Pooh Piglets Rescue had some baby boars needing homes but when our Slave called Pauline, who runs the rescue, they had already been rehomed but she had these two slightly older teddy brothers needing a home.
They had been fostered by one of her helpers and she took this photo of them. Slave immediately said that she would love them and Pauline replied that she needed to get there as soon as possible or they would be gone. Pauline does not reserve piggies so early the next morning, Slave set out for Pooh Piglets and they were still there.
A very socially distanced handover with Slave standing at the piggy shed door and Pauline holding them out at arm's length took place and they were on their way home to Piggyfriends.
They are five months old and the foster lady called them Kenneth and Keith. Slave does not like these names plus she knows someone called Keith and it would seem a bit odd to name a piggy after him. A long debate ensued between us and her and she finally came up with Oscar for one of them, having run out of the usual Irish names that newcomers are likely to be given.
They are almost identical but you can see that the one of the left has a tiny patch of white hair above his nose and between his eyes amongst the orange. Brush it the wrong way and it disappears! He is Oscar.
Slave likes alliterative names for pairs of piggies but, having had piggies for more years than we can count, she has run out of names beginning with O. She was planting some achimenes, which are pretty houseplants, of which she has even more than she has piggies, and one of them has the varietal name of Ambrose Verschaffeltii ( we had to look up how to spell that ) named after the man who first grew it and she thought that Ambrose was a nice piggy name ( without that long name after it ).
So Oscar's brother is now called Ambrose. We suspect that they will get mixed up and she will call them the orange boys instead but we all have cards on our pens with our names.
Here they are again. As you can see, the both love carrots. Slave says that is why they are so orange. They really do have red eyes. That is not Slave being useless with the camera.
So please welcome Oscar and Ambrose, our newest friends. They are very loud when it is mealtime but Fionn is our loudest piggy by far.
Welcome, Oscar and Ambrose! We are so happy that you were both still there the next day and that you could become Piggyfriends! We love your colouring, and how identical you are. Looking forward to hearing about how you are adapting to your lovely new life.
ReplyDeleteWe heard about the huge numbers of piggies at Pooh Piglets last year but we still weren't able to get any to become Squeakers.
We are sorry to read that none of Pauline's rescue girls were able to become Squeakers. They would have had a wonderful time with you. Keep looking at her Pooh Piglets Facebook page as there are often piggies needing homes. Not all of them make it to the page so if you have space, give Pauline a call.
DeleteStill trying to work out how to comment on the Squeakers page. I get sent a new password but by the time I have changed the long list of numbers and letters into something I can remember, it has timed out. Rest assured that we always read your blog.
Martin checked and you are a site member for the blog. When you click "Publish", you should be able to choose "Log in" (and not "Sign up") to leave the comment. I hope that works!
DeleteNugget, Scottie, and I send Oscar and Ambrose a big Welcome Home! We know they have discovered how lucky they are to have joined the Piggyfriends. Their coats and coloration are amazing. Love their names, too!
ReplyDeleteOscar and Ambrose are lovely chaps!! I laughed when I read about the names they had been given and yes that would be weird to have a boar with the same name as a male friend of yours. For some reason that just sounded hilarious to me.
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Ellen with chinnies Zoey, Taffy, Chin Chin, Bunny Kiwi and Lava the cat
Thank you Ellen. They are funny little fellows who like to race around their pen running through their various tubes. When they meet up, they say Brrrr to each other and then run round in the opposite direction. They are so tame and bring me a lot of joy.
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