Gracie: Pigges #1

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:

SOCIAL

Vietnamese 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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