One of my favorite photos as a LAPS pig can be found on Flickr:
I'm not allowed to post it due to copyrighting laws but it is worth checking out. Wheek!
Saturday, January 12, 2008
December 5, 2007 - Wheek Welcome Cookie, Our Newest Member
Please join me in welcoming Cookie to LAPS! She is to be envied by all of us LAPS members since Cookie weighs (drum roll please) ...... a beautiful 3lbs. 8oz.!
Cookie's slave, Alejandra, writes this about Cookie: Cookie was rescued from B.U.N.S. (Bunnies Urgently Needing Shelter) located in Santa Barbara, CA last December 14th. The approximate age of Cookie is a bit over a year. As an adult Cookie topped the charts at 1,658 grams. She has successfully reached a plateau to a hefty 1,614 (3 lbs, 8 oz).
Congratulations Cookie! You now are an official member. Check out some photos of Cookie and her best friend Nutmeg.
Nutmeg was rescued from B.U.N.S. in California on the same day as Cookie. Nutmeg was only 200 grams when I brought her home and she has not gone over 942 grams. She is now a year of age and is on the same diet as Cookie. Their difference confirms how a lot of the weight is genetic.
November 14, 2007 - Mourning the Loss of Alf
It is with much sadness that I must post that Alf, Gwen's baby, has made his journey over to the Rainbow Bridge.
September 14, 2007 - Remembering the Life of Jan the Boar
It is with much sadness that I must post that Jan the Boar (Master of Janneke) made his journey to the Rainbow Bridge on September 4, 2007. Since coming to live with Janneke in January of 2006, Jan shared his life journey with us over the Guinea Pig Daily Digest. Let's celebrate his life by remembering some of these moments.
Janneke's Mom first adopted Jan and another piggy (Piet) from a German pet store in 2005. When Janneke visited her mom at Christmas, Jan charmed his way into Janneke and the Winky Girls' heart and home. Rumor has it, Jan had a particular soft spot for Suus. It is no wonder Janneke often referred to him as a "Casanova."
One of the first experiences we shared with Jan the Boar, was his first bath. He sure was cute!
Later that year, the Winky Girls and Jan the Boar were invited to the Royal Wedding of Lady Jasmine and Prince Biscuit. Jan escorted his lady Suus to the big event and even performed with Charlie, Chester and Snowball of the infamous Rumblestrut Blues.
Performing with the Rumblestrut Blues helped Jan realize his singing talent. At Christmas time, he sang the solo "I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas."
In March of 2007, Jan was selected as the official Pet of the Day. Read it here.
Jan the Boar also participated in the PigOlympics at Lake Elsinore. Because he loved to reconstruct furniture in his spare time at home, he flew to Lake Elsinore earlier than most of the other piggy participants to help built the Olympic village. Once it was built, he participated as a star player on both the soccer and baseball team. He showed off his muscles during the Cilantro Pull and strutted his stuff in the Piggie Train. And of course, he made the crowd go wild as he performed with the Rumblestrut Blues.
Let's not forget, one of Jan's greatest accomplishments. Jan became a LAPS member in June weighing just over 3lbs. His slave was so surprised of his achievement since he allowed his ladies to eat first.
I could never put into words how special Jan the Boar was as well as his slave. This is from Janneke's post on the GPDD:
"He was extremely sweet. He loved to cuddle. I sometimes felt that if he only had had longer paws, he would have wrapped them around me. Instead he just pushed his nose firmly in my neck. He made an excellent piggy puddle. When he stretched out on your lap, enjoying being stroked, I had a whole lap covered in hair. He also made piggy-airkisses every morning when i came to bring the pigs their food. Handling him was the easiest thing ever. I could do anything with him. Just this Friday i discovered that he loved it when I laid him on his back, and rubbed his belly. It made him smile the piggysmile (upper lips parted) I will never forget that last smile. When I petted him in his cage, he would sometime roll over, just because he forgot to stand while he was enjoying being petted.
He was also very gentle towards his ladies. Every morning when i brought the veggies, he would stand waiting in a corner of the cage until his girls received their veggies. Only then would he run towards me and get his own veggies.
Although he was very sweet, this did not mean that he did not have a mind of his own. He could be very strong headed. For example, when he decided that he wanted to remodel my new table. Not even yukkie perfume sprayed on the table legs could keep him from his mission. Or every time when my sisters boyfriend fed him his vitamine c and he refused to take it from me for at least a week. Trying to tell me that uncle erwins pills were mucht yummier (or telling me to get a boyfriendslave, i dont know ;-) ).
Jan had the biggest nose. People who have met him, always say that he looks like a rabbit.
That was also one of his nicknames, 'neus' (which is dutch for Nose, it's pronounciation is similar to 'noise' ). I also just called him 'beertje' (which is dutch for little boar/bear and is pronounced as 'Birtjah'. boar and bear are the same word in dutch and this title fitted him perfectly)
Jan (i'm sorry to say this ;-) ) had a very girly wheek. It was so funny. It was soft and high, like a little shy 3-year old girl. I will miss that sound.. it always made me smile."
Jan, we're going to miss you. Thank you for sharing your life with us. Jan leaves behind his slave, Janneke, his herum named the Southern Winky Girls of Suus and Yaya, his Aunt Mieke, his cousins, Dunya, Lotje and Guiny. Our thoughts are with your family.
Janneke's Mom first adopted Jan and another piggy (Piet) from a German pet store in 2005. When Janneke visited her mom at Christmas, Jan charmed his way into Janneke and the Winky Girls' heart and home. Rumor has it, Jan had a particular soft spot for Suus. It is no wonder Janneke often referred to him as a "Casanova."
One of the first experiences we shared with Jan the Boar, was his first bath. He sure was cute!
Later that year, the Winky Girls and Jan the Boar were invited to the Royal Wedding of Lady Jasmine and Prince Biscuit. Jan escorted his lady Suus to the big event and even performed with Charlie, Chester and Snowball of the infamous Rumblestrut Blues.
Performing with the Rumblestrut Blues helped Jan realize his singing talent. At Christmas time, he sang the solo "I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas."
In March of 2007, Jan was selected as the official Pet of the Day. Read it here.
Jan the Boar also participated in the PigOlympics at Lake Elsinore. Because he loved to reconstruct furniture in his spare time at home, he flew to Lake Elsinore earlier than most of the other piggy participants to help built the Olympic village. Once it was built, he participated as a star player on both the soccer and baseball team. He showed off his muscles during the Cilantro Pull and strutted his stuff in the Piggie Train. And of course, he made the crowd go wild as he performed with the Rumblestrut Blues.
Let's not forget, one of Jan's greatest accomplishments. Jan became a LAPS member in June weighing just over 3lbs. His slave was so surprised of his achievement since he allowed his ladies to eat first.I could never put into words how special Jan the Boar was as well as his slave. This is from Janneke's post on the GPDD:
"He was extremely sweet. He loved to cuddle. I sometimes felt that if he only had had longer paws, he would have wrapped them around me. Instead he just pushed his nose firmly in my neck. He made an excellent piggy puddle. When he stretched out on your lap, enjoying being stroked, I had a whole lap covered in hair. He also made piggy-airkisses every morning when i came to bring the pigs their food. Handling him was the easiest thing ever. I could do anything with him. Just this Friday i discovered that he loved it when I laid him on his back, and rubbed his belly. It made him smile the piggysmile (upper lips parted) I will never forget that last smile. When I petted him in his cage, he would sometime roll over, just because he forgot to stand while he was enjoying being petted.
He was also very gentle towards his ladies. Every morning when i brought the veggies, he would stand waiting in a corner of the cage until his girls received their veggies. Only then would he run towards me and get his own veggies.
Although he was very sweet, this did not mean that he did not have a mind of his own. He could be very strong headed. For example, when he decided that he wanted to remodel my new table. Not even yukkie perfume sprayed on the table legs could keep him from his mission. Or every time when my sisters boyfriend fed him his vitamine c and he refused to take it from me for at least a week. Trying to tell me that uncle erwins pills were mucht yummier (or telling me to get a boyfriendslave, i dont know ;-) ).
Jan had the biggest nose. People who have met him, always say that he looks like a rabbit.
That was also one of his nicknames, 'neus' (which is dutch for Nose, it's pronounciation is similar to 'noise' ). I also just called him 'beertje' (which is dutch for little boar/bear and is pronounced as 'Birtjah'. boar and bear are the same word in dutch and this title fitted him perfectly)
Jan (i'm sorry to say this ;-) ) had a very girly wheek. It was so funny. It was soft and high, like a little shy 3-year old girl. I will miss that sound.. it always made me smile."
Jan, we're going to miss you. Thank you for sharing your life with us. Jan leaves behind his slave, Janneke, his herum named the Southern Winky Girls of Suus and Yaya, his Aunt Mieke, his cousins, Dunya, Lotje and Guiny. Our thoughts are with your family.
September 10, 2007 - Getting to Know the Lovely Miss Suus
Our newest LAPS member is the lovely Miss Suus weighing in at 3 lbs.
As soon as I learned that she was joining our prestigious club, I booked a transatlantic flight on Pig Air with my brother Seussy to interview her.
Where are you originally from Suus?
I was born in Germany with a good friend from my slave. I was my slave, Janneke's first pig.
When you're not posting on the GPDD or working on your piggy curves, how do you enjoy your time?
I am a very active pig. I run around a lot and like to climb on and over things. I am what they call in LAPS terms an Arnie pig (Arnold Schwarzenegger, as compared to a Danny Pig which is short for Danny de Vito) I am not really a cuddly pig, I prefer to lick my slave (anything will do, hands feet, lower back, legs arms or lips). I am very vocal and will let my slave know what I think about everything (especially that she needs to hurry up with those veggies).
How old are you?
I just turned two years old and had a magnificent birthdayparty with many gpdd members and especially my LAPS friend Daisy.
Happy Belated Birthday Suus! A little birdie sent me a cute picture of you when you were just a youngster. I thought I would share it with the other LAPS members.
Congratulations on being a LAPS piggy!
I hope to be a LAPS pig for many years to come!
Sunday, November 4, 2007
August 8, 2007 - Raise Your Paws High and Welcome Our New Vice President, Daisy!
It's time to make it official. Daisy is our new Vice President. Congratulations Daisy!
August 31, 2007 - Welcome Our Two Newest Members: Apache and Suus!
Please welcome our newest members, Apache and Suus! Congratulations to you both!
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