Life in a Zoo The Real Thing: The Essence of Pigness

Have you ever met a pig? If not, I highly recommend it.

Pigs are keenly intelligent. They make dogs look like the village idiot.  They are trainable, personable, and are easier to housebreak than a dog. They have general likes and dislikes, but each one is an individual unto himself.

Our very first pigs were a pair of piglets. They were half Guinea and half Arkansas Razorbacks.  They were so cute!  Still on a bottle, they followed us everywhere.  Within minutes, they learned to sit for their bottles.

Life in a Zoo the Fictional Version: Freddy and Puddy

Some months after we had met our first live pot-bellied pigs, we heard about a pair in Virginia needing a home. They were a male and female, two years old. They had produced one litter, then the owner had neutered them. These pigs were black, the original color.

It seems the black ones were no longer in vogue and people were breeding for white or spotted pigs. So goes the way of novelty pets.  People get them for the novelty and then cast them aside when the novelty wears off. Fortunately for Freddy and Puddy, I was willing to drive eight hours one-way to give them a home!