| Rogues Gallery 15 |
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| Dusty (left 1987-1990), Scruff (centre 1987- 1989), Sandae (Right, 1986-1993) |
| Scruff belonged to my sister. I used to think he was ugly, but he just had oodles of personality, and to be fair he was pretty smart. He was sort of pig-plus. Sandae was such an intelligent creature, she was actually Scruff's mother. How she produced something so different in looks I do not know! She lived for six years and I got very attached, which meant that I howled like a baby when she died. Dusty had the loudest voice I have ever heard in an animal full stop. She could hear the chopping board from downstairs, which signalled breakfast... "SQUEAK-SQUEAK-SQUEAK-SQUEAK'... Lorraine knows what I mean |
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| Solo 1998-2002 |
| Solo was a smart cookie. We got him after a gap of roughly five years after Sandae's death, so he was the first of the new wave of piggies. One of the first things he did was nibble a hole in Lorraine's fave T-Shirt. He only liked me, see? He was a one-woman piggie and a real character - with a passion for green beans! Lorraine has film of him on her Camcorder which brings tears to my eyes to watch: it's like he's still alive. Back |
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| Sandae - the original blonde bombshell |
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| The girl with the golden squeak... Here's Dusty! |
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| Baby Tarrant, a few days old 1988-1991 If I've ever done a good deed then it was saving Tarrant's life, as she'd been rejected by her mother who had a large litter of bigger and more boisterous babies looking for her attention. I managed to persuade her mother to take her back rather than leave her on her own in a corner. I'd never seen a Guinea-Pig that colour before! She took after her mother, Dusty, although less of a dove grey and more of a light chocolate shade. The size she took from her father, Scruff - although she did grow to reasonable proportions for a runt. She lived for three and a half years. And yes- an odd choice of name for a Guinea-Pig. She was named after my fave character from tv show Blake's 7! |
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| Tarrant as an adult, circa 1990 |
| Minty 1991-1991 A short life and a merry one for our most glamorous pig until Amber arrived on the scene. After Dusty died I bought her as a companion for Tarrant, and they got on quite well. Sadly, Minty died of an intestinal complaint aged less than a year old. |
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