My Day Job

Occasionally I even earn a more-or-less honest buck. I have a small pet sitting business. I specialize in staying overnight in the pets' homes. What keeps me doing this is: 1) I want other people to have the same care for their companion animals that I want for mine, and 2) I have deep respect for the bonds between people and their companion animals.


Two of my most long-time clients are Hamlet and Nellie, two pot-bellied pigs who are companions to Barry and Leabah, and Leabah's mother Elsie. No, I don't stay overnight with the piggies. Yes, they go in the house, but not all the time. Yes, they are "toilet trained." No, they don't smell. Yes, they are smart (I think they are a lot like cats). They eat mostly commercial pig chow, hay, alfalfa, and fresh vegetables. Yes, they have been neutered. Hamlet is the smaller male white pig. Nellie is the larger (and domineering) female black pig. They are quite entertaining! And dearly loved by their human family and their pet sitter.