It's a Piggany!

Some of the coolest animals I've ever had the pleasure of sharing space with have been guinea pigs.

Sure, you say, how cool could an overgrown hamster be?

Very.

Perhaps half of their attraction is the fact that they are so odd. They're intelligent little hairballs who can be trained to come when called, unlike the aloof cat, or the lazy dog. And it's so much fun to feed them! I mean, what other animal enjoys eating more than the guinea pig?

My nephew, when he was about three, came to visit, and was amazed at this fuzzy little oddity.

"Aunt Angie, what's that?" He asked, sticking his finger into the cage to be sniffed and inspected.

"It's a guinea pig, Steven, you wanna pet him?"

He played with that piggy all afternoon, and fed him nearly everything in the fridge. When his mother came to get him he ran over to the cage and yelled "Look Mommy! It's a piggany!"

That's what they've been called around here ever since.

Our last piggy's name was Charlie, or Sir Charles, if you want to be correct. He was a trip. He'd whistle and chirp when you called his name, and he loved to chase the cat around the living room. He had quite a personality. Unfortunately he developed a little piggy tumor in his belly that made eating less than pleasurable for him. When a pig don't eat, it's time to go, so go he did, in the most humane way possible.

My little sister sent me this the other day. Although it may be the most stupidly cute thing I've ever seen, it made me giggle. Hope it has the same effect on you.