The Big Mess in the Back Yard
It started out like an ordinary day, just me and my white rabbit rug, an apple and some toys. The box that the truck brought was ordinary enough, but it […]
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What’s Happening Here?
My motto is “Pouffy Every Day.” But I don’t really see anything to get pouffy about here. Nothing ever changes. Same stupid un-swimming pool with falling-apart straw steps. Nothing new […]
Texas to Washington State (Coming Home)
I was born in Nacogdoches, Texas at Star Farm. I am the littlest one. Bonnie and Clyde, my mom and dad, were in another pen. I was the only one […]
Where’s Dobby?
I’ve been sneaking around since I was born. In this photo, I’m with my baby brothers and sisters. Can you guess which one is me? I was the littlest. When […]
Dobby Words
It’s not so much that I have tried to teach Dobby English, but he has a working comprehension of many words and phrases I use daily. The obvious words to […]
What I Put Up With
My life isn’t a bowl of cherries, you know. Look at that snow outside the window. Pure misery. Then there are all these COMPLETE STRANGERS who come around and […]
My Morrillo
How embarrassing. I can’t believe she’s using this photo again. I want to talk about my morrillo. I think it is disappearing. My morrillo is the gland on top […]
Meet the Funny Farm
In winter, the Funny Farm is actually a Funny Mud Hole. Norman the Goose is the flock manager. His mate is Cubicle. I’m Dobby the capybara, and I’m way in […]
New Cat in the Aviary
I like to share my breakfast with the chickens in the aviary. Actually, it’s THEIR breakfast. The kitchen scraps are better in the summer! Plus, there are dandelion […]
Public Enemy #1
She looks very innocent here, but Helen is my enemy. She lives in the kitchen, just on the other side of the wall that keeps me OUT of the […]
Dobby the Capybara 