[Gpdd] Miscellaneous: Paddington's Progress
EVE BLACKE
shiksachick at hotmail.com
Thu Apr 13 21:30:55 EDT 2006
Hello to everyone and everypig,
Paddington the leaper has been with me 6 months now. I've taken to calling
him Sweetey Petey lately...don't know why, but I do. I adopted Paddy from
the SPCA. He was the last pig I considered but when I held him in my arms I
felt him relax and that did it for me. The shelter thought he was about 2
years old. I don't know what kind of life he had prior to now but his
initial behaviour inferred a neglected one. He was so scared of me.
Whenever I approached him, he would dash hard and fast into the sides of his
cage with such force that I feared he would injure himself. Slowly, I
began to earn his trust. He still ran but the head butts into the side of
the cage stopped, thank goodness! And then he got mites in January....I
fretted and worried and I'm sure he sensed that and finally knew that he
could trust me completely. The transformation was amazing. He ran to greet
me. I was stunned. He didn't run away when I went to pick him up. He
actually took a nap after putting himself in the crook of my arm. I just
have to give him a little pat and he purrs like a motorboat.
He now lives with Hamlet and Ophelia full time. After 5.5 months of
*playdates* with the old boys they have finally reached a peace treaty.
He's good for my old boys. Veggies they used to turn their noses up at are
now eaten because they can't stand seeing Paddy eat. It's so amusing to
watch them fight (tug-of-war...not fight-fight)over a single piece of
eggplant or kohlrabi and ignore the other two pieces that are free for the
taking. They've definitely shown more interest in life since Paddy's joined
them.
It's just been so rewarding to see him blossom these last 6 months. I
wanted to share his progress with all of you.
Eve and the furry 4
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