We all know that pigs are intelligent but what you might not know is that pigs can learn a bad habit in 1 event. If you are in the kitchen preparing dinner and your piglet comes over and lightly roots on your leg. You bend down and give them a scratch on the head and then you make that one single

Sanghi lives in the Bay Area, California with her husband and 2 mini pigs, named Poppy and Podrick. Poppy is 2.5 years old, and Podrick is 7 months old. Poppy arrived during a trying time in Sanghi's life, and Poppy has helped her overcome her depression and anxiety.

Pig’s are creatures of habit. They are comforted when they know what is going to happen. Pigs can become very regimented in their schedule and really hate it when it changes at all. I think a schedule is important but you need to keep their world changing also.

In this episode we talk to Jessie about how she handled an aggressive pig. Jessie was not always a pig lover. Her daughter wanted a farm pig themed party and the day after the party Jessie's father brought home 2 baby pigs for her daughter. They were told that the female pig was spayed but 3 months

One of the many techniques I use in training pigs is positive reinforcement. It works really well for pigs because they understand that if they do something that makes you happy, they will get a reward, so they will do it all the time for the reward. In our house we use “Magic Words”.

In this episode of the Pet Pig Podcast we will be talking to Monique. Monique's love for pigs started as a child. When she was about 8 or 9 years old Monique's father took her to a pet store, every week for a couple months, so she could visit the pot belly pig there named Pudgy.

There is a big misconception out that that a pig is only happy if they are fat. I feel so bad for overweight pigs because, just like people, when you are overweight you don't feel good and it is hard to move. I don't judge the owner because it is very easy for a pig to become overweight.

Kasleigh and her husband have been married almost 12 years and we have four kids. They are a family of animal lovers. And that love has carried over into their home because they have a rotating door of rescues and rehabs and a couple special needs pets of their own.

Everybody who has a pig knows that pigs squeal. We are going to discuss why they squeal and what we can do to teach them that squealing is not acceptable behavior. So let’s talk about why pigs squeal. Pigs are very vocal creatures. They are excellent communicators.

In this episode of The Pet Pig Podcast we talk with Cara about her nonprofit sanctuary Clover’s Pig Preserve. We also discuss the difference between a sanctuary and a rescue.