, and up-keep costs like food, insurance, and vet bills. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E“You also need to make sure that if you’re leaving your pet to someone that they are willing and able to fulfil their duties.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003EAfter all, an animal cannot apply to a court if their carer fails to fulfil their duties,” said Ms Darcy. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe state government agency also provides \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.tag.nsw.gov.au\/wills\/make-will\/pets-and-wills\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2b00fe;\"\u003Efree pet emergency cards\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E for pet owners to carry in their wallet. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh06mCq4-wmkHuFqY2EjvazVR4MaA10Ta3di7hk8aTQsN0sO8Ba-sHvpKZAVFrDMmxQCL5wD6DhRbf1si2L4g96cR0i1zRyJarKDEHYJiXMmUtx04lLCFJGxqWMQ7VgYiGRYWLKu6h4alKFwNKWC990f3YxFxseRy-d-OXozIZ9epY9H5RaGlGj9NeT\/s1200\/NSW_Trustee_and_Guardian_Woman_with_her_cat_bumping_her_head_whilst_on_laptop.jpg\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1200\" data-original-width=\"1200\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh06mCq4-wmkHuFqY2EjvazVR4MaA10Ta3di7hk8aTQsN0sO8Ba-sHvpKZAVFrDMmxQCL5wD6DhRbf1si2L4g96cR0i1zRyJarKDEHYJiXMmUtx04lLCFJGxqWMQ7VgYiGRYWLKu6h4alKFwNKWC990f3YxFxseRy-d-OXozIZ9epY9H5RaGlGj9NeT\/w400-h400\/NSW_Trustee_and_Guardian_Woman_with_her_cat_bumping_her_head_whilst_on_laptop.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E“The card holds information about you, your emergency contacts and your pet. If you can’t return home, this card can alert those around you that your pet needs care ,” said Ms Darcy. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf you have a furry, feathered, or scaly member of the family you wish to include in your Will, \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003ENSW Trustee \u0026amp; Guardian\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E can help. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe number one Will-maker in NSW, \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003ENSW Trustee \u0026amp; Guardian \u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003Ehas professional, accredited Will-makers located across the state.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003EThey also offer video conferencing appointments to help with busy schedules. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETo book an appointment or to order your free pet emergency, visit \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.tag.nsw.gov.au\/wills\/make-will\/pets-and-wills\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2b00fe;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003Etag.nsw.gov.au\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EMEDIA RELEASE, 4th August 2022\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #3d85c6; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERelated Topics:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.australiandoglover.com\/2019\/08\/your-guide-to-estate-planning-for-dogs.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2b00fe;\"\u003EYour Guide to Estate Planning for Dogs\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.australiandoglover.com\/2020\/01\/new-year-new-plans-for-your-pets.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2b00fe;\"\u003ERSPCA NSW's Home Ever After Program\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.australiandoglover.com\/feeds\/1743456660605949763\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.australiandoglover.com\/2022\/08\/who-will-look-after-your-pets-if-you.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2020204049726645298\/posts\/default\/1743456660605949763"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2020204049726645298\/posts\/default\/1743456660605949763"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.australiandoglover.com\/2022\/08\/who-will-look-after-your-pets-if-you.html","title":"Who will look after your pets if you can’t?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Australian Dog Lover"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/00400760178634828393"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiLqF-p5CLy_QJaY7WR1RVVrr2UeP5EkcovpQ1a5PwQHvv1vOik5BZy8XR8YqdEbju38hJD7NOguXGUWuShQum8JGxP2T-8774Izqu3J3jhV_MRAii6CmHMohrsYZrw1h6yCHFk3yLpGaXR8tPbFYKLuTvEkCZuRgu3_zeua2Yv3pJdJ8ab-3yaiIW_\/s72-c\/Guide_to_Estate_Planning_for_Pets_NSW_Trustee_and_Guardian_Will-makers.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2020204049726645298.post-4555548211199873714"},"published":{"$t":"2022-07-29T16:41:00.029+10:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2023-06-04T08:26:10.420+10:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"AGED CARE"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"DOG HERO STORIES"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"DOG STORIES"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Corgi Benson: how to live life to its fullest!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhlYvPIp2lQ_oRIxYqWVXCSL2dikxVlqI-IloGtEFHg8V1uTtY-QKAdQgg2VGYRik8SQS_ghY4Qx9-sXe7LEIuE2-bcHymMVkmWQdasfDqz3OZJY5jy2LuJ9igfyRFZLI4QMYPFvYxJPeYdAW8jLDDFx1h780IgNRbb67v6eeeN7MUc6xRLIVuThdZk\/s1650\/Welsh%20Corgi%20Pembroke%20Benson%20as%20a%20puppy%20in%20owner%20Eileen's%20arms.jpg\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1100\" data-original-width=\"1650\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhlYvPIp2lQ_oRIxYqWVXCSL2dikxVlqI-IloGtEFHg8V1uTtY-QKAdQgg2VGYRik8SQS_ghY4Qx9-sXe7LEIuE2-bcHymMVkmWQdasfDqz3OZJY5jy2LuJ9igfyRFZLI4QMYPFvYxJPeYdAW8jLDDFx1h780IgNRbb67v6eeeN7MUc6xRLIVuThdZk\/s16000\/Welsh%20Corgi%20Pembroke%20Benson%20as%20a%20puppy%20in%20owner%20Eileen's%20arms.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003EThis is a story of the life of Benson, a very talented Welsh Corgi Pembroke, and his owner Aileen from Victoria.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003EWe should start with introducing you formally to Benson, aka\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EGrand Neuter Ch Windyle Black Brocade CCD PT RN\u003C\/i\u003E as he's extremely proud of all his achievements.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003EAt the time of writing this article Benson is 17 years and 3 months and he's still doing very well, thank you for asking!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #3d85c6; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EA little bit of background about Corgis\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiRpXlWR9omVPBXH-kFGd9nmvlFG9-QtItvQzmBVrmJACzkOWAPnu_oNMUFC_UymJOL1KpaNyXh7RrbcXL5-C5hc-ZuXpe-UA3iip7W8059mUwogSwnmq67sVHDrO6ToTm65wFShrGTGTvcWDahtarceqEjSJSJHqulpQo_cM4z3wyJmrELo0hT4YeP\/s800\/Queen%20Elizabeth%20in%201930s%20with%20Dookie,%20one%20of%20her%20first%20Welsh%20Corgis.jpg\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"600\" data-original-width=\"800\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiRpXlWR9omVPBXH-kFGd9nmvlFG9-QtItvQzmBVrmJACzkOWAPnu_oNMUFC_UymJOL1KpaNyXh7RrbcXL5-C5hc-ZuXpe-UA3iip7W8059mUwogSwnmq67sVHDrO6ToTm65wFShrGTGTvcWDahtarceqEjSJSJHqulpQo_cM4z3wyJmrELo0hT4YeP\/w400-h300\/Queen%20Elizabeth%20in%201930s%20with%20Dookie,%20one%20of%20her%20first%20Welsh%20Corgis.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white; color: #222223; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003EPrincess Elizabeth (in 1930s) with Dookie,\u003Cbr \/\u003Eone of her first beloved Welsh Corgis\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EThe Welsh Corgi (Pembroke) is a cattle herding dog. It is believed they were brought into Wales by invading Vikings and the Flemish weavers around the eleventh century.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003EThe Pembroke was initially made popular by being the chosen breed of Queen Elizabeth II. She received her first Pembroke from her father in 1933.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003EThey have become the ideal family dog because of their good nature and desire to please.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Pembroke is active and intelligent with an outgoing and friendly nature and is said to be highly trainable.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EBenson certainly turned out to be a poster boy for his breed!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #3d85c6; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBenson, the early years\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh2jHsg3B2L-dprAfFw1FyXwDgVkKETMxUcghmeRQXMaSsdGzbb2A0gNQbV3fkcaaFYcGSbpn6zkKT1PNjp-qg_eMJzJuvt7K59O26NeWcLdFeBuhmJHdTlS6OrxytTea7Fd3DlDQkSa9C2vwu1iYMzKjWBdZwanhxxOqr2DvCINuWSGk1KiXK2REpM\/s748\/Welsh%20Corgi%20Benson%20with%20siblings%20from%20Windyle%20Pembrokes.jpg\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"600\" data-original-width=\"748\" height=\"321\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh2jHsg3B2L-dprAfFw1FyXwDgVkKETMxUcghmeRQXMaSsdGzbb2A0gNQbV3fkcaaFYcGSbpn6zkKT1PNjp-qg_eMJzJuvt7K59O26NeWcLdFeBuhmJHdTlS6OrxytTea7Fd3DlDQkSa9C2vwu1iYMzKjWBdZwanhxxOqr2DvCINuWSGk1KiXK2REpM\/w400-h321\/Welsh%20Corgi%20Benson%20with%20siblings%20from%20Windyle%20Pembrokes.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EBenson was born on April 10th 2005, one of eleven puppies! There were only two tricolours in the litter with all the others red and white.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe litter was bred by Ray Barwick and David Smith (\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWindyle Pembrokes\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E).\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBenson was always front and centre.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003EHe is the tricolour puppy on the right of this photo, clearly saying \"please pick me!\"\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003EHe came to live wi\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003Eth Aileen \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003Eat the age of 10 weeks. David Smith delivered him to Aileen’s house on Friday May 27, 2005.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003EThis was a very momentous day as it was also the day Aileen retired after twenty seven years of service to Safeway and then Woolworths.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003EDriving to work one day Aileen decided she would rather be home spending more time with her beloved Corgis so she handed in her resignation. This was the start of her wonderful journey with Benson.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"docs-internal-guid-0f960684-7fff-878d-f773-e77514211a10\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003EHere is a summary of Benson’s milestones.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan face=\"\u0026quot;Quattrocento Sans\u0026quot;, sans-serif\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjXwhPA83stAPYhAERnVm6-lcwStsItp0Z05c42vtuEH6mTuofmAk8U5c9nFrpCTbDhZzdcURxa1QXtbiz89yrBHZbzgvu_IUuIbp-LIqh1GszAfMGH1xFS0CbxQlagq_23WDMhRrshgmphRyQOVKrNGY17uzdrSGGqUWYvUchy_qhddhIiJMCwKgz-\/s1000\/Welsh%20Corgi%20Benson's%20Milestones%20from%202005%20to%202022.jpg\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"523\" data-original-width=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjXwhPA83stAPYhAERnVm6-lcwStsItp0Z05c42vtuEH6mTuofmAk8U5c9nFrpCTbDhZzdcURxa1QXtbiz89yrBHZbzgvu_IUuIbp-LIqh1GszAfMGH1xFS0CbxQlagq_23WDMhRrshgmphRyQOVKrNGY17uzdrSGGqUWYvUchy_qhddhIiJMCwKgz-\/s16000\/Welsh%20Corgi%20Benson's%20Milestones%20from%202005%20to%202022.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan face=\"\u0026quot;Quattrocento Sans\u0026quot;, sans-serif\" style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EHe has worked as a therapy dog, story dog, promotions dog, he has performance titles and is a show champion.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.295; margin-bottom: 8pt; margin-top: 0pt;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjWML644EkF2DWB-BI3xS0ea_hg2Pqx1-PvRXtsujRyIrWXVxTcacrvLSsEidEhHdh6IcYXRN4SqirOM0yYZX2g4E8MmUF6J7htl-IbnBo5Ljzag748GGZ7Bpmjw4AoL1GwGHoIWByQX9Sktu2GEvBXsWl0lAU9qfNsQWRm3wzKrY3kVhkJ4Or6VJX7\/s1650\/Welsh%20Corgi%20Pembroke%20Benson%20aged%208%20weeks%20to%201%20year.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"572\" data-original-width=\"1650\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjWML644EkF2DWB-BI3xS0ea_hg2Pqx1-PvRXtsujRyIrWXVxTcacrvLSsEidEhHdh6IcYXRN4SqirOM0yYZX2g4E8MmUF6J7htl-IbnBo5Ljzag748GGZ7Bpmjw4AoL1GwGHoIWByQX9Sktu2GEvBXsWl0lAU9qfNsQWRm3wzKrY3kVhkJ4Or6VJX7\/s16000\/Welsh%20Corgi%20Pembroke%20Benson%20aged%208%20weeks%20to%201%20year.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003EBenson aged 8 weeks, 3 months and 1 year (2006)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgj3maewD8tSpAi1HXjcXiFDLe2SII0rvQXEF2MLDway9SoRds21YRNqTJQcIuzYY4TNpqB_Y1hkmLa89A5VYTahJCmVntT2uoF0EAK7TeLmqNW7SKvsA-O6lqhzZ8T-Y8VCMrFqioh5E0i0WfKPafNOZO97yaDdsVOhV6batHt5nGQm7OOPX3nL_sG\/s1850\/Welsh%20Corgi%20Pembroke%20Benson%20aged%203%20to%207.jpg\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"577\" data-original-width=\"1850\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgj3maewD8tSpAi1HXjcXiFDLe2SII0rvQXEF2MLDway9SoRds21YRNqTJQcIuzYY4TNpqB_Y1hkmLa89A5VYTahJCmVntT2uoF0EAK7TeLmqNW7SKvsA-O6lqhzZ8T-Y8VCMrFqioh5E0i0WfKPafNOZO97yaDdsVOhV6batHt5nGQm7OOPX3nL_sG\/s16000\/Welsh%20Corgi%20Pembroke%20Benson%20aged%203%20to%207.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;\"\u003ECorgi Benson in 2010, 2016, 2018 \u0026amp; 2022\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #3d85c6; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBenson, the Therapy Dog Ambassador\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAt the age of two, Benson qualified as a therapy dog\u003C\/b\u003E and continued in this role for the next 10 years.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003EDuring this time, he and Aileen made regular visits to Tower Grange Aged Care, Cumberland View Aged Care and Waverley Valley Aged Care. At the nursing homes and aged care facilities he was allowed on the beds as he was so gentle with the residents.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhj257XR08buZEiNoc7F2pEgEzSGwumIOoLtj1qZmKS_QCahqT-xFEmjmGFN4X5qpnEu8mJo9noHoKyAamdtk0bogR3hsrE_Gtz2LJAhMCYS1mmpJnwHt5l8U2hhUEKIItcXFy8QBVZRkU4TykRsrqP8V5EH2sT2GZAvoq4rbC8qzjbtZrpWQTtYVhZ\/s2750\/Welsh%20Corgi%20Pembroke%20Benson%20working%20as%20Therapy%20Dog%20in%20Aged%20Care%20residences.jpg\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2000\" data-original-width=\"2750\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhj257XR08buZEiNoc7F2pEgEzSGwumIOoLtj1qZmKS_QCahqT-xFEmjmGFN4X5qpnEu8mJo9noHoKyAamdtk0bogR3hsrE_Gtz2LJAhMCYS1mmpJnwHt5l8U2hhUEKIItcXFy8QBVZRkU4TykRsrqP8V5EH2sT2GZAvoq4rbC8qzjbtZrpWQTtYVhZ\/s16000\/Welsh%20Corgi%20Pembroke%20Benson%20working%20as%20Therapy%20Dog%20in%20Aged%20Care%20residences.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003EHe brought many a smile to the faces of the residents, who were always so pleased to see him. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003EPart of his work as a therapy dog was working in promoting the therapy dogs at the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ci style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003EMelbourne Pet and Animal Expo\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E in 2007 and 2008, the \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ci style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003EDog Lovers Show\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E in 2014 as well as the very first \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ci style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003EBig Day Out for Dogs\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E at the State Dog Centre (KCC Park). \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003ENot only did Benson star in the promotion of therapy dogs at the Big Day Out for Dogs but also \u003Cb\u003Ewon the competition for the Longest Sit \u003C\/b\u003Eback in December 2010, sitting for an incredible thirteen minutes without moving!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003EBenson also likes to put in his Christmas wishes with Santa as Santa comes to all good dogs.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj4fs2xPe6M_e9FPbEyMDELKi7mTyJgmx9IXqE471gEwIRtrNjFuyLT3tEF0aC6f8nPpcgjsFnYzP8A2QULoM6IeEVbTi1kphOoky1AeSOv1oE5eH51F0i7ea6YUk2bdps8z0W8V39EeqChbyns5hT87J7WM2lVZ3BH3kLakosAl7K-yaO66FeOvYx1\/s1344\/Welsh%20Corgi%20Pembroke%20Benson%20sitting%20competition%20and%20sitting%20on%20Santa's%20knee.jpg\" style=\"font-size: medium; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1000\" data-original-width=\"1344\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEj4fs2xPe6M_e9FPbEyMDELKi7mTyJgmx9IXqE471gEwIRtrNjFuyLT3tEF0aC6f8nPpcgjsFnYzP8A2QULoM6IeEVbTi1kphOoky1AeSOv1oE5eH51F0i7ea6YUk2bdps8z0W8V39EeqChbyns5hT87J7WM2lVZ3BH3kLakosAl7K-yaO66FeOvYx1\/s16000\/Welsh%20Corgi%20Pembroke%20Benson%20sitting%20competition%20and%20sitting%20on%20Santa's%20knee.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EBenson wins the Longest Sit (13 mins) - Benson sitting on St Nick's lap\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb style=\"color: #3d85c6; font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EBenson, the competition years\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EBenson gained his\u003Cb\u003E first obedience title Community Companion Dog (CCD)\u003C\/b\u003E in 2009.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjAUVtrw-C5ZHrDmpU_-nWTTVw9Fn8A_9Jf4XQm-5gE6S8ZrB9K-3rl7Yr7kxcjaZzctUyu3EdUv42UuKaQqzo1IdSaPYRQu4LlLseKlB266GzWxoeDzXZABnSryh08X3d2ttXXYeLeA8vtU4DACCNsmN951pGd4NVyYGV5Ac2HnbQR4rEO251WmUn_\/s1509\/Welsh%20Corgi%20Benson%20winning%20CCD%20title%20in%20obedience%20trials%20in%202005%20with%20Aileen.jpg\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1000\" data-original-width=\"1509\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjAUVtrw-C5ZHrDmpU_-nWTTVw9Fn8A_9Jf4XQm-5gE6S8ZrB9K-3rl7Yr7kxcjaZzctUyu3EdUv42UuKaQqzo1IdSaPYRQu4LlLseKlB266GzWxoeDzXZABnSryh08X3d2ttXXYeLeA8vtU4DACCNsmN951pGd4NVyYGV5Ac2HnbQR4rEO251WmUn_\/s16000\/Welsh%20Corgi%20Benson%20winning%20CCD%20title%20in%20obedience%20trials%20in%202005%20with%20Aileen.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003EBenson was able to compete in dog shows when \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EDogs Victoria\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E offered a competition for dogs that were desexed. Up until the Neuter competition was introduced only entire dogs could be shown.  Benson started his show career and quickly gained his \u003Cb\u003EAustralian Neuter Champion Title\u003C\/b\u003E in 2012 with some lovely wins along the way.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003EBenson won the Neuter Sweepstakes at the Inaugural New Year's Eve Show run by\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EDogs Victoria\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjQq5GaMZKHEFcZWHaMJhhHvSFIgA_MVCS2ppl8RFddt4qmv_8-MkUxCLqmnSVWlNTnY0IvOONmCiPBor-foBtSIG6LY12GwlTAzGSwqM7wIRcI8JV3m1L46LOJkk7JHckU1O9o1Wyw3fVcBCSXSW1d1qZmR40vmldiFB_JCSyL_sfJFXwQuh8u3_Jc\/s2087\/Welsh%20Corgi%20Pembroke%20Benson%20winning%20Championship%20Show%20Title%20in%202009.jpg\" style=\"clear: left; font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1000\" data-original-width=\"2087\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjQq5GaMZKHEFcZWHaMJhhHvSFIgA_MVCS2ppl8RFddt4qmv_8-MkUxCLqmnSVWlNTnY0IvOONmCiPBor-foBtSIG6LY12GwlTAzGSwqM7wIRcI8JV3m1L46LOJkk7JHckU1O9o1Wyw3fVcBCSXSW1d1qZmR40vmldiFB_JCSyL_sfJFXwQuh8u3_Jc\/s16000\/Welsh%20Corgi%20Pembroke%20Benson%20winning%20Championship%20Show%20Title%20in%202009.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;\"\u003ENew Year's Eve Championship Show 2009 (Left) - Winning Best In Neuter Sweepstakes (Right)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn 2010, Benson decided to get his paws dirty and have a go at herding. Corgis are cattle dogs bred for driving cattle over the rugged hills of Wales and down narrow lanes into the milking sheds.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003EBenson had a lot of natural drive at \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.australiandoglover.com\/2017\/03\/dog-sports-herding-joy-of-working.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2b00fe;\"\u003Eherding\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E and gained his HT (Herding Test) and PT (Pre Trial) titles.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjJhylfyQ7q3Rau7CkvHAy8gyQsAP_tLgP-tKJwE-T_iR3-tu4GnRH-KaimmiQpEyC-Ff086_K7mpf0jKzboQt_e7GA9fyBIWVmLR7_SigY1Fez-UT7pNBrWsUvnIn_dimKK8S7LqdP26L4rYwXzSCJCyyCT-Ha5HI2CsMTMQu1Inuq00CSw-xBcYOu\/s1224\/Welsh%20Corgi%20Pembroke%20Benson%20trying%20sheep%20herding.jpg\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"746\" data-original-width=\"1224\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjJhylfyQ7q3Rau7CkvHAy8gyQsAP_tLgP-tKJwE-T_iR3-tu4GnRH-KaimmiQpEyC-Ff086_K7mpf0jKzboQt_e7GA9fyBIWVmLR7_SigY1Fez-UT7pNBrWsUvnIn_dimKK8S7LqdP26L4rYwXzSCJCyyCT-Ha5HI2CsMTMQu1Inuq00CSw-xBcYOu\/s16000\/Welsh%20Corgi%20Pembroke%20Benson%20trying%20sheep%20herding.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003EBenson was a multi-tasking all this time keeping Aileen busy during her “retirement”. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003EBenson and Aileen continued their community work and over the years were invited guests at \u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003EProbus RSL\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E, where Aileen gave talks on the work of the therapy dogs in the community. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003EIn 2014 Benson took part in a study by \u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMonash University\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E on the p\u003Cb\u003Eositive effects dogs have on wellbeing and memory\u003C\/b\u003E. This involved attending an Aged Care Facility four days a week for a month. Benson attended the Mooroolbark Primary School as the children were doing a project on therapy dogs. The students had lots of questions about therapy dogs.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi5nwj2cyJl5GoBKPpMzFHaoguuHe0u7OVUmvGv0CjLK2m5sCC3CtVKZQPncBwS43xuQtG3__9GWLIgwFmvQoeVc2NqLnoPCIDGN2Y7aXtqVwAPWK8at7BGsr6jhR6oBx5r_kcREqdZgfiC-pBjFdsA7WG94IglT2nWkX4LV-dXpLUp5I6n666vCx02\/s1650\/Welsh%20Corgi%20Pembroke%20Benson%20wearing%20his%20Story%20Dog%20jacket.jpg\" style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1205\" data-original-width=\"1650\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi5nwj2cyJl5GoBKPpMzFHaoguuHe0u7OVUmvGv0CjLK2m5sCC3CtVKZQPncBwS43xuQtG3__9GWLIgwFmvQoeVc2NqLnoPCIDGN2Y7aXtqVwAPWK8at7BGsr6jhR6oBx5r_kcREqdZgfiC-pBjFdsA7WG94IglT2nWkX4LV-dXpLUp5I6n666vCx02\/s16000\/Welsh%20Corgi%20Pembroke%20Benson%20wearing%20his%20Story%20Dog%20jacket.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003EIn 2014, Benson gained his qualification as a registered \u003Cb\u003EStory Dogs\u003C\/b\u003E. In the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.australiandoglover.com\/2017\/03\/story-dogs-program-improves-literacy.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2b00fe;\"\u003EStory Dogs program\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E the dogs attend the school and children who are not confident in reading read to the dogs. Dogs don’t judge or correct.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiv2NjpqvoaEYS0xBrnCfAragMnM7fY7mcyNX5yd9pxGJBzgTWriSWKM-cSHkjxWVWR5EnpFeO4MReSXzSkZWVqukDR_foGy-HKZN6yh0rI-8E__Z2llGbcG_rWVvnaGmKBx2eaEPcNv-odpuJq9K3XC7bd9b7DOccfllQ99v2qirSHzgHHNoycQzjl\/s454\/Corgi%20Benson%20working%20in%20a%20TV%20commercial%20in%20Melbourne.jpg\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"454\" data-original-width=\"374\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiv2NjpqvoaEYS0xBrnCfAragMnM7fY7mcyNX5yd9pxGJBzgTWriSWKM-cSHkjxWVWR5EnpFeO4MReSXzSkZWVqukDR_foGy-HKZN6yh0rI-8E__Z2llGbcG_rWVvnaGmKBx2eaEPcNv-odpuJq9K3XC7bd9b7DOccfllQ99v2qirSHzgHHNoycQzjl\/w264-h320\/Corgi%20Benson%20working%20in%20a%20TV%20commercial%20in%20Melbourne.jpg\" width=\"264\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EBenson is responsible for many children learning to read and developing a love of reading. In this role, Benson was sponsored by \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EThe Lions Club\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E of Reservoir. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003EBenson has been involved in advertising doing a photo shoot with “The Queen” for a software company in 2013.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003EThis involved Benson and his sister Puzzle posing with the actor at several landmark venues around the Melbourne CBD.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #3d85c6; font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #3d85c6; font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #3d85c6; font-family: verdana;\"\u003EBenson's Lifetime Achievements\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhwsQsrMYhor-zD6zJpMz5tkq5dcvs3U4b1wc95Lr2zd5hH9OOzofrTaIqwJja1cqIUMJMibQxHHrQ7jNT1KrYo7WbDxuu6q66MqV4U7XfVTuKW2TYQrWQTMt4vodQ6P5nNWt2Ww7NMzcic5ws8zN08zDA3Sb9ejwnJNM45xO2HtrStmOwcMQorsu3V\/s1479\/Corgi%20Benson%20receiving%20Outstanding%20Canine%20Contribution%20Award%20from%20Dogs%20Victoria.jpg\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1479\" data-original-width=\"1080\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhwsQsrMYhor-zD6zJpMz5tkq5dcvs3U4b1wc95Lr2zd5hH9OOzofrTaIqwJja1cqIUMJMibQxHHrQ7jNT1KrYo7WbDxuu6q66MqV4U7XfVTuKW2TYQrWQTMt4vodQ6P5nNWt2Ww7NMzcic5ws8zN08zDA3Sb9ejwnJNM45xO2HtrStmOwcMQorsu3V\/w293-h400\/Corgi%20Benson%20receiving%20Outstanding%20Canine%20Contribution%20Award%20from%20Dogs%20Victoria.jpg\" width=\"293\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003EAileen \u0026amp; Benson presented with the\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;award\u0026nbsp;at Dogs Victoria AGM in 2018.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003EBenson’s incredible long standing work in the community was recognized by \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Dogs.Victoria\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2b00fe;\"\u003EDogs Victoria\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;in 2018 when he was awarded their \u003Cb\u003EOutstanding Canine Contribution Award\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis award goes to a dog’s contribution to community activities outside of sanctioned performance and competitive events.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E Benson continued with his very successful show career and in 2018 obtained the title of \u003Cb\u003EGrand Neuter Champion\u003C\/b\u003E – the first Pembroke in Australia to gain this title. For reference 100 points are required for the Australian Neuter Champion title but for the Grand Champion, one needs 1000 points!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDuring his competition days, Benson won an impressive 24 Best Exhibit in Group awards, 17 Runner up Best In Group awards.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgmhHtcsUHn9su3Nkp4f1yXBjyeueo9ivQzPQJz-Z190Gqcz_ffzvi4orm4s8CHDQOzoG5P7aMQ4anOX4E0ThqVPfhLNMLtGXNu4cfKAB7tDGRzjeAQ3tciYihsnXUor43uOrKFcLaq3KNMDUjZgAGGgDPsUuNhNpM7umqG7D6L3PvvkYSifkjTPb1p\/s1701\/Jan%20West%20kneeling%20next%20to%20Corgi%20Benson%20winning%20Best%20in%20Show.jpg\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1701\" data-original-width=\"1080\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgmhHtcsUHn9su3Nkp4f1yXBjyeueo9ivQzPQJz-Z190Gqcz_ffzvi4orm4s8CHDQOzoG5P7aMQ4anOX4E0ThqVPfhLNMLtGXNu4cfKAB7tDGRzjeAQ3tciYihsnXUor43uOrKFcLaq3KNMDUjZgAGGgDPsUuNhNpM7umqG7D6L3PvvkYSifkjTPb1p\/w254-h400\/Jan%20West%20kneeling%20next%20to%20Corgi%20Benson%20winning%20Best%20in%20Show.jpg\" width=\"254\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003EBenson with\u0026nbsp;handler \"Jan\"\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003EAdditional achievements include\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003E8 Best in Show\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003Eawards and\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003E9 Runner up Best Exhibit\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;in Show awards.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003EMany people have helped Aileen show Benson to these awards.\u0026nbsp; I feel privileged that I was able to show Benson to many of these awards and was on the end of his lead when he gained the final points for his \u003Cb\u003EGrand Neuter Champion title\u003C\/b\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003EBenson was a wonderful dog to show as he absolutely loved to be in the ring!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFeatured below (right) is the night Benson got the final points for his Grand Champion title pictured with proud breeders Ray Barwick and David Smith.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhzxdSgYL2tWr_MD7cxKOE_F8sc_Wt4c6SguShxkllMQsjO68Ibcz1DcyB30WgCsCtu54uNVKPu0Rlfmbs2LEdukEKSQiHx76Z-OHIVXMS1Zv_kAFuqbfaSQrFfDLBnVp2aDS6vCj5mRuBYmWd_ob1LyU_9XLuF8ixLts07qbdGZHJQE_H3kLVvkc4f\/s1650\/Welsh%20Corgi%20Pembroke%20Benson%20final%20competition%20days%20with%20breeders%20and%20Aileen.jpg\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1363\" data-original-width=\"1650\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhzxdSgYL2tWr_MD7cxKOE_F8sc_Wt4c6SguShxkllMQsjO68Ibcz1DcyB30WgCsCtu54uNVKPu0Rlfmbs2LEdukEKSQiHx76Z-OHIVXMS1Zv_kAFuqbfaSQrFfDLBnVp2aDS6vCj5mRuBYmWd_ob1LyU_9XLuF8ixLts07qbdGZHJQE_H3kLVvkc4f\/s16000\/Welsh%20Corgi%20Pembroke%20Benson%20final%20competition%20days%20with%20breeders%20and%20Aileen.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBenson did a final lap around the show ring in the Veterans class at the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/corgiclubvic.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2b00fe;\"\u003EWelsh Corgi Club of Victoria\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E at 16 years of age handled by David – pictured above with breeders Ray Barwick and David Smith (\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Ci style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003EWindyle Kennels\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E) with Judge Mr Peter Flynn (SA).\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBenson’s last podium photo was taken at the Canine Museum Championship Show in 2022. Benson has eaten Advance dog food all his life and Advance were the sponsors for the show. Benson got lots of treats to celebrate his 17th birthday. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBenson is featured in the recently published book \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Comparative-Study-Cardigan-Welsh-Pembroke\/dp\/B09MYTH77D\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2b00fe;\"\u003EComparative Study Cardigan Welsh Corgi; Pembroke Welsh Corgi: A face to face overview based on the FCI standards\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E by Beatrice Quinio in 2021.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #3d85c6; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;\"\u003EBenson's retirement days\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBenson’s job is not quite done yet. He still makes sure Aileen walks every day and is still doing his lap around the block.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003EHe loves sleeping over the heating duct in the house and whilst his eye sight and hearing are not what they used to be, he knows where everything is at home and has full trust in Aileen that she will guide him when they go walking.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003EBenson still loves a ride in the car and loves his dinner. Benson is still a regular at dog shows, no longer competing but cheering on his buddy, Pembroke Brooke. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBenson will be remembered by all those who have met him as a wonderful show dog, a character in the performance rings, an ambassador for the breed in his role of Therapy Dog and Story Dog, all testament to his wonderful temperament.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjvmLYZxrCiwmngHmaDmMCP3U1OMVv9GJGTS08ru6jdDCCQz_9KskM71Ivfo0YIAzMSSCO3bWr2D5IQFh9AxEdlVCcwHcfWIMzTruRAgS4BYRiID9IjDKm9mC6VXFI_zNKDBz3VTByyk-CG3INgBeohbRc7RFDRomWZKiOlUz1WxDGou0Nw_kSz8qgN\/s1650\/Welsh%20Corgi%20Pembroke%20Benson%20smiles%20wearing%20all%20his%20winning%20ribbons%20on%20his%20back.jpg\" style=\"clear: left; font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1241\" data-original-width=\"1650\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjvmLYZxrCiwmngHmaDmMCP3U1OMVv9GJGTS08ru6jdDCCQz_9KskM71Ivfo0YIAzMSSCO3bWr2D5IQFh9AxEdlVCcwHcfWIMzTruRAgS4BYRiID9IjDKm9mC6VXFI_zNKDBz3VTByyk-CG3INgBeohbRc7RFDRomWZKiOlUz1WxDGou0Nw_kSz8qgN\/s16000\/Welsh%20Corgi%20Pembroke%20Benson%20smiles%20wearing%20all%20his%20winning%20ribbons%20on%20his%20back.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-align: start;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;\"\u003ENeuter Grand Champion, Obedience Dog, Herding Dog, Therapy Dog and Story Dog \u0026amp; Aileen’s Buddy\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"gmail_default\" style=\"background-color: white;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003ESadly, this remarkable life came to an end on Tuesday 21st February 2023.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"il\" style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003EBenson\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003Ewas 17 years, 10 months and 11 days - a life well lived...\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Eas told by \u003Cb\u003EJan West\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: white;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #050505; font-weight: inherit;\"\u003E(\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELlandaff Cardigan Corgis\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #050505; font-weight: inherit;\"\u003E)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E,\u0026nbsp;a lifelong friend of Benson, to\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cb style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003EAustralian Dog Lover (July 2022)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.australiandoglover.com\/feeds\/4555548211199873714\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.australiandoglover.com\/2022\/07\/corgi-benson-how-to-live-life-to-its.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2020204049726645298\/posts\/default\/4555548211199873714"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2020204049726645298\/posts\/default\/4555548211199873714"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.australiandoglover.com\/2022\/07\/corgi-benson-how-to-live-life-to-its.html","title":"Corgi Benson: how to live life to its fullest!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Australian Dog Lover"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/00400760178634828393"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhlYvPIp2lQ_oRIxYqWVXCSL2dikxVlqI-IloGtEFHg8V1uTtY-QKAdQgg2VGYRik8SQS_ghY4Qx9-sXe7LEIuE2-bcHymMVkmWQdasfDqz3OZJY5jy2LuJ9igfyRFZLI4QMYPFvYxJPeYdAW8jLDDFx1h780IgNRbb67v6eeeN7MUc6xRLIVuThdZk\/s72-c\/Welsh%20Corgi%20Pembroke%20Benson%20as%20a%20puppy%20in%20owner%20Eileen's%20arms.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2020204049726645298.post-2219758403510317538"},"published":{"$t":"2022-07-23T16:11:00.001+10:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-07-23T16:24:39.218+10:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"AGED CARE"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"MENTAL HEALTH"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"PET THERAPY"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"THERAPY DOGS"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Pet Parade at Arcare Noosa Aged Care"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhZIZOMlhxQ_4TIDrXrNyZMpdsUdgwpwv0TJu2GMorSrKaNTWbQZobdqjSm6YA8P8hQtwHkpXHUtW6cm8LYxzVuKQ2f1Sw538eTKcIS01Rg4ZCugKc2AI6c7-8qmP8c394G_DsbiP2p9aSdUCfDeXGhqjzAL8eTFFM_xi5xWBAuvpZSFiuSDPIzGeCB\/s2048\/Arcare_Noosa_Aged_Care_Pet_Parade_June_2022_dogs_taking_turns_on_dog_the_walk.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2048\" data-original-width=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhZIZOMlhxQ_4TIDrXrNyZMpdsUdgwpwv0TJu2GMorSrKaNTWbQZobdqjSm6YA8P8hQtwHkpXHUtW6cm8LYxzVuKQ2f1Sw538eTKcIS01Rg4ZCugKc2AI6c7-8qmP8c394G_DsbiP2p9aSdUCfDeXGhqjzAL8eTFFM_xi5xWBAuvpZSFiuSDPIzGeCB\/s16000\/Arcare_Noosa_Aged_Care_Pet_Parade_June_2022_dogs_taking_turns_on_dog_the_walk.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #3d85c6; font-family: verdana;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #3d85c6; font-family: verdana;\"\u003EPaws, Applause and Dog Walks at Arcare Noosa’s Pet Parade \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003EPaws, Applause and ‘Pup Walks’ were seen at \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/arcare.com.au\/aged-care-residence\/arcare-noosa-aged-care\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2b00fe;\"\u003EArcare Noosa Aged Care\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E residence as they held their first ever \u003Cb\u003EPet Parade\u003C\/b\u003E for the residents, family, and team members to enjoy.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003EFifteen pups were invited to walk down the ‘Dog Walk’ and they each received a certificate of participation from resident Yvonne and a bag of special treats from resident Carolyn.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgHcHFpx3FFG2DYBUimN9Vc_cot_6iPYUB9m63oqKm1-0bN_uuQWfErZA2uP9igfY3LlD4JUiqGP8m7F_L8Gt18zTkTqpG_AR__RgDyYKZI5Ta9CuUnLQUgJqrUevkItbJwP2ONAfxhTTQFfbBnR76d41CjwnuXMuMiOyR_AXr9Yu1B-n_Yg4Qcl1Nh\/s1650\/Arcare_Noosa_Aged_Care_Tasty_Peanut_Butter_Treats_for_dogs_taking_part_in_Pet_Parade.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1100\" data-original-width=\"1650\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgHcHFpx3FFG2DYBUimN9Vc_cot_6iPYUB9m63oqKm1-0bN_uuQWfErZA2uP9igfY3LlD4JUiqGP8m7F_L8Gt18zTkTqpG_AR__RgDyYKZI5Ta9CuUnLQUgJqrUevkItbJwP2ONAfxhTTQFfbBnR76d41CjwnuXMuMiOyR_AXr9Yu1B-n_Yg4Qcl1Nh\/s16000\/Arcare_Noosa_Aged_Care_Tasty_Peanut_Butter_Treats_for_dogs_taking_part_in_Pet_Parade.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003EResidents Anne, CC, Kaye, Jean, Jeanette, Marion, Bonnie, Malcolm, Sandy and Carolyn handmade the yummy dog treats consisting of peanut butter and honey. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E“It's no secret that pets are an important part of our lives and to be able to facilitate an event like this was a delight. Seeing the joy on our residents’ faces is unforgettable and it's moments like these that make my job an absolute pleasure.\" said Lifestyle Coordinator Cassandra . \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003EThree of the pups were the \u003Cb\u003Eresidence's very own therapy dogs\u003C\/b\u003E who provide companionship to some of the residents.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjWex2mdXcBFzr0hjkThLCoKZcG_HoboNMfLbivIrRFkGPRixw5lqStXdSreKWhsyKnI_U_5c1KmyM8luq9V3M40p45dJ6F_W97LhUB_dXqmcxHs5qngejmUz8mfjJ6YCQU87luBgZ_KHPpST05msHCTIqtlxZKlAtuCXVFJIXnTqDO6DE7hYb8jrSa\/s1650\/Arcare_Noosa_Aged_Care_Pet_Parade_2022_Resident_Malcolm_Mawson_with_wife_and_Moodle_Toby.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1100\" data-original-width=\"1650\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjWex2mdXcBFzr0hjkThLCoKZcG_HoboNMfLbivIrRFkGPRixw5lqStXdSreKWhsyKnI_U_5c1KmyM8luq9V3M40p45dJ6F_W97LhUB_dXqmcxHs5qngejmUz8mfjJ6YCQU87luBgZ_KHPpST05msHCTIqtlxZKlAtuCXVFJIXnTqDO6DE7hYb8jrSa\/s16000\/Arcare_Noosa_Aged_Care_Pet_Parade_2022_Resident_Malcolm_Mawson_with_wife_and_Moodle_Toby.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\"It was wonderful having all the dogs come to our home for the Pet Parade; it was such a happy day for all the residents,\" Resident Carolyn said. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003EResident Carolyn often travelled to the UK with her husband and would house and pet sit during their travels. Her favourite dog breed is the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.australiandoglover.com\/2017\/03\/golden-retriever-breed-profile.html\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2b00fe;\"\u003EGolden Retriever\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, and although she has never actually owned one of her own, she has loved several rescue dogs throughout her life.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi0Ag--8ezeTLnSY5mfXQQnB4J01oQDGtahoOgL1LB_HRfh9B4g9A7USw3XSD9ayRzj3nuTiOVoLquAsJb4Y2JBxfbO2zcsaCptK6csTd8hE0gqapdmo0uoVSiXNMyZLQFy7DMJSrGgaFLhUNy-7oN7ZgOOVAC9Zni9Y1SKQlwj2rt0BZ1UhRxLc1GC\/s1650\/Arcare_Noosa_Aged_Care_Standard_Poodle_Captain_Thunderbolt_at_the_Pet_Parade.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1100\" data-original-width=\"1650\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi0Ag--8ezeTLnSY5mfXQQnB4J01oQDGtahoOgL1LB_HRfh9B4g9A7USw3XSD9ayRzj3nuTiOVoLquAsJb4Y2JBxfbO2zcsaCptK6csTd8hE0gqapdmo0uoVSiXNMyZLQFy7DMJSrGgaFLhUNy-7oN7ZgOOVAC9Zni9Y1SKQlwj2rt0BZ1UhRxLc1GC\/s16000\/Arcare_Noosa_Aged_Care_Standard_Poodle_Captain_Thunderbolt_at_the_Pet_Parade.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003EResident Yvonne, though she misses her own dog very much, is now the very proud great-grandmother of 15-month-old Bobby the Tenterfield Terrier who strutted his stuff on the Dog Walk for the Pet Parade. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003EResidence Manager Laura-Jo who also brought her dog Harry in, shared with us, \"It was such a wonderful turnout of residents, some choosing to even watch from their balconies with a cup of tea.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh63UAPD-vgSKQoL3WuxedJ7LF9_MZal_LSBezdp31I2rtWn8R0MaO2ngek_Qb1SYdBQFub-HlOk5PdSvzEWj1UyfRtFjHLQGnzBBMLnDJ6QfOrhrUe-WFNWTKmtpkxCI76_bkvgnQl9fO7h9er3QScnz4N17A9juxV6UJbsZbpWoWHYp8rUuIIBFST\/s2048\/Arcare_Noosa_Aged_Care_Residents_turn_out_in_numbers_for_first_Pet_Parade.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1365\" data-original-width=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh63UAPD-vgSKQoL3WuxedJ7LF9_MZal_LSBezdp31I2rtWn8R0MaO2ngek_Qb1SYdBQFub-HlOk5PdSvzEWj1UyfRtFjHLQGnzBBMLnDJ6QfOrhrUe-WFNWTKmtpkxCI76_bkvgnQl9fO7h9er3QScnz4N17A9juxV6UJbsZbpWoWHYp8rUuIIBFST\/s16000\/Arcare_Noosa_Aged_Care_Residents_turn_out_in_numbers_for_first_Pet_Parade.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\"We had residents who rarely choose to attend events that came and thoroughly enjoyed the Pet Parade. There were smiles all around from so many happy residents.\"\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003EAfter the pet parade, everyone was invited to the ‘Puppy Hour’ for drinks and treats!\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEixlvNfAjm0e-WH60hMADkr9Ps7_Yp-SB5gPoDj3S9D0WVwKOEs6FZgoe9w6Ab_2FxZ6eV0P0sBX37iBMQexIYqY0AMhdq8TSnfAbszk7A-TQ-PvRuH4e2GpGY_E0vk5oBbwOmNLrLtwfcCt1TMdwfYAbcXGLgXVp4-RMhhKLC6mkd_PvYYJJWHW0_p\/s1650\/Arcare_Noosa_Aged_Care_Pet_Parade_2022_Resident_Barbara_Lock_with_Dog_Hamish.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1100\" data-original-width=\"1650\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEixlvNfAjm0e-WH60hMADkr9Ps7_Yp-SB5gPoDj3S9D0WVwKOEs6FZgoe9w6Ab_2FxZ6eV0P0sBX37iBMQexIYqY0AMhdq8TSnfAbszk7A-TQ-PvRuH4e2GpGY_E0vk5oBbwOmNLrLtwfcCt1TMdwfYAbcXGLgXVp4-RMhhKLC6mkd_PvYYJJWHW0_p\/s16000\/Arcare_Noosa_Aged_Care_Pet_Parade_2022_Resident_Barbara_Lock_with_Dog_Hamish.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003EFor more information on therapy dogs in \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EArcare Aged Care\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E residences and similar initiatives, please follow\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ArcareAgedCare\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: #2b00fe;\"\u003Ewww.facebook.com\/ArcareAgedCare\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EMEDIA RELEASE, 22nd July 2022\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.australiandoglover.com\/feeds\/2219758403510317538\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.australiandoglover.com\/2022\/07\/pet-parade-at-arcare-noosa-aged-care.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2020204049726645298\/posts\/default\/2219758403510317538"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/2020204049726645298\/posts\/default\/2219758403510317538"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/www.australiandoglover.com\/2022\/07\/pet-parade-at-arcare-noosa-aged-care.html","title":"Pet Parade at Arcare Noosa Aged Care"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Australian Dog Lover"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/00400760178634828393"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhZIZOMlhxQ_4TIDrXrNyZMpdsUdgwpwv0TJu2GMorSrKaNTWbQZobdqjSm6YA8P8hQtwHkpXHUtW6cm8LYxzVuKQ2f1Sw538eTKcIS01Rg4ZCugKc2AI6c7-8qmP8c394G_DsbiP2p9aSdUCfDeXGhqjzAL8eTFFM_xi5xWBAuvpZSFiuSDPIzGeCB\/s72-c\/Arcare_Noosa_Aged_Care_Pet_Parade_June_2022_dogs_taking_turns_on_dog_the_walk.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}}]}});