OK so I caved to your recommendations in favor of keeping no less than two guinea pigs at a time. It seemed a fair recommendation, especially after noting how well my goats do in tandem.

Orange (pronounced oh-ronj-uh, as in the German word for the eponymous fruit) is now a part of our household, along with Apfel (apple in German). She snuggles with her con-specific and relaxes nicely when...

This coming week I’ll be spaying three dogs whose owner has historically been reluctant to submit her pets to the “barbarity of unnecessary abdominal surgery.” It seems that after searching in vain for the ideal baby-daddy for her three poorly bred bitches she’d finally grown sick of the blood on the fine carpets and high-priced linens.

This is what I’m up against…

It’s like a bad Cinderella...