A pup with a purpose: Buda’s Elvis helping those with memory loss

By Kim Hilsenbeck

Helping people with memory loss is now the job of Elvis the basset hound. It’s part-time and doesn’t pay, unless you count hugs, petting and being showered with affection.

Through it all, Elvis sits quietly, his huge brown eyes and floppy ears giving him a slightly sad look. But he doesn’t seem sad, not with all the attention centered on him by residents of Orchard Park Memory Care in Kyle. With his calm demeanor and unflappable temperament, he seems well suited for the job.