Tory the pig!

[Rescued]

This is my handsome pig Tory. He is such a sweetie and I figured I would share him with you all. He is such a charmer.
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[coltfire]

oh how sweet, so are they better than dogs as i had a lot of ppl tell me.

[mrgoogls]

haha he is cute :) I also heard they are like dogs if you raise them like one.

[Rescued]

I don't think he's better than the dogs, but he is definitely different than them. They have some advantages and come less desirable traits. We have a variety, and he is unique. I just love him though and since he is with the dogs a lot, he is rather Dog like. They have such a strong food drive that you have to be always on the alert. On the other hand it does make them easy to train.

[Debra]

He's so cute! If I were to show this to my hubby, he would only say "no, no, no, no". lol. He knows I'd be saying I want one.

[Rescued]

Lol, I fell in love with pigs long before I brought one home. I eventually found one that needed help and my hubby just couldn't say no. He can't say no to me. He spoils me so much. Just be sure to do the research before bringing one home. They are amazingly smart and incredibly destructive. Tory is still smallish, ~80#, I hope he doesn't get much bigger, but I know it is possible.

[Debra]

I really couldn't get one. We have wild hogs out here where I live and I'd be afraid they would get into a pen and hurt any livestock I might have. They come rooting right up to my front porch steps. Since I leave for work before dawn I have to be real quick sometimes getting into my car so they don't go after me. I had planted some bulbs in my yard and they rooted every one of them up and ate them! I hear you on the destructiveness of them.

[Rescued]

Oh no! That seems dangerous. Tory lives in the house, he goes outside only in our fenced in yard. I wouldn't leave him out anywhere where something could get to him, many a pig has been mauled by neighborhood dogs.

[Turquoise]

Tory is soo cute!!! I have seen many of them for sale in the last couple of years around these parts. I have sure been tempted to get one, but I already have enough to take care of on work days. :th_LOL:

My sister used to raise the big old domestic hogs & most were big pets. As long as they didn't have babies!!

Debra, we have lots of wild pigs out here where I live also. Luckily none care to hang around my house, probably due to my dogs. I can certainly show ya'll photos of what a half grown wild pig can do to a V.W. New Beetle!!

[Mare]

What a cutie pig! Is Tory a pot-bellied pig? Years ago, my friend, the one where Amigo came from, had a pot bellied and she brought it to my youngest sons kindergarten class to show the kids, it was adorable! Gosh, this had to be at least 16 yrs. ago and I think it's still alive but he got HUGE! How long is their life expectancy, do you know?

[Rescued]

Tory is a potbelly, in theory a "mini" but who knows. He is a rescue/rehome and at about a year is 80# or so. It may be a little less, but they are very dense. They can and often do live to 15-20 years. He is such a sweet fellow, he loves his belly rubs and of course treats. He eats like a.......pig. We work really hard to not let him eat too much and no junk food though he would happily eat anything you give him. We want to keep him slim and trim as so many pigs become obese and have terrible arthritis and back problems. A lot of them need ramps to get up and down, but he does stairs without a problem and even manages to get on the couch.

[Blancaej]

Very cute piggy! I won't show it to my daughter or she'll be asking for a pig next! LOL!

[Rescued]

This is a video I took today of Tory eating the rest of a watermelon. He LOVES watermelon as do I so we share and there is no waste.

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This is a few minutes later.....

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[Debra]

Love him!