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The Piglet Mindset® School Visit Program
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OUR MISSION

The mission of Piglet International Inc. is to inspire children and adults to be positive, resilient, compassionate, and kind.

We do this by bringing Piglet Mindset® Educational Program into schools, libraries, churches, camps, and more.

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Piglet Mindset® School Visits

Our program is entertaining and fun, but the primary goal of our Piglet Mindset School Visits is to emphasize and reinforce Piglet's message and lessons of positivity, resilience, compassion, and kindness.

Classroom and school visits begin with a short Powerpoint presentation. We follow with a live tap signal demo by Piglet and his deafblind brother Georgie. We do a short Q & A if there's time.

The format is flexible, adaptable, and can be customized to different size groups and number of presentations requested. We realistically can do 3 one hour presentations in one day.

Zoom, Facetime, or Google Meet Sessions are a virtual alternative to an in-person school or classroom visit. Virtual Visits with Piglet and his pack are adaptable to a wide range of applications throughout the school year. Virtual sessions are a great addition to an end of the school year Pink Party.

For more detailed info, please review the Piglet Mindset Detailed Info PDF for Educators HERE!

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Children wearing Piglet Mindset headbands sitting in a school gymnasium, watching Melissa with Piglet, Zoey, and Evie.

PIGLET MINDSET® Educational Program

Piglet Mindset® Educational Program is a collection of lesson plans and educational materials that feature Piglet, the deaf blind pink puppy, and his seven rescued dog siblings to teach children to:

  • Face challenges with a positive attitude
     
  • Build on current skills with determination, resilience, and perseverance
     
  • Accept individuals for who they are
     
  • Show empathy and compassion towards others
     
  • Be kind and considerate to all people and animals
     

Piglet Mindset® lesson plans and materials are available free for download for use in the classroom, at home, with camps, and more.

We encourage educators to improvise and adapt Piglet Mindset® to fit their own teaching style and classroom atmosphere.
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ANIMAL ADVOCACY & PIGLET'S RESCUE FUND

Piglet was rescued from a hoarding situation in Georgia when he was a newborn puppy. While Piglet was fortunate to have found a devoted loving family, there are many dogs like him still looking for their forever homes. Through our social media pages, Piglet has become an ambassador for disabled rescued animals.

Our advocacy efforts and Piglet's Rescue Fund were set up to:

  • Educate about and advocate for rescued animals through our social media pages, Piglet Mindset® educational program, as well as webinars on a number of veterinary topics
     
  • Encourage spay and neuter of dogs and cats in light of the pet overpopulation problem
     
  • Motivate individuals to adopt rescued pets, especially those who are disabled
     
  • Provide funding to rescue organizations that focus on disabled dogs and other animals
     
  • Support for The Disabled Pets Project, a comprehensive resource for veterinarians, pet parents, and rescuers who care for disabled pets. The website is disabledpets.org.
     
  • The fund is supported by direct donations as well as a portion of all Piglet merchandise sales.
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This was the start of a special friendship. This was the start of 
a special friendship.
Piglet is deaf and blind. How do we communicate wi Piglet is deaf and blind. How do we communicate with him?

If he was only blind he could hear verbal cues. If he was only deaf he could see hand signals or sign language. 

But since he can't see or hear we have to be in physical contact to communicate with him. 

Would you like to know how we taught Piglet tap signal communication?

Give us a follow and check back for Part 2!
We can always find small moments that bring pure h We can always find small moments that bring pure happiness and joy.
This is much better isn't it? This is much better isn't it?
We celebrate our original pack of 6 amazing rescue We celebrate our original pack of 6 amazing rescued dogs with love and appreciation. Their sweet devotion to each other and their human family was unusual, extraordinary, outstanding, and life changing. 

We'll be spending some time on Sunday night thinking about how this group came about and what they've meant to so many. 

If you follow our accounts, you know that we lost two of our sweet dogs recently and 4 total. This month's Zoom party will be a recap of where they came from and how and why they ended up here with us. 

Details are in our stories and on our website events page. Be sure to sign up so you can help us honor and celebrate little Evie, Deanie, Gina, and Sweet Susie. It will be upbeat altho I'm not sure how I'll make it through the prep. While beautiful, reviewing the past isn't always easy. 

I'm looking forward to sharing our precious pack once again with our special supportive Piglet friends.🩷

Yes there will be cupcakes at the end!
It's Ruby Tuesday. It occurred to me the other d It's Ruby Tuesday. 

It occurred to me the other day when I was walking Ruby near our town beach that Ruby's occasional hysterical screaming might get us into some trouble. 

Unless I am successful in distracting her and get her attention, Ruby will scream when she "sees" cars, dogs, and people who don't stop to say hi to her. 

She is actually very friendly! But her social skills have some serious deficits. 

If I can't get her attention when she screams I will pick her up and hug her tightly as I walk away from her trigger, to try to get her to stop. I'm very worried someone will accuse me of abusing her. Her screams are that horrifying. 

Thankfully she is improving and as long as we keep her under her threshold re how long we walk and how busy the area is with people and dogs. 

We will be stepping back on her walks again to try to recenter her for success.🤍🩷🤍🩷

Please share suggestions or experiences that might help us work through this reactivity
What do you think? I think he bumped intentionall What do you think?

I think he bumped intentionally as part of finding the ramp. Sort of like finding his marker. 

Either way- he's awesome and amazing.
As a veterinarian and dog mom, I'm especially comp As a veterinarian and dog mom, I'm especially compassionate toward my client's grief, confusion, indecisiveness, guilt, and all the other emotions that are part of making the decision to have their dog or cat humanely euthanized. 

Having just had to make those dreaded end of life decisions for two of my own dogs in the last few months, and another a year ago, I find myself feeling my own sadness as I help others in the same situation. 

But I don't cloud my judgement with my own grief. I try to stay objective as I guide people through one of the worst experiences of their lives. 

I don't tell people what I would do if their dog was mine, unless they ask directly. And then I am careful to stay objective bc I don't think I can put myself in anyone else's shoes. I want people to come to the decision themselves. I am there to help and advise. 

That said, I have found myself giving more direct opinions about some of the dogs and cats I've seen lately where they are so far along that I truly feel they are suffering. I don't use the word suffering lightly bc death isn't a pretty process. But there are degrees of end stage illness and some definitely cross over into distress and suffering. 

Quality of life is a helpful way to assess older terminally ill animals when we have time to watch the changes and decline happen. But there are cases where regardless of how they got there, dogs and cats are in obvious distress and I feel compelled to advise euthanasia in very clear terms. 

This carousel shows my own dogs on their last day. Each dog was terminally ill, not eating, weak, having worsening pain and discomfort, and in my eyes, it was time to let them go peacefully. 

It is crushing to see and think about those devastating moments. But I'm happy to have them recorded so I can assure myself that my decision was just right for my precious dogs. 

I included some of the keepsakes I choose for my own dogs. I offer these to my clients. There are also beautiful urns and jewelry that can be made from pawprints, nose prints, and ashes. 

What are some of the things you like to keep for memories of your own dogs and cats?
Goodnight from the tiny prince of neck wrinkles.🩷 Goodnight from the tiny prince of neck wrinkles.🩷
Deaf Blind Dog Myth Busters! Myth: These deaf bli Deaf Blind Dog Myth Busters!

Myth:
These deaf blind dogs don't even know where they are!

Sorry to say- or happy to say- of course they know exactly where they are. They use their senses of smell and touch to learn landmarks like the gray mat at the bottom of the ramp, and of course, they know each other's scent. 

Never underestimate a disabled dog. 

Be impressed but also be inspired by their will and determination to interact and engage!
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  • Donate
  • About
    • About Piglet International Inc.
    • Meet Piglet
    • Meet Piglet’s Pack
    • Meet Melissa and Warren
  • Piglet Mindset®
    School Visits
    • School and Classroom Visits
    • Piglet Mindset for Adults
  • Piglet Mindset®
    Educational Program
    • Piglet Mindset Educational Program
    • Lesson Plans and Materials
    • Testimonials
    • Piglet and Georgie’s Kindness Club
  • Piglet’s
    Rescue Fund
  • Books
    • The PIGLET Book
    • PIGLET COMES HOME
    • PIGLET COMES HOME Spanish Translation
    • About the Author
    • Personalized Signed Bookplate Fundraiser
    • Book Donation Program
  • Merch
  • Events & Media
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    • Media
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    • Informative Downloads
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