Monday, January 1, 2024

Guinea Pigs Make New Year's Resolutions Too!

 It has been a whirlwind year for Charlotte and Emily, the newest Prairie Pigs.  They were born in early March, spent six weeks with their mum and were then shipped to a pet store, where they were sold to a family of rambunctious kids.  Fortunately, the kids' parents were keeping an eye on things, and soon concluded the kids were not gentle enough for small pets like baby guinea pigs. Less than a month after leaving Mum, Charlotte and Emily ended up at the local Humane Society shelter.

Then their fortunes improved!  Here at the Prairie Pigs, Lovely Rita had been rambling around by herself in a double-size cage, and Slave had been watching for a chance to find her some friends.  When she heard there were two little girl piggies at the shelter, she headed off to scoop them up before the shelter had even had a chance to post their pigtures.


Here are Lovely Rita and her new protégées soon after they arrived, enjoying some grass for the first time.  As you can see, Charlotte and Emily were tiny and at first, they were very respectful and followed all LR's orders very well.  Now, eight months later, they are rebellious teenagers, but Lovely Rita is a big girl who is ready and able to lay down the law (though Charlotte is a bossy little thing who tests the limits regularly).  Emily is still the smallest, but she is feisty and so quick she can evade her two cagemates with ease.  Little by little, they have worked out the power structure and made peace with each other, as piggies almost always do.

Still, there is always room for improvement, and the three Girlies have decided to celebrate their first New Year's together at the Prairie Pigs by each making a New Year's Resolution.


Lovely Rita's Resolution is to be more patient with the little girls --- unless they are trying to steal a dandelion green right out of her mouth, of course: even the most saintly piggy could not be expected to put up with that!


Charlotte's Resolution is to be a better pig person: not to steal food from LR and Emily (or perhaps to do it less frequently, anyhow) and not to argue so much about who gets to sit where.  She is really working on this.  Here is a rare photo of Charlotte sitting peacefully and thoughtfully, not bothering anyone! 


Emily's Resolution is to EAT EVERYTHING!!!  She is tired of always being the pipsqueak and intends to become such a humongous piggy that she will never again have to worry about LR and Charlotte trying to muscle her away from the food dish.  

Do your piggies have New Year's Resolutions?  Let us know!  In the meantime, all of the Prairie Pigs would like to wish the Undercover Guinea Pigs community out there a very Happy New Year and a peaceful, happy and healthy 2024!

Happy New Year 2024


Everypig at Piggyfriends would like to wish our readers a Very Happy and Carrotful New Year 2024.

Caoimhe was in charge of party arrangements.....

..........but Tamworth drank too much of the carrot wine and had to be helped home by the staff.


See you all in 2024. Take care everyone and watch that carrot wine. It is potent stuff!

Tuesday, December 26, 2023

A Very Happy Boxing Day from the Prairie Pigs!


 "What ho, Tiny Human," says Arthur Pendragon.  "I like you!  At last, a piggy-sized human!  I think you and I could be friends and hang out together!"

Arthur is here to wish everyone a Happy Boxing Day: that is a holiday celebrated on the day after Christmas in the U.K. and Canada, and since piggies love a good cardboard box to renovate or nap in better than almost anything, it is considered a sort of special guinea pig holiday.  (We think the humans might have originally intended it as a day to box up Christmas leftovers to take to those less fortunate, but since piggies seldom have any leftovers at all, celebrating the humble but versatile cardboard box works better for us...)

P.S.  That card behind Arthur with the Christmas tree and the two piggies travelled all the way from England, sent by our Auntie Penny and always has a place of honour!

Monday, December 25, 2023

Merry Christmas to all our Readers!!

 

Bella here. On behalf of the herd of Piggyfriends, I would like to wish all of our readers a very Happy Christmas with stockings full of carrots, cucumbers, chicory, lettuce and whatever you like best. 

Personally I like grass best of all and our Slave's son has come to stay and will be fulfilling that need.


Happy Holidays everyone and everypig. xxxx

Slave says Nollaig Shona, which she assures me means Happy Christmas but I only speak Pig.

Saturday, December 23, 2023

Confused Piggies

 

 

"Look at these toy piggies!" says Cobweb. " They look very much like my best friend, Tamworth."


"Look at these toy piggies!" says Tamworth. " They look very much like me."


"Oh that is you this time," says Cobweb. " Let us ask the staff to hang the toys on the tree so that I don't get confused."


" That is better," says Cobweb, " now they won't be given our carrots by mistake."

Thursday, December 21, 2023

We Are Very Excited About the Holidays!


We received some early holiday presents and were so pleased that we asked our mom to take a photo! Here we are with our jukebox that lights up and plays Christmas songs. We love the way it looks and sounds. One of our mom's friends sent it to us, along with the cool fireplace that is safe for us to sit by since it operates on batteries (and, well, is not a real fire).

We hope all of you enjoy the holidays and have as much fun with your presents as we are having!

P.S. Scottie says he thinks "cool fireplace" is a contradiction, but he laughed when I typed it so it will stay. Humor is very important.

Best wishes from Scottie and Coke.

Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Helping

 

The Piggyfriends are helping their Slave sort out the Christmas decorations. Fionn is being a good boy and is......


.....rewarded for his efforts with a piece of his favourite red pepper. It is a pity that black pigs don't show up as well in our little photos but Slave knew that he would sit nicely.

On the other hand, some pigs are being less than helpful...


.......aren't you Peaches? That celery is for you to eat. Not the decorations please!



"I don't mind wearing this hat", says Peaches," especially when I can have a piece of pepper."

Would you like to see an outtake? Here is Peaches behaving badly......


We hope that you are helping your Slaves get ready for Christmas.