Graham has spent the past 6 hours obsessively patrolling the other pen, getting up on his hind legs to look in and whining plaintively. Even in his own cage, he's peering through the dividing grids way more than normal. And whining.
I got Bobs out for a snack which calmed G a bit but afterwards Bobbins went home for a nap and Graham went back to whining and searching. Bobs ignores it all, pretty much.
I'm not convinced it's Bobs he's looking for. :( I guess he didn't understand what was going on like Bobs did. Bobs has been a bit low but he's not been looking for Stephen.
In among the poignant, the sight of Graham attempting to rumblestrut while lying down tight against Bobs was so funny. His 'arms' were stretched right out and his face was snuggled into Bobs' beard but his back legs were padding as he tried to sound boarly. Big soppy pudding.
Continuing Life In The Pigpen
Congrats on your new ginger boy! He looks like a gorgeous chunk!
Sorry to hear about Graham searching. Poor guy. Give him and Bobs skritches for me.
Sorry to hear about Graham searching. Poor guy. Give him and Bobs skritches for me.
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LS in AK
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Oh, poor Graham. That sounds so sad. These little guys get so attached to each other so fast sometimes, don't they?
2 sleeps now until new pig comes to play?
ETA: I'm actually right there in the ballpark with you on age, clairey. Didn't mean to make any age-related insinuations with my *You got to see one of my favorite films in the theater!* envy :)
2 sleeps now until new pig comes to play?
ETA: I'm actually right there in the ballpark with you on age, clairey. Didn't mean to make any age-related insinuations with my *You got to see one of my favorite films in the theater!* envy :)
Graham is fully obsessed. Maybe Bobs is suddenly his heart's desire, I don't know, but he's behaving like a boar chasing a sow. I've had to partition off the side of Bobs' pen to stop Graham chewing the side of it (thanks for teaching him about bar-biting, Bobs, nice one). I've also had to put a cardboard partition between the cages the stop him constantly whining and bar-biting there. The obsession is distracting him from normal things like eating and drinking. Even now, there are toys and food on the floor and Graham is just yelling and sulking. I've had to modify the fence 6 times because he's so indignant and intent on getting into the other cage. He's not aggressive to Bobs but Bobs has had a couple of nips at him so more time together isn't sensible.
Even when Stephen was here, Graham would take no for an answer when Stephen didn't want to come out and play. He'd happily go off and do his own piggy things.
I have a vague concern that it might be puberty-related. I certainly hope not but it is possible, what with his small manbags and all, that he's a very late developer. Either that or he's absolutely incensed that there's no pig here for him to Tigger-bounce and he's going to cause a rumpus until there is one. Which isn't exactly the calm, gentle mood I'd like him to carry into the intro.
Oh boy. Or do I mean oh boar.
Even when Stephen was here, Graham would take no for an answer when Stephen didn't want to come out and play. He'd happily go off and do his own piggy things.
I have a vague concern that it might be puberty-related. I certainly hope not but it is possible, what with his small manbags and all, that he's a very late developer. Either that or he's absolutely incensed that there's no pig here for him to Tigger-bounce and he's going to cause a rumpus until there is one. Which isn't exactly the calm, gentle mood I'd like him to carry into the intro.
Oh boy. Or do I mean oh boar.
Hmmm, I now doubt this is hormonal. Hormonal pigs can't turn it off and as soon as I went to bed last night Graham shut up. I wasn't ready to go to bed but my ears had had enough and putting the light off didn't slow his roll. After 10 minutes in bed, I snuck down the hall and sat outside the livingroom door to check and yep, silence. Then he kicked off when I got up this morning. So I probably need to get all tough love on him.
Please, please, please let him and new guy like each other. I can't even imagine how noisy and frustrated G will get if they don't.
Please, please, please let him and new guy like each other. I can't even imagine how noisy and frustrated G will get if they don't.
It's a good job that as well as being naughty, he's funny and very huggy and squishy.
He's been a good boy tonight. I stood up and left the room the 3 times he started shrieking at nothing and he's not done it since. Tonight during free-range time, he learned to stand his ground and then beg when I stand over him and bend at the waist to give him a treat. :) I'm impressed - not running away from me looming like that takes real control and he got there quite quickly. You can see him fighting his instinct and that's really tiring. Mwahaha.
He's been a good boy tonight. I stood up and left the room the 3 times he started shrieking at nothing and he's not done it since. Tonight during free-range time, he learned to stand his ground and then beg when I stand over him and bend at the waist to give him a treat. :) I'm impressed - not running away from me looming like that takes real control and he got there quite quickly. You can see him fighting his instinct and that's really tiring. Mwahaha.
New pig is home. Given his traumatic journey, it was rather a surprise when he approached me to take dinner. Even more surprising when after only an hour, he began shouting back at Graham (who is auditioning for Broadway as I type). Well, I did say didn't want a shrinking violet. I worry he's very bold though (as in Slytherin) but who's to say what floats Graham's boat and vice versa.
Me scared. :/
Me scared. :/
Good morning, humans of the world, my name is Simon.
I arrived here yesterday. I've lived a lot of places before so I don't let things faze me. This is me 10 minutes after I arrived:
And this is me an hour or so after that. There's a hooded bed thing and a sort of roofed area of my new apartment but I know eagles don't live in houses so I sleep where I want.
The human says she's never known a pig not to be freaked at first out by living in a cage open to the sky. Silly human, that's a ceiling up there, not sky! She also keeps looking at me and chuckling and calling me "very Alan-y". I'm not sure if she's referring to my figure, my bravery or what. I don't even know what it means. Probably regional dialect for 'awesome'.
The neighbours seem ok. You'd hardly know the guy directly downstairs is there, he keeps himself to himself but the neighbour over the way is a different story. He loves karaoke. I tried to join in hoping he'd get the hint that he's too loud but he just turned it up to 11. He's pretty welcoming though.
That's all from me except what's a butternut squash? I apparently look like one. is that a good thing?
I arrived here yesterday. I've lived a lot of places before so I don't let things faze me. This is me 10 minutes after I arrived:
And this is me an hour or so after that. There's a hooded bed thing and a sort of roofed area of my new apartment but I know eagles don't live in houses so I sleep where I want.
The human says she's never known a pig not to be freaked at first out by living in a cage open to the sky. Silly human, that's a ceiling up there, not sky! She also keeps looking at me and chuckling and calling me "very Alan-y". I'm not sure if she's referring to my figure, my bravery or what. I don't even know what it means. Probably regional dialect for 'awesome'.
The neighbours seem ok. You'd hardly know the guy directly downstairs is there, he keeps himself to himself but the neighbour over the way is a different story. He loves karaoke. I tried to join in hoping he'd get the hint that he's too loud but he just turned it up to 11. He's pretty welcoming though.
That's all from me except what's a butternut squash? I apparently look like one. is that a good thing?
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