Pigs are amazing
and entertaining animals. Here are a few things that they are, and that you
MIGHT want to watch out for if you are lucky enough to have your own little
piggie:
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pot-bellied pigs are known to love living with other pigs. Two are easier to
care for than one, trust me. They have been poven to be less aggressive when
given a friend for company. Most people will buy a pig, get used to it, and
then get another. Please make sure that they are spayed and neutered.
Vietnamese pot-bellied
pigs also like human companionship. Don’t rob them of that! They love to get
attention and absolutely love to cuddle. Why not let Gracie have a friend to
wake her up in the morning?? Now, there is a downside to having a little friend
who cannot stand life without a human companion; you cannot be gone for a long
while. If you go on road trips a lot, you can get Piggie accustomed to cars
while he is still a little piggie. Make sure that he is in a cage, or else….
Do you have a
cat?? Piggie and Kittie will become the best of friends, probably. Now, Doggie
here is something else. You see, pigs are considered prey, and dogs are
considered Man’s Best Friend….. EVEN when he goes a-hunting. Now, what do you
call the thing you are hunting?? Prey.
And Piggie KNOWS that he is considered JUST THAT. Now, even if your doggies may
be well tamed, make sure that when a piece of walking meat runs by, they don’t
try and bite it…
INTELLIGENT
Piggie is one of
the MOST intelligent animals on Earth. Really. He can be taught tricks and
trained. And I know this isn’t a surprise, but Piggie can be taught to walk
with dignity, even when Mommy is holding him with a leash. Now, make sure that
Piggie doesn’t trick you into feeding him more by looking all sad. REMEMBER: Piggie
is smart, Piggie is smart, Piggie is smart enough to outsmart me so I should
make sure that he gets just enough food.
Sadly, Piggie
needs help because he is so smart. He needs a Gifted class, and you are in
charge of giving him that. Teach him new tricks, take him on a different route
each day when you have your walk. Something that tests his mental and physical
ability.
Now, Piggie needs
a few things, a lot actually:
COMPANIONSHIP
Yes, Piggie needs
you to play with him. If you don’t have the time, you should stop reading this
now, because you are never going to be able to get a piggie. Really. Miss.
Fornanbo from across the street will be more likely to be a better mom for that
piggie than you, if you don’t have the time.
EXERCISE
You don’t want
Piggie to become fat, and neither does Piggie. Exercise, DAILY exercise can
cure that problem, and now you and Piggie don’t need to have nightmares about
scales. You both can be lean and strong. Holding onto that leash, walking…….
Yeah………Getting HEALTHY.
NUTRITION
VET
CARE
Piggie will need
to be spayed/neutered. Unaltered, they may become aggressive, no matter how
many little buddies they have with the,. They also need hoof and teeth trims.
Now, make sure you know where to go before you get Piggie. No need to go all
the way to Arizona to make sure that Piggie has his hooves and teeth a-trimmed,
now do we?
Now, here are
some no-no’s.
1. Mini piggies
They
are just underfed, normal Vietnamese Pot-Bellied Pigs. It’s like trying to
starve a child up for adoption so that people will think it is cute and small.
Freaks do this, not future piggie parents.
2. Bringing to the dogs
You
are not allowed to being Piggie, when you get him, to a friends house who has a
hunting dog. You do this and you need another piggie. Not good.
There will be a
follow-up on this soon. Keep on reading and checking!!!
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