This little piggy went to market...this little piggy stayed home...this little piggy ate apples, bananas, cereal...
Oh my. He is gonna be a handful!
Hey y'all! I'm burstin' with excitement and couldn't wait to share the news!!! Let me just say I LOVE pigs! Oh. My. Goodness. They are the cutest creatures ever. I always told my husband one day... Well, that day has come. That's right..we have a piggy! Boss Hogg is the name. And he is one stubborn pig. A bit grumpy, temperamental and quite rude too. Our first meeting... lets just say he didn't make the best first impression. The moment he met my husband he latched on to the tip of his shoe as if it was something to behead. His good shoes! I was in flip flops and man did my toes curl quickly! I can just imagine what he would do with pretty red painted toenails. Yikes!
Here is my new baby!
We've only had him a few days but I've already learned bunches. For starters - never try and transport a pig across town.. in the back seat... after you've just made a trip to the Farmers' market. REALLY not a good idea!!! I'm tellin' you - if I had not frozen in complete fear...frantically peelin' bananas to throw at the enormous porker crawling his way over the bench seat... I would have had a crack up picture for y'all! Honestly. I wonder about us sometimes...
Mental note number two - when a pig poos in the car it is ghastly. YUK! Soooo thankful that we remembered to put a tarp down and were almost home before he decided to relieve himself. Once we got home we had the delightful task of trying to coax him out of the back seat... into a crate so he could be carried to the back yard. I haven't worked up a sweat like that for years. Who needs the gym? Just try to push the buttocks of a 150 pound stubborn pig into a crate... held in mid air.. by 4 overly exuberant children. Finally. After much pushin', shovin' and coaxin' he climbed into the crate and was on his way to his new abode. Once in the yard he nosed around smelling everything within his reach in perfect piggy fashion. He loves his treats and when he gets angry you know - because the prickly hairs on the back of his neck and spine stand to attention like a perfectly manicured Mohawk. That's when it's time to run...run fast from Boss Hogg!
After he has had a few weeks to acclimate he will make his journey inside. We will have to see how he does. Pot Bellied Pigs are very intelligent. And he has been known to get the step stool from the bathroom, push it down the hall to the fridge, pick the child lock on the fridge and help himself. So we will see if I can get this unruly piggy under control.
I have to say - I'm in hog heaven! I love my Boss! And - all the kids (except Ally) like him too. I think my husband may even secretly like him...sshhhh you didn't hear that from me.
Now I can truly call it our Rise and Swine Farm. =)
Until then...
Oh my. He is gonna be a handful!
Hey y'all! I'm burstin' with excitement and couldn't wait to share the news!!! Let me just say I LOVE pigs! Oh. My. Goodness. They are the cutest creatures ever. I always told my husband one day... Well, that day has come. That's right..we have a piggy! Boss Hogg is the name. And he is one stubborn pig. A bit grumpy, temperamental and quite rude too. Our first meeting... lets just say he didn't make the best first impression. The moment he met my husband he latched on to the tip of his shoe as if it was something to behead. His good shoes! I was in flip flops and man did my toes curl quickly! I can just imagine what he would do with pretty red painted toenails. Yikes!
Here is my new baby!
Waitin' for some chow
grubalicious
Look at that face! He is gonna be soooo spoiled...
We've only had him a few days but I've already learned bunches. For starters - never try and transport a pig across town.. in the back seat... after you've just made a trip to the Farmers' market. REALLY not a good idea!!! I'm tellin' you - if I had not frozen in complete fear...frantically peelin' bananas to throw at the enormous porker crawling his way over the bench seat... I would have had a crack up picture for y'all! Honestly. I wonder about us sometimes...
Mental note number two - when a pig poos in the car it is ghastly. YUK! Soooo thankful that we remembered to put a tarp down and were almost home before he decided to relieve himself. Once we got home we had the delightful task of trying to coax him out of the back seat... into a crate so he could be carried to the back yard. I haven't worked up a sweat like that for years. Who needs the gym? Just try to push the buttocks of a 150 pound stubborn pig into a crate... held in mid air.. by 4 overly exuberant children. Finally. After much pushin', shovin' and coaxin' he climbed into the crate and was on his way to his new abode. Once in the yard he nosed around smelling everything within his reach in perfect piggy fashion. He loves his treats and when he gets angry you know - because the prickly hairs on the back of his neck and spine stand to attention like a perfectly manicured Mohawk. That's when it's time to run...run fast from Boss Hogg!
After he has had a few weeks to acclimate he will make his journey inside. We will have to see how he does. Pot Bellied Pigs are very intelligent. And he has been known to get the step stool from the bathroom, push it down the hall to the fridge, pick the child lock on the fridge and help himself. So we will see if I can get this unruly piggy under control.
I have to say - I'm in hog heaven! I love my Boss! And - all the kids (except Ally) like him too. I think my husband may even secretly like him...sshhhh you didn't hear that from me.
Now I can truly call it our Rise and Swine Farm. =)
Until then...
Jessie
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