yayitsbeth
New Born Pup
Hi there! After the somewhat traumatic escape of my little boys into the neighbours building site of a garden (my little sister put them in the run for me, and checked all the sides but one! Sneaky little pigs squeezed out of a tiny dip in the lawn that she didn't even see) I decided I wanted to make sure they feel extra safe and loved. We spent just over an hour and countless guilty tears from my sister trying to catch them. In the end, with the help of my mum, my sister, a kindly neighbour, a friend and her guest, we caught the three little pigs. Bertie had trapped himself under some huge planks of wood, but eventually stopped running away. We were so worried that Peanut and Jasper were still at large, and with my sister and I well and truely INSIDE the thorny holly hedges of our neighbour, crawling around on our quite battered hands and knees we were in no position to make a dash for the spritely young pigs. I suddenly heard rustling coming from my own garden, and saw the small furry bottom of Jasper, heading home! The neighbour and my mum raced (ish) into our garden and trapped them under a flower shrub, where they stayed until I had climbed into this shrub too, to retrive them. After all the excitement, the pigs slept for almost a whole day!
I have currently got a medium sized shoebox and a 'mango box' both with two holes cut (for easy escape and niggle reduction) in their cage. I have notice that the boys tend to sleep one pig per box, with poor little Bertie having no box! He has been sleeping under their hay rack. Though I cover their cage with a big fleece every night to protect them from draughts and give a sense of security (I hope, anyway) I felt that little Bertie deserved his own home. After lots of googling and you-tubing (someone used all my bobbin thread and I had no idea how to replace it, ahhh!) I found. this great tutorial:
Cozy by LilyGrace
I am a crafty sort of person, but sewing is a skill I never developed. I fished about in my mum's materials suitcase and found a nice peice of red dotty fabric that matches their 'lid'. I followed the directions almost exactly, and hemmed around the fleece cuff to add stability. It turned out okay, and most importantly, Berti has claimed it as his own! He disappears in there when his brothers head for their boxes. I tried to get some nice pictures of him, but I could only get his lovely fluffy butt.
Sorry if this is in the wrong place!
I have currently got a medium sized shoebox and a 'mango box' both with two holes cut (for easy escape and niggle reduction) in their cage. I have notice that the boys tend to sleep one pig per box, with poor little Bertie having no box! He has been sleeping under their hay rack. Though I cover their cage with a big fleece every night to protect them from draughts and give a sense of security (I hope, anyway) I felt that little Bertie deserved his own home. After lots of googling and you-tubing (someone used all my bobbin thread and I had no idea how to replace it, ahhh!) I found. this great tutorial:
Cozy by LilyGrace
I am a crafty sort of person, but sewing is a skill I never developed. I fished about in my mum's materials suitcase and found a nice peice of red dotty fabric that matches their 'lid'. I followed the directions almost exactly, and hemmed around the fleece cuff to add stability. It turned out okay, and most importantly, Berti has claimed it as his own! He disappears in there when his brothers head for their boxes. I tried to get some nice pictures of him, but I could only get his lovely fluffy butt.
Sorry if this is in the wrong place!
