Jen and Maggiepotamus 🦛

Animals are sentient and conscious. Some species sit and watch natural phenomena and have been observed watching sunsets. It’s wild to me that humans still largely pretend like these creatures lack consciousness.

We had a rough day. Maggie started shrieking like this but louder and worse early in the AM. The local dmergency 24 hour vet can’t see her until Monday 😭 so I’ve just been trying to manage her pain with what we have on hand. I think her back must be flared up but there’s nothing I can do to help and it’s the worst feeling. We tried sitting outside at this lovely park and she couldn’t rest. She’s just wanting to pace. She did manage to sleep once I doubled her gabapentin and added in an anti inflammatory. It’s so hard when dogs like this are in pain bc 1. They don’t let you know until it’s severe 2. The shrieking seems to happen out of nowhere and then you have to slowly asses and figure out what movement is causing it. So in the video my first thought would have been her teeth hurt bc she shrieked when she tried to eat the steak I was giving her, but when you slow it down it’s actually the extension of her neck that’s triggering the shriek. I’ll let yall know what happens when she finally sees a vet.

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Some days I swear she was sent by Satan to test my patience 💀 at least she was just laying there waiting for me and not out harassing the farm animals 🤡 *she is totally fine and uninsured. Still unclear how she actually got out bc there is simply no way she jumped out of that window. Also I know I sound mad in this video but I was freaking out 😅 I love her dearly and she is favorite little turd

In December 2024 and January 2025 this community fundraiser almost $25k in an effort to rescue Piggy (the pictured dog) from what turned out to be a s3xually abusive owner. I worked with local law enforcement and a lawyer to find a way to get him but I failed. The only saving grace is knowing that every dime this community raised (and some more that I matched from personal funds) went to some incredible rescues (tagged below). And today I received a message from one of those rescues that they are still utilizing our donation as an emergency fund for dire cases. How increíble to know that piggy is still saving lives. ❤️❤️❤️ @galgosdelsol @streetanimalrescuealliance @ellocodelosperros @

She made sure to line her booty up for optimized targeting of my nose 😭☠️ if this is a protest against me for not letting her bake herself to death in the heat outside, she’s definitely making her point.

I promised her a home with a yard…I haven’t managed to buy a home but I did manage to move her to Italy into a gorgeous coliving house where she has a yard to sunbathe as much as she wants. I still hope I have enough time to buy her a home with a yard that’s all hers.

She’s literally never been fed before. Not even once.

She’s been my constant for so long I can’t even begin to imagine what life would look like without her.

Lock jaw is a myth ☠️🤡 She tolerates me so much 🤣 the way I manhandled her here is not normal but I was making a point about how absolutely utterly docile this breed can be when trained and treated well.

Oh you thought she was the dangerous one? 🤣 there’s only one guard dog in this family and she’s a 4’11 helicopter mom

I think I've been in the slow decline to absolute burnout for the last 8 months. Maggie's needs are getting higher and higher and our stability is decreasing. I wish I could easily pop her on a plane and head back to the States, but even then we would be months away from true stability. And staying here in italy we are also months away from stability. I need to find us a home (according to all maggie's needs which are immense and ever-changing), move things from the Netherlands, purchase things, get myself set up with health care because I have not had time/energy to even think about my needs, get settled, find a new routine, and only then can I finally start trying to think about myself. I am beyond exhausted. It's a soul-deep level of exhaustion that I haven't experienced before. I can't even remember a time when Maggie wasn't needing me 24/7. And her pain is unbearable. I'm trying my best to manage it but its only getting worse. And each time she shrinks its like my nervous system is getting electrocuted. Lately she wakes up in the night shrieking as well so I don't even know the last time I had a solid night of sleep. I wish I had a home in italy all set up and ready for her, that meets all her needs, so I could just collapse for like 12 hours. Please send us lucky energy and vibes that we find the perfect plpace because I am drowning atm.

No man can compete with the happiness this girl gives me 😭

“It just disappeared mom I swear” ☠️

The little fingerling potato ❤️

So anyways im sobbing 😭 we exchanged a few sentences (me in broken German) and he in broken English. The German in this town is so different because its along the French border so there is so much linguistic influence between the cultures. It was really fascinating to listen to. I explained that my grandfather was born in Germany and left as a child and he said to me “welcome home”. So anyways I’ll be crying for the next few hours 😭😭😭🥹 It’s amazing that two years in the Netherlands exploring the place my grandfather grew up never felt as homely or welcoming as Germany 🇩🇪

From unloved and unwanted to unforgettable and unbelievably loved. 🥰

She packs herself every time the suitcases come out

She loves being an only child