Do not fear and do not despair!!! We gave him up for adoption to the Helping All Little Things Rescue, which works out of Southern NJ. We met up with Laura who acts as the NYC branch of the rescue for the handing over.
We will miss Sammy very much and already do. But considering everything that has happened over the last three weeks plus, this was truly for the best. We know he will find a very good home down there somewhere in NJ. For now, Laura has taken custody of Sammy (for the next few weeks) to make sure he is on the right track and continues to eat and drink normally. I received an update via text from her yesterday afternoon. She said he is very shy and wouldn't move after she put him in a cozy. :(( Rest assured, though, she knows he will be fine.
Billye shot one final video of Sammy in all his awesome Sammy glory late Saturday night around midnight - you can see that video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyqYf7g1E54
To see the rest of the videos that Billye made in the past, you can go to: http://www.youtube.com/user/
Sammy is still very young, I would say only about two or so months at this point. In that regard, he should not have any problems readjusting to a new home/family/situation/environment, etc. The only thing is how long it will take for a family to bring him and his fabulousness into their home. The absolutely FANTASTIC thing about the HALT rescue is they do not allow families with children to adopt their animals. (A million hearty YAY!s for that.) Plus, Laura is a great person, so if she is great, then by extension I would think everyone from the rescue is great too. I'm sad he is not in our home and part of our daily lives anymore but I am hopeful he is headed for a great life with really great people. :]
Sammu and Truffle's last time playing together.
Truffle: Sammy, you're gonna get in trouble!
Sammy: No, I'm not, Daddy!
Sammy: Daddyyy, where are you going?!
Truffle: I'm too shy, I can't face the camera!
Sammy: Daddy, let me clean your butt for you.
Truffle: OK.
Sammy: Daddy, I own you!
Truffle: You will be in time-out very soon, Sammy!!
Sammy: Daddy, what will happen if I walk off the bed?
Truffle: You will go SPLAT! like a pancake.
Now it's officially the end of the Sammy era. I shouldn't feel sad but he was a really special pig and I will miss him. He brought such a youthful and fresh vigor to our lives and home that our others didn't (mainly 'cause they are too old... ha ha ha, just kidding, Omelet, Dumbo and Truffle! geez, relax yourselves...).
Eeeeeee!! Baby Truffle!!! From August 2009. Here he was probably a wee 2 (or slightly less) months old.
More Baby Truffle because he. was. the. cuuuuutest. baby. ever!!!
If you look behind him, you can see what used to be Pepper's cage. Pepper was Billye's hamster and she passed on last March at just under a year old after having what very well might have been a bad case of pneumonia.
Me and baby Omelet back in August 2009. He was SO small. Hard to think he's just about a three-pound monster less than two years later! It's crazy to imagine he could actually fit in MY one hand, but as you can see here, he really did!
Young Tommy and young Truffle. Friends till the very end. <3
Three's company. :) L-R: Baby Tommy! Baby Omelet! Baby Truffle! Again, August 2009.
Before Tommy and Omelet's "friendship" (ha! were they ever really friends to begin with?) were on the rocks.
On a final note, thank you to all our military men and women who have served and continue to serve on our behalf. As it has been said many times, freedom is not free and we should never forget that.
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