When my oldest son was in grade school, he convinced me to let him get a guinea pig. Twinkles was an albino guinea pig who was white as snow and had the biggest red eyes. He was a talker. When he was ...

Local writer and therapist Shonnie Brown has fond memories of taking care of the pets with her family and she offers advice for guinea pig owners. “Wheek, wheek, wheek …” That’s both the sound of ...