Guinea Is Bridgewater's Pet Of The Week

BRIDGEWATER, NJ — Meet Guinea! He has been chosen as Bridgewater Patch's Pet Of The Week.

"To tell the truth, I was never fond of any pet. I want to thank my daughter whose persistence and love for pets moved us to adopt a pet on her birthday. We adopted a Guinea Pig and named him with same name 'Guinea'. We welcomed him to his new house and as each day passes by, this amazing creature becomes a part of us.

My morning never starts without hearing his nice squeaking voice for food. Here I want to say he is fond of vegetables and when he relishes his food, it gives me satisfaction and makes me proud to be with us. I learned many disciplinary manners from him as to how he never overeats or how he is self-trained to poop in only one corner and keeps the rest of his place so clean.

When I pet him on his forehead, he closes his eyes and that brings a sense of belonging to me as well as giving me a sense of serenity. I always believed in miracles but never experienced that. But, after spending time with Guinea daily, I truly believe in God's miracle."

— Shyam Kewalia, Bridgewater

Do you think your pet should be Bridgewater's Pet of the Week?

Participating in the Pet of the Week happenings is simple: submit your nomination by emailing alexis.tarrazi@patch.com with the subject line "Bridgewater Pet Of The Week." Be sure to include a photograph or two of your pet, a paragraph about what makes him or her so great, the town you're from, and your name.

Then just keep an eye out for a photo of your pet on the Patch!

The photo can be of a present pet, or it can be a baby picture of the adult pet you're so proud of today. All photos must be the property of the submitter. By submitting a photo to Patch the submitter agrees to give permission for it to be published on Patch.

Additionally, selected winners each week will be given a free bag of Woof Gang dog or cat treats when they stop in Woof Gang Bakery and Grooming inside Bridgewater Towne Center at 732 US-202. And winners can also bring their pet into the store for a picture. Woof Gang Bakery will put them up on their social media page as well.

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