My dog Lady helped "pig-sit"
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Da'
mit Rae was a Potbellied Pig.
She was born July 31st 1991, Her mother was Hurricane Hazel.
We had to put
Da'Mit down she developed severe arthritis and could no longer stand. She
laid around messing on herself and was extremely uncomfortable.
She will
always be missed.
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She was one of three pigs, the
other two were named Scott and Darrin. Scott passed on and Darrin was
donated to the Petting Zoo in Animal Paradise, Springfield, MO
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Da' mit Rae was so named at 3
days old she would not eat or drink. She was being raised in my office at
a Nursing Home in Mansfield, MO. The Director of Nurses at the time was
helping me feed all three pigs and every time she would say, "Da' mit"
the pig would swallow. The name stuck and she just automatically answered
to it.
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Da' mit Rae would go back and forth to the
Nursing Home with me in my car and looked forward to the trip. She would
hop up into the back seat as soon as I opened the door.
She knew who she could go visit in the home and as soon as I opened the
door would make a bee line to their rooms, begging for cookies and
anything else she could get. Then would jump up on one of the beds and
snuggle with one of the residents there.
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Da' mit quit going to the Nursing Home 5 years
ago when I changed jobs. She was weighing in at approx: #90 and getting a
bit on the cranky side. So a home outside was constructed for her and she
retired to the outside world. |
| One of the last pictures
of Da'mit |
all pics are
thumbnails click on them to enlarge |
