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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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As with all of my other older dogs, I did not make As with all of my other older dogs, I did not make a bucket list for my little Evie. We do everything we can to give my dogs full, meaningful, and productive lives. I have no regrets about not doing certain things with my dogs in the past or currently. There's no outstanding debt.

What I am doing now for Evie, is spending as much time as possible with her along with all the other dogs. I think we are all in agreement, that that's what we should be doing right now.

She has visited hundreds of schools, she's flown across the country numerous times to be with me at veterinary conferences, and last year our California Piglet Mindset tour. We've also done a road trip across the country and back for our book tour a few years ago. She only missed one school visit this year when she was really not up to it in January.

There's nothing that we need to quickly do with Evie at this point considering how amazing her life has been. The same goes for all the other dogs. If I felt like a bucket list was necessary at the end I would definitely create it much earlier, so there was no need to rush through a list.

Right now, I am grateful that Evie feels good enough to follow me around with her little friend Zoey, looking for treats. This is one of the things I'm definitely gonna miss the most.

But in the meantime, I am really trying hard to keep things normal and smile when I see her doing her usual adorable Evie stuff.

Evie is not a complainer. She has always been a really happy uplifting dog. And that is the way she is now even when she feels weaker and just not 100%. I'm watching her very closely for signs that she's becoming too uncomfortable. For now, we will relax and stay present as we should always.
My deaf blind dog Piglet thought his new deaf blin My deaf blind dog Piglet thought his new deaf blind baby sister had moved out. So he celebrated. But of course he was mistaken! She's still here!
Happy National Rescue Dog Day! Love, Piglet, Geor Happy National Rescue Dog Day! 
Love, Piglet, Georgie, and friends🩷
I truly thought today was it for our little Evie. I truly thought today was it for our little Evie. She has done so well with chemo over the past few months. I knew it wouldn't last forever and I've been dreading the day that came yesterday. 

The feeling of helplessness as a veterinarian is compounded when it's my own dog. There are no more promising treatments, only palliative measures which are only temporary lifts. 

Of course I want to keep Evie as long as possible because I love her so much. But at this point my focus is only on maintaining and managing her quality of life, her pain, and her struggle, and also to savor every bit of joy that is still shining through. 

I got my wish to just once again have her grab cookies and gobble her food, show up at the door when I walked in from a house call appointment, and watch me through the window when I was out in the back yard. 

I know this won't last. Her pain was significant last night. Since it just happened acutely, I wanted to try one last thing to see if she could come back feeling good enough to be with us a little longer. 

From here forward we are very clear about how we will support her and the signs we will look for in deciding when it's too much for her and it's time to say goodbye. 

But for now, we truly appreciate our time with our precious little fluffy white dog who brings such happiness into our lives, and so many others as well.
Do you think that suggesting we "let him go", as i Do you think that suggesting we "let him go", as in euthanasia, was a bit of over-reacting to a few seconds of sadness for little Piglet?
Ruby tries so hard but she's not getting the messa Ruby tries so hard but she's not getting the message from her "big" brother Piglet. He's not quite ready to be friends bc she is too wild and bouncy for him!
Do you enjoy watching my tiny deaf blind dog Pigle Do you enjoy watching my tiny deaf blind dog Piglet run happy dances in the yard, do tap signal demos in schools and at meet and greets, and snuggle with his Favorite Dad? 

Come learn more about how he does his life with such skill and dignity, and learn how his simple principals, his 3 Pillars of Piglet, can help you find your own happy dance! 

This Sunday at 7:30 PM eastern time on Zoom!
Link in bio, stories, and on our website. 

This is not only for Piglet's devout followers. His lessons can apply to anyone, even if they aren't already in love with him. So please share.
Evie's day after chemotherapy. It wasn't as plann Evie's day after chemotherapy. 
It wasn't as planned bc she felt very sick during her Piglet school visit. 

I wouldn't have brought her if I knew how sick she would feel when we got there. She looked ok this AM before we left. 

But if you watch to the end, you can see that she perked up on the way home and was back to herself when we arrived. 

Evie has only had one bad day since we started chemo in Dec. She has sailed through all the meds without feeling sick at all. Today was the first real reaction to chemo that she had. 

Thankfully, she's ok AND her lymph nodes are half the size they were yesterday. 

I won't be too optimistic bc her long and short term prognosis isn't good but I'm happy it was only a few hours of feeling sick. Choosing to give chemo to a dog is very emotional and upsetting. I struggle with these decisions but as long as my little Evie is still able to enjoy her life we will continue. 

Next school visit is on Friday and I hope she'll feel up to it!
Georgie's holding out on his baby sister Ruby bc s Georgie's holding out on his baby sister Ruby bc she is just too wild for him. 

Will he ever warm up to her?
Happy Mother's Day! Today was a great day to refl Happy Mother's Day!

Today was a great day to reflect on how lucky I am to be the mom to so many present and past pups and birds, and of course, my three beautiful adult children. There are many more that wouldn't fit onto this carousel but here are their representatives. I love them all. 

And I want to be sure to add thanks to my very supportive wonderful husband, Favorite Dad, Warren. 

Happy Mother's Day to my own mom who still attends all of my webinars and has even come to a school visit with me!
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    • 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
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    • About the Author
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