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Well most have you have heard that I am being abandoned by Jack & Chloe to show pigs on my own.   Soo...
I got a new road buddy to accompany me to pig shows.  He is a pomeranian and his name is Lex


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Cobleskill was a small show but the animals were fabulous.  On Franks tables a beautiful silkie won and RIS was a pretty cream from Steve & Margie Lussier.  On Val's table a  roan teddy from Laurel and Penney  & an american from Mary Ann & Al were the winners.  They were all very nice animals!

Chloe was the sales woman of the day.  She sold 72 items ( Read more... )

Color be damned, I tried an experiment -

Bindi, (GA/R/WH) a wonderful sow from Heatherdale, with great type, big head, good shoulders, awesome patching & the dense, plush type teddy coat , was bred with ....

Bluto, (SA) a fantastic boar from The Shire.  He is BIG, and has a harsh coat, big head, good shoulders, awesome coat.

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Well we couldn't stay for the MACBA show on Sunday.  But we did get to attend the ACBA show on Saturday.  WE had a blast!  It was sooo much fun and very well run.


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In the first Fulton show, Chloe took Best Of Breed on both tables.  Big R's Zen (golden agouti)  & Pongo (black and white) from The Shire took the top honors.


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Poor Dyami has overgrown back molars. So I'll be calling Cornell today to see if I can get him into the vet hospital there.  My Vet here suggested it (as well as Shelley).  Cornell is a teaching hospital, so the fees may be less.  We'll see...

Clark, Master Hong & Ruby will be heading to a new home.  Our niece Cindy and her husband Todd will be ( Read more... )

While cleaning cages I throw some clean shavings into a cage - and see something strange.  At first I thought it was bark that it didn't get mulched up.  So I picked it up and it was a dried out dead snake.

Insert scream here!

I'm so scared of snakes that my stomach clenches when driving past a dead one on the road!

Well went through a horrible week of worrying about my pigs.  The first suspicious event was Denali dying 10 days after she had delivered.  Her delivery went fine.  She was healthy, eating well and nursing.  So finding her passed on was quite a surprise.  Then later in the week  I find Penelope passed on.  She was a huge loss in many ways, she had ( Read more... )