[Gpdd] ANNOUNCE - new addition

[Andrew]

Hello, I got a new addition today.  Some people may remember that I lost Crackles, my female dalmatian, earlier this year.  Since then I've been on the lookout for a dalmatian/roan guinea pig - they've always been one of my favourites.  We're cutting down on our numbers from a few years ago, we used to have over 40 guinea pigs at one time but were down to 9 before Crackles left us.  I've been very tempted by some I've seen, particularly one older tricolour I saw a few weeks ago, but I'd made up my mind that the only guinea pig I wanted was either a dalmatian or  a roan - to be honest they're so similar sometimes that it can be difficult to tell the difference.  I made up my mind that I really mustn't be tempted by anything else- I want to keep my numbers down now so I mustn't keep giving in.  I saw some young guinea pigs last weekend and again was tempted, but managed to stop myself.  I said to mum at the time that the only guinea pig I really wanted now was a dalmatian or r!
 oan and, whenever I saw one, I'd be getting it.  Today I went into one of our local shops - one of the ones I trust and go to regularly.  What did I see there?  Yes, a little tiny black ans white fur ball running around in one of the runs, a little dalmatian/roan.  As I said, I find it quite difficult to tell the difference between the two sometimes, so I'm not exactly sure whether he'd be classed as a dalmatian or a roan, but I don't really care anyway.  As soon as I held him, I knew he was coming home with me.  His head markings are almost exactly the same as Crackles, black either side with white down the middle.His body is a bit more marked than she was, it's marked all over like her but along the middle of his back he's got a splotch of really dark flecks.  He's a bit nervous at the moment, but he's only about 6 weeks old so that's to be expected.  I'm looking forward to getting to know him and what his personality is going to be.  So, we're back up to 9 again.  Hopefu!
 lly it'll stay that way for a good while - I don't want any more losse
s this year!