09/02/2025
❤️🌈Arnie🌈❤️
3 years and 4 months ago we met Arnie and Red. A trailer ride with a mini horse on one side and a 15 year old pot belly on the other. Arnie came in like a boss with his strut, grumble and all. What a character he was. Being the old man he was, really all we wanted for him in sanctuary was to enjoy the summer, mud, naps in the sun and the pure joy that any pig gets, spend all the time needed to get a pile of straw and blanket jusssst right. And you knew when Arnie was comfortable and asleep, you could hear him snoring up at the house! Arnie became part of a herd here, his first pig family. That day was something else to be a part of and I remember it like yesterday. He was very independent, didn't care to be bothered even though there was this girl named Glimmer following him around with distance tail wagging and waiting to be his friend most of every day. Arnie loved sleeping in mud all day snoring, he even tried the kid pools but that just never worked out for him well😉 One more mud loving summer of life turned into 3, One more winter of piles of blankets and a mound of straw turned into 3 and the magic of Arnie and Glimmer's friendship was the best of end of life years for them both. After the loss of his best friend, Arnie grew more tired, more sore but kept that perfect Old Man attitude s***k. His last week was peaceful, was restful and was comfortable. In the last part of that week he wasn't thirsty or hungry anymore, he just wanted to sleep all day. I knew, and thats when all our talks began, memories and goodbye began. That morning, Hickory and Betty were so close to him, spooning their backs against him. Glimmer came and got him sometime through the night and he was surrounded with family that knew and said goodbye.
Arnie, dear friend Arnie. What a precious time we had but now, you and Glimmer have serious pig business to tend to. Rooting, mud bathing, bickering because Glimmer takes too long to get comfortable and taking struts with wagging tails side by side.
It's so quiet without you here, but beautifully quiet. I love you Arnie, I miss you but what a long life of 18 years and what a treasure it is to have spent those last 3 with you❤