Here is an updated photo of the boys, Woody, left, and Bernie, right. They are in the new mobile piggy zone on Paul's desk. Soon they will be getting a larger cage, in some bright new red and blue, Superman colors. We will have to do an episode of "Piggy Cribs."
Jennifer and I did some glamour shots of our two new piggies while they are still babies, left is Bernie and right is Woody. They are a couple of handsome little fellows. They are sitting in their Superman cozy. They are still a bit bashful, but they were perfect models - maybe it was the flashes that kept them still.
While Paul and I are sad about Tuffy's passing, we wanted to introduce some new friends. These two guys are shorthairs we found at the SPCA. They had so many piggies to choose from that it was really hard to pick! We decided on these two because they're brothers and had to be adopted together. This way, they'll have company during the day and can grow up together. They were brought to the SPCA the day after their birthday on May 24.
Paul said their names they had (either came with them or someone gave them) were goofy: Rain and Smooches. So I picked names befitting a great team: Woodward and Bernstein. Did you expect something else? Woodward is on the left, and Bernstein is on the right. Woodward seemed to be a little more outgoing than Bernstein - true to form of the team, Woodward seemed to overshadow Bernstein. Bernstein does have some of Tuffy's coloring, but he's agouti all over, and Tuffy was Abysinnian. Of course, Tuffy was one of a kind and irreplaceable.
So far, they seem to be following each other around the cage a lot, but they've been sitting in the tube like this a lot. I think they're still a little overwhelmed. They also have the softest baby fur imaginable. And of course, Paul is already taking to calling them Woody and Bernie.
I'm not sure we've decided what to do about the blog name or logo. Paul says it's part of the Tuffy brand and Tuffco line. Stay tuned and come visit our babies!
- Jennifer
With great sadness and heavy hearts, we wanted to let Tuffy's many fans know he passed away late Sunday. We don't really know what happened, just that he was fine Saturday. It was very fast and he didn't suffer. We noticed around noon his eyes looked a little dull, and he wasn't moving around much. He came out of his piggy house later, but went back in soon after that and didn't come out again. He didn't eat much at all, except for a nibble of carrot.
Then for the last hour and a half, he had his head in the house's window, as if he wanted to say goodbye. Paul and I were with him until the end. He was shaking a little and turned away from us at times, as if he didn't want us to see him like that. We told him we loved him, we were lucky to have found him, and he was such a good friend to us. At the very end, he seemed to be biting the windowsill and then made a little gasping sound. And then, we think it was over.
We'll miss you, Tuffy, and we know your fans will too. If any of you would like to share a memory, or maybe one of Paul's stories of Tuffy, please leave a comment. We'll keep the blog up for as long as people are interested. Thank you for sharing your enjoyment of Tuffy with us.
- Paul and Jennifer
Paul and I started playing the stock market last week and we are heavy into Crocs. Stock symbol CROX. I have been a big fan of the shoe since last summer when Paul had to shoot pictures of them for the paper. They were doing a story about how they were all the rage and popping up all over town.
I told him then that they were hot and would be a good stock to look into. Did he listen, no. They were trading at around $30.00 a share and rising. All year long the stock was going up and we would watch it, all the time Paul would kick himself for not investing. Come June of this year the stock was at 90+ then it split 2-1 bringing it back down to into the 40's. I told him again that it was not too late and this time he listened.
We now have a position in the hottest shoe company in the world at the moment and we are going to ride this puppy to the top. We can't wait for them to announce earnings early August, then it will soar back up and hopefully hit 90 or higher by years end.
So go out and buy some pairs of Crocs the shoe and call your broker and buy some CROX the stock. As you can see I am a handsome piggy in my bright yellow Caymans.
Recently while surfing the web to keep in touch with my fans, I came across perhaps one of the greatest actors of our time. Those humans at YouTube just don't know us rodents. They call him Dramatic Chipmunk. Hmmph! He's really Dramatic Prairie Dog, or DPD as I call him.
He's quite dramatic with his soap opera-style turn and freeze. The arched eyebrow telling a story that needs no words. I would love to work with this thespian someday. Perhaps I can sign him to Tuffy Studios (TM). I am looking to do a buddy picture in the near future, and he would be great. I will have to call his agent and set up a lunch.
They had been talking about it for months. Paul got tickets for Phantom of the Opera at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC. I was as giddy as a little school piggy. It is one of my favorite plays. I even made this awesome Phantom costume that I am wearing in the photo above.
Then came the big day. Saturday June 23rd. They were packing and then they came in to get me, or so I thought. "Goodbye, Big Guy. See you on Sunday." "What, I'm not going too?" I asked. "Look at me. I am all dressed up and ready to go." "Sorry, Big Guy. Little piggies can't go to the show," Paul said. And then they left.
They just got back and they are raving about the wonderful night they had in DC with a matinee, a fabulous dinner and then a night in a hotel room. Good for them, but what about me, Tuffy?
They did not even get me a T-shirt. Jennifer says they don't make shirts in piggy sizes, but if I can put myself on a shirt for Tuffy Wear, I say shirts can be made for us little folks.
