I just came across this in the Dallas Morning News: “Dallas pet happy to hog spotlight as world’s oldest pig.”
Yes, Oscar, as he is called, holds the Guinness World Record for his old age. Oscar is 20 years old whereas normally potbellied pigs only live around 15.
Still, it wouldn’t surprise if there were other pigs [...]
I am often asked whether my animals like to play with toys. The answer is that they all love to play, but there aren’t too many toys they enjoy. Sheep, goats, alpacas, and chickens don’t have any formal toys. Sometimes I hang some fruit from a string and the chickens seem to enjoy pecking at [...]
The snow has started to let up. It has been snowing for 28 hours and my last measurement had about that many inches as well. It is a lot of snow. I worked this morning to clear a path for the pigs. They squealed and squealed, but I think secretly kind of enjoyed playing in [...]
For the last week, the weathermen have been calling for a “major snowstorm”. For us in the DC area, a major storm is anything above 3 inches. However, I would say that this looks to be a major storm anywhere. We are expecting 24 inches of snow within the next 24 hours. This picture was [...]
I never met Gwendolyn the pet pot-bellied pig, but I am both sad and happy to learn of her passing. Sad to have lost a sweet animal who, with her owner, led a campaign against unjust bureaucratic lawmakers in Prince George’s County, Maryland. She amassed a number of news stories describing her sweet temperament and [...]
Although I find this to be very strange, it is kind of cute. Check out the Pig Olympics from Russia. Perhaps next year, I could enter Chesapeake and Finnemore.
Let there be no doubt about it, my animals are spoiled. Although all of the animals are treated well, most of them are treated too well. As any animal owner/lover knows, each animal has a distinct personality. Even the chickens. With each personality come different wants and needs. However, I am afraid that the animals [...]
“When Pigs Can Fly”
on the joys and struggles of pigs and the people who love them.
The line that makes me chuckle the most:
If you read my schedule page, you’ll see that I wake up for breakfast at 5 am. That’s 5 am EVERY MORNING. I don’t sleep in on the weekends! Sometimes Mommy can coax me back to [...]