AFTER TWO DAYS OF TRAVELING THE STATE SOUTH AND DUE EAST WE SAW A FEW PIGS.
WE FOUND OUR LATEST ADDITION ON THE SECOND DAY.
HIS OWNER HAD PASSED IN Southern California AND HE WAS BROUGHT UP IN A HOME AS A HOUSE PIG.JUST WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR AS A NEW BABY WOULD BE TOO MUCH WORK FOR ME AT THIS TIME.
THINK TODDLER and VESTIBULAR ISSUES!
I KID YOU NOT!
MORE ON MY VESTIBULAR ISSUES LATER…………
AFTER DRIVING THROUGH FREEWAYS AND TWO LANE COUNTRY ROADS WE ENDED UP HERE AMONGST THE ORCHARDS.AN ELECTRIC GATE LET US ENTER………A TRACTOR WITH A TEENAGER was coming OUT and WE PASSED THROUGH!
MEET MAGGIE ONE OF THE OWNERS OF http://PIGluvco.org
A PIG RESCUE FARM.
In Northern California.
THE ITALIAN WITH MR. BUGGERS…………….
HE HAS “BLOWN ” HIS COAT AND THE NEW GROWTH IS GROWING BACK.
MAGGIE TELLS ME HE WAS CLOSE TO 200 POUNDS WHEN SHE WENT TO Southern California TO PICK HIM UP.SHE HAS HIM IN NUTRITION CAMP ON THE PREMISES.WE WILL CONTINUE THE DIET HERE AS I DONOT THINK HE CAN FIT THROUGH THE DOGGY DOOR as he is now!
HIS MEAL is A HALF A CUP of PIG PELLETS and some vegtable or lettuce and THREE CUPS OF WATER.
TWICE A DAY!
THATS IT FOLKS………..then in the garden he can GRAZE.
THOSE CRABAPPLES AND ACORNS ARE NOT GOOD FOR PIGGIES ON A DIET PLAN!
NOW AFTER POSTING THE PIGGY ON INSTAGRAM I HAVE BEEN TOLD “BUGGERS” IS A NAUGHTY WORD IN THE BRITISH SENSE!
I RECALL IT MEANING “DARN IT”.OH, BUGGERS I FORGOT TO GET MILK!
slang a humorous or affectionate term for a man or child: a silly old bugger; a friendly little bugger.
I HAVE GOOGLED AND FOUND A FEW DEFINITIONS!
noun
plural noun: buggers
- 1. VULGAR SLANG•BRITISH used as a term of abuse, typically for a man.
- 2. a person who penetrates the anus of someone during sexual intercourse
OH MIO DIO……………what are we going to do about this?
I certainly do not want to offend anyone.
SO WE MUST COME UP WITH A DIFFERENT NAME!
SO lets give it some thought while we take the GRAND TOUR of a PIG RESCUE CALLED
I ADORE THE MARKINGS…………..DO YOU?
Looks like the enamel wore off on this BIG GUY.
See the black stuff on the tall white tooth.I use to be able to scratch that off with my nails on BANKSY.
YOU HAVE TO ADMIT THIS ONE IS CUTE!
Nails look good too.Pigs nails should not turn under or be too LONG!
There are such a people who are called PIG MANICURIST!
They are called FERRIERS.
I can put YOU in touch with ONE if NEEDED.
I LOVE THE BROWN AND BLACK SPOTTED ONES.
I read somewhere they aren’t as good as house pets as the POT BELLIED.
Also, BANKSY was a TEA CUP PIG………NO SUCH THING AS A TEA CUP PIG!
STARVATION STUNTS THE GROWTH and that is JUST NOT FARE!
MAGGIE AND KIM HAVE POURED CONCRETE LANDINGS where the PIGS EAT SO they do NOT get MUDDY.I HAVE AN ITALIAN WHO KNOWS A BIT ABOUT CONCRETE SLABS!
ARE THESE MINI DONKEYS CUTE OR WHAT?
YOU CAN SEE HOW SMALL THESE DONKEYS ARE FROM THIS PHOTO.
REMINDS ME OF A PUG DOG!
THE ROLLS OF FAT MAKE IT HARD TO SEE AS DOES THE SHORT SNOUT MAKE IT HARD TO BREATH.
HAVE COMPASSION FOR THESE ANIMALS AS WE ARE THE ONES THAT HAVE OVER BREED THEM OVER TIME.
SPONSOR a PIG with a MONTHLY DONATION!I am certain KIM and MAGGIE would send you photos and updates!I am going to be a GODMOTHER TO ONE SPECIAL HANDICAPPED PIG!WHO cannot USE HIS BACK LEGS.
HIS NAME IS CHANCE!
BORN WITH OUT KNEE CAPS!
HE SCOOTS TO MOVE…………..MOST MOVING EXPERIENCE TO WITNESS!
I AM ALREADY WORKING ON HIS CHRISTMAS BOX!
WHAT DO PIGS LIKE?
BALLS, any size……blankets and pillows and of course CHEERIOS!
I KNOW A FEW OF YOU WHO WOULD SNATCH THESE UP IN A HEART BEAT!
THE TINY DONKEYS!
THIS MARVELOUS DAME CAN SIT FOR HER CHEERIOS!
PIGS ARE VERY SMART ANIMALS AS I HAVE STATED BEFORE I DID A REPORT ON THEM IN THE THIRD GRADE AND THEY RANK HIGH ON THE INTELLIGENCE SCALE ALONG WITH HORSES AND DOGS!Yes, I can still recall THAT THIRD GRADE REPORT!AND HAVE WANTED A PIG SINCE THOSE EARLY DAYS………so DREAMS DO COME TRUE!
THE DUCKS CAME RUNNING WHEN THEY SAW US!
THIS IS JOY FOR US………..as my ITALIAN says ,”I wish I GOT THAT KIND OF GREETING EVERY DAY from MY WIFE WHEN I GET HOME from work!”BETTY AND BANKSY were always there waiting at the pantry door to the garage with TAILS A WAGGING!
INSTEAD, he finds me sitting in a chair thinking AND NOW DINNER MUST BE CREATED!
THE SIGN ON THE RIGHT STANDS FOR WHAT PIG LUV is ALL ABOUT!
PIG = Purposeful~Intelligent ~ Gallant
LUV = LOYAL ~UNIQUE ~ VALUABLE
ANOTHER MEMBER OF THE TRIBE!
WHEN I SAW THIS BARN I IMMEDIATELY THOUGHT TO MYSELF A THEATER SET!
CURTAINS PULLED BACK……..
COLORFUL PAINT JOB.
NOTE THE SMALL LANTERNS ON THE LOGGIA or VERANDA!
THE STAR OF THE SHOW TAKING A MUCH NEEDED BREAK!
WALTER getting a few CHEERIOS!
EVERY PIG HAS A NAME AND A STORY!
I LOVE THE FACT HIS SHIRT MATCHED THIS BARN!
I ALSO LOVED THE FACT THAT THE PETITE NEW BORNS WERE TROTTING BESIDE HIM!
I DON’T KNOW WHO IS MORE EXCITED BY THE NEW MEMBER?
ME OR THE ITALIAN!
MY GOD PIGGY………..CHANCE!
WHO SCOOTS AS HE HAS NO USE OF HIS BACK LEGS!
BOY, CAN HE GET AROUND!
There is a BIT of BANKSY in his LOOK maybe that is why I was so TAKEN with HIM.
MY HEART FELL ABOUT ONE HUNDRED BEATS.
He was born this way and was going to be put to sleep………..SOME MIRACLE INTERCEPTED AND HERE HE RESIDES in his FOREVER HOME!
YOU can visit this PIG SANCTUARY site and even prepare the pigs dinners with children.It would be a wonderful spot to have a BIRTHDAY PARTY and educate the kids on animal husbandry.
HERE HE IS BUGS OR BUGSZY as THE ITALIAN calls him………….arriving in PREMIER TRANSPORT.
HE DID VERY WELL AND WAS ASLEEP ON ARRIVAL………was not cranky upon being awaken and trotted down the ramp with no hesitation.
WE HAVE COME UP WITH THIS NEW NAME AS HE WAS CALLED BUGS BEFORE AND THEN THE ITALIAN PUT HIS SPIN ON IT!
A GRAY COAT with BLACK AND PINK MARKINGS………… MAY NEED TO RE-THINK MY WARDROBE!
FIRST STEP DOWN INTO THE GARDEN………………his FOREVER HOME!
PIG LUV CO. had had him since JUNE 7th,2023.
He arrived to us on SEPTEMBER 21,2023.
HE IS two and a half years old.
SO can someone “CREATE or do the MATH for his BIRTHDAY PLEASE!?”
LEAVE IN COMMENTS BELOW!
HE MUST HAVE A BIRTH DATE!
TENNIS BALL DROPPED BESIDE HIM FROM BETTY……….THE ROTTWEILER.HIS NEW SISTER.
A WELCOME OFFERING!PLEASE PLAY WITH ME AS MOTHER IS SO BORING!
THANKS SISTA………NICE OF YOU TO SHARE AND BE SO WELCOMING OF ME!
I’m rather LARGE and don’t want to step on your TOES in your CASA!
DAY ONE!
WITH BUGGERS NOW CALLED BUGS OR BUGSZY……………..
BETTY & BUGSZY work BEAUTIFULLY!
WE have to let THE ITALIAN have his WAY ONCE IN AWHILE to keep HARMONY!
AS One GRAND DAME who was MARRIED TO THE I SPY ACTOR (ROBERT CULP) SAID on my INSTAGRAM FEED…….. HE MATCHES MY HAIR!
I had NOT even noticed THAT!
WE will both soon be using that GREY HAIR SHAMPOO!
DO ANY OF YOU HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FOR GREY HAIR SHAMPOO?
I find this to be a BEAUTIFUL TAIL!I could even braid it if I so desired and HE did NOT MIND!
END of DAY ONE at his new HOME.
DINNER TIME BELOW……..or DINNER NUMBER TWO in his case!
CHILLING IN LA CUCINA under foot on DAY TWO!
DAY TWO.
GOT UP AT 7:50 AM
HAD BREAKFAST.
TOOK A TOUR OF THE CASA.
HAD A NAP.
Got ONE ear cleaned and a BELLY RUB.
Went outside for a LOOK for my OTHER MOM who dropped me off here yesterday.
DID MY BUSINESS and returned INSIDE.
IF YOU CAN DONATE TO http://Pigluvco.org as they have an AMAZON WISH LIST and will gladly take checks that would be SO GENEROUS!ALSO there is online payment methods over there on the website http://PIGLUVCO.ORG
ALL TAX DEDUCTIBLE.
Another way to SPREAD the JOY is to GIVE A CHILD or GRANDCHILD AN ADOPTIVE PIG for THE HOLIDAYS!A Monthly fee starts at $25.00 a month where you can ALWAYS add more and KIM AND MAGGIE will send YOU PHOTOS AND OR VIDEOS OF YOUR ADOPTED PIG!
THAT way the child receives or EVEN A GRANDPARENT gets a GIFT OF JOY without the clean up or WORRY!
BY the way THEY TAKE IN BOARDERS if you are planning a vacation and need a BABYSITTER they will even do THAT!Which is UNHEARD OF IN THESE PARTS………….maybe I can still go to SICILY and ITALIA in the FUTURE!
MISTER BUGGERS……..OPPS I mean BUGS OR BUGSZY will get to go back to his RESCUE HOME for a VISIT as a BOARDER!
IF YOU PREFER EMAIL MAGGIE AT………..pigluvco@yahoo.com
OR JUST PICK UP THE PHONE AND RING HER UP AT 1-925-407-7929
I am CERTAIN THEY WILL BE HAPPY TO HEAR FROM YOU EVEN IF YOU JUST HAVE QUESTIONS!
THANK YOU TO ALL WHO READ ME AND COMMENT BELOW.
THE COMMENTS MAKE IT ALL WORTH WHILE AND MAKE ME SMILE!
I READ AND RESPOND TO EACH AND EVERYONE!
SO DO CHECK BACK IN A DAY OR TWO!
I AM THRILLED TO HAVE ANOTHER PIG AS A HOUSE PET AND I AM SURE I WILL HAVE A FEW STORIES TO SHARE BY THE END OF THE YEAR!
XXX
YOUR CONTESSA
PS. Their INSTAGRAM is PIG LUV CO.
I cannot LINK to it I apologize!
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