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Guinea Pig Holidays

I hope you are enjoying Bertie’s brand new story, Bertie Has a Holiday! As always, the story is based on the adventures of my own little guinea pigs. Here they are at Grandma’s recently, under the stairs, just like in the story! If you are planning a long journey with your guinea pigs here are […]

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Learning with Bertie

Have you discovered Bertie’s ABC yet? It’s a brand new Bertie app and it’s all about the alphabet. You can now learn letters and sounds with your favourite guinea pig! The app uses picture cards and words to help you learn the letters. See if you can spot your favourite characters! Listen to the poem, tap […]

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Christmas story – now available

It’s Christmas Eve and Santa has a problem. Can Bertie guinea pig come to the rescue? Only if he can persuade Amy to go to sleep first! Bertie’s Christmas Carrot is the sixth story in Bertie’s collection and is extra special, being just a little bit longer than the other tales. I had great fun […]

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A new friend!

I couldn’t resist posting a picture of our new little boy guinea pig who has joined the family this week! Horatio is 18 months old and a real little cutey pie! We’ve adopted him from North East Guinea Pig Rescue and he’s joined our 3 girls, Peppa, Petal and Amy in the pen in our utility […]

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Fly with Bertie!

The Stories of Bertie the Guinea Pig are now available on selected long haul British Airways flights. Bertie’s joined The Story Mouse collection of audio stories available as in-flight entertainment for children travelling with BA. If you’re travelling long haul over the next few months, please listen out for him!  

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Sophie’s story

Jenny’s friend Sophie has been featured in this month’s Guinea Pig Magazine. Sophie was a very cheeky free-ranger who learned to open doors! She and Jenny got on famously and Bertie was thrilled to have yet more female attention when she came to live with us. This is the second of three articles about the […]

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Adopt Rescued Guinea Pigs Month

Did you know March is officially Adopt a Rescued Guinea Pig Month? The annual event was started by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in 2002. US Cavy website Guinea Pig Today is helping to publicise the event across the world. They are encouraging people to adopt not just one, but two […]

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