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Michael Romanos · **A Gift Well Deserved -** 05-30-2007, 04:14 AM

Taylor, my Pembroke Corgi, had gone visiting as a volunteer, to a local rest home and hospice every fortnight for two years - ever since he was a fabulous puppy. And he was well liked and loved by almost all of the residents, patients and staff.

We always arrived at morning tea time and though Taylor displayed a typical Corgi hopefulness at receiving something constituting food, neither he nor I ever were offered even a muffin or a refreshment.

And at Christmas time, we were not part of the celebrations and no little gift for Taylor.

After two years we called it quits but soon after we were contacted by a local Retirement Village and Dementia Unit to commence fortnightly visits.

The hospitality was gratefully forthcoming from visit number one. And at Christmas 2006, Taylor was not forgotten. He was given two beautifully wrapped presents ( along with one for me) and we attended two Christmas functions within the complex.

The Christmas presents were kept under our decorated tree at home until the official gift unwrapping on Christmas Day. Taylor had kept a watchful eye on his presents for several days and these together with other gifts meant that Taylor had a bountiful of surprises and a full participation in the mayhem of Christmas morning that included my three (other) kids.

Well deserved I felt for a Corgi who gives so much for various causes. And Taylor and I did chime in with a little extra effort - we made a special visit to the Retirement Village on New Year's Day.

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Michael Romanos Global Moderator Dog Profile Status: Offline Posts: 4,407 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Silverstream (near Wellington, the capital of NZ)	A Gift Well Deserved - 05-30-2007, 04:14 AM Taylor, my Pembroke Corgi, had gone visiting as a volunteer, to a local rest home and hospice every fortnight for two years - ever since he was a fabulous puppy. And he was well liked and loved by almost all of the residents, patients and staff. We always arrived at morning tea time and though Taylor displayed a typical Corgi hopefulness at receiving something constituting food, neither he nor I ever were offered even a muffin or a refreshment. And at Christmas time, we were not part of the celebrations and no little gift for Taylor. After two years we called it quits but soon after we were contacted by a local Retirement Village and Dementia Unit to commence fortnightly visits. The hospitality was gratefully forthcoming from visit number one. And at Christmas 2006, Taylor was not forgotten. He was given two beautifully wrapped presents ( along with one for me) and we attended two Christmas functions within the complex. The Christmas presents were kept under our decorated tree at home until the official gift unwrapping on Christmas Day. Taylor had kept a watchful eye on his presents for several days and these together with other gifts meant that Taylor had a bountiful of surprises and a full participation in the mayhem of Christmas morning that included my three (other) kids. Well deserved I felt for a Corgi who gives so much for various causes. And Taylor and I did chime in with a little extra effort - we made a special visit to the Retirement Village on New Year's Day.