Pierogi Jansen

Pierogi Snow White Jansen was allegedly born on June 20th, 2017. She, along with her late daughter Bratwurst Tiana Jansen (December 20, 2017 - August 29, 2024) ended up at the TAILS Humane Society in DeKalb, IL in the summer of 2018. They were adopted by a volunteer, Laura "Kaye" Jansen, on August 16, 2018. Pierogi, affectionately called "Rogi" by her human family, was mightier than she looked. Always slightly larger and tubbier than most guinea pigs, she preferred to lay back and watch Bratwurst do all the squeaking for food. But when she wanted to be noticed, she made sure of it! She could be very bossy and sassy, rumbling and chasing Bratwurst around to show her she's in charge (she was her mom after all!) She could be quite picky with treats. If you offered her a treat she wasn't in the mood for, she would tilt her nose up with the expectation that you will give her something better. She wanted to be treated like the royalty she is. Kaye referred to her as the Queen, because she liked to sit up high in the loft in her cage and watch everything that was happening, like a Queen surveying her kingdom. She would surprise her humans, such as tossing a hay bale toy halfway across the cage, shoving her food bowl down the ramp of her loft, or drinking her water bottle so intently humans thought she was trying to communicate in Morse Code. On some very rare special occasions, she chirped like a bird. Guinea pig experts do not seem to know why she would do this. Perhaps she was afraid of something, or perhaps she was communicating with extraterrestrial creatures that only guinea pigs can talk to. The mysterious chirp was one of Pierogi's surprising talents, of which she had many to make her such a unique little lady. Even with her sass and sometimes grumpy attitudes (not to mention her infamous "side-eye!"), Rogi was so full of love and resilience. She endured two pregnancies by the time she was one year old before her adoption, and it took a while for her to trust humans. Once she found Kaye to be her safe forever home, she bonded with this special human so deeply that she had a hard time saying goodbye at 8 years and 4 months old. Rogi is deeply missed by her human family, especially her Grandma Rosie, who she also had a special bond with. Her purrs, googly eyes, licking furniture (and people), and how quickly she could snatch a cucumber, apple, bell pepper, or orange slice out of our hands are all such cherished memories. She now gets to reunite with her daughter Bratwurst, her friend Marshmellow, and her "fishie brother" Dogberry over the Rainbow Bridge. Pierogi will always be Kaye's beautiful little "Love Pig."

Pierogi Jansen

June 20, 2017 - October 29, 2025