Living in a senior home can be depressing for some, especially for seniors that no longer have family members nearby to visit them.
For one group of elderly folks living in a care facility, they got a wonderful surprise when they got a visit from the most adorable bunch of British bulldogs and Pomeranian puppies. The residents from Romford Grange Care were given the opportunity to enjoy the company of some tiny pooches, as they pet them and got back tons of wet kisses in return.
Just last month, the visit was organized by a Mr. Larry Cooley who happens to own The Bully Ranch, and the visit was part of his project named “Bully Ranch to You.” This project is a personal one for 34-year old Mr. Cooley who chose to organize the trip, all to help raise the spirits of the residents that live in the British care home.
The Bully Ranch caters to a number of different organizations, including schools, institutions, pop up events, corporate events, and even birthday parties! According to their website, they explain “At our puppy therapy events, our team of professional, caring, and experienced staff bring a litter of our adorable pedigree pups straight to you. Letting you to enjoy the loving feeling of playing with young puppies! Whether that is your office, corporate HG, yoga class, care home, community, or educational institution. We can even bring our puppies to your own home, where a puppy therapy event will make for the ultimate birthday treat!”
Mr. Cooley further explained, “Being raised by my nan and grandad in the East End of London, I have always had utmost respect for the elderly, always helping out carrying bags and doing what I could to contribute. Puppies and dogs have amazing benefits such as lowering anxiety, helping with depression, stress, conquering loneliness and even reducing physical pain.”
One of the main aftereffects of the pandemic was loneliness for the elderly, which was one of the big factors that set him on his quest.
He shared, “From the moment we entered the care home there were smiles all round from staff and residents. It was a really nice atmosphere I must say.”
He added, “During the pandemic it was hard not to notice that the elderly were affected dramatically, with no visits from family and friends and the massive change in climate. The residents in the care home had a rough two years but on Wednesday they were told we were coming to visit, they were very excited and kept asking after us.”
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