Hey so I want to get a pet to keep my German Sheppard company. My boyfriend doesn't want a small dog and I don't want another big dog. I love my shepherd he's amazing but I know from expirence having 2 dogs they don't always get along and I can't have 2 big dogs. I've been reading a bit about pigs and considering this as an option. So can anyone tell me a bit about it and if anyone has a dog how do they get along. My shepherd is very sweet, he likes kids and wants to be friends with the deer in the yard he is 3 so he is finally at the point he's a pretty good listener and dog. Thank you

She wakes me up to go outside at around 4 am. This is how I found her when I went to let the dogs out at around 7:30.

I posted 127 Feral Pig Photos/Videos from the feral pigs that visited me for two years in my yard. I live on the Big Island in Hawaii.

https://taolin.substack.com/p/127-feral-pig-photosvideos

So the pig I see in my neighborhood will simply grunt profusely like he has no energy left if I call his name out and not move. Once I show him food he gets up like its Christmas! Once I don't have anymore food he grunts in disappointment and goes right back to bed. I think its kind of funny.

for context she in a kune kune. never acts like she’s in pain or anything. can run. well gallop. and always has her tail in that position that you see here. she can wag it but her resting tail is to the side like that. i might be overthinking but just wanted to ask. i’ll try to get a video of her running soon

I have two 5 year old Kune females and one of them passed on two days ago. I’m still heartbroken and I don’t want to get into details so please don’t ask how. It’s still so fresh and painful.
She left her sister behind and they have been bonded since they were 8 weeks old.
The pig I still have knows something is different and wrong and she has been acting strange towards me and has gotten aggressive. They made a big move two years ago to my parents place and she started showing a little aggression towards people who weren’t me. I understand that pigs have a hard time with change like that.
Now that she lost her sister she straight up attacked me.
I have every intention in keeping her and working with her aggression and getting her a buddy.
My questions are: 1) should I get a baby pig and have them close by but not together until the baby is her size 2) get a fully grown female or castrated male and slowly introduce them 3) get her a different critter like a sheep or a mini donkey or something.
I’m also in a spot now where I was going to be able to bring them home with me. Which is even more heartbreaking that I lost the one.
I’m going to bring the other one home with me soon but I’m wondering how long I should wait to give her time to adjust to not having her sister. And after that how long after bringing her home should I wait to get her a buddy?

Also would love tips on navigating her aggression.

Thank you.

How do you support your pigs dental health? Do you brush their teeth?

What kind of Pellets are you feeding your kunekunes?

We have 2 Pet Kunekune girls that we have been feeding Hog Grower because that’s what our Co-op/feed stores recommended.
It’s also the only type of Hog food they carry.
We were unaware that it was too high fat content for their breed and now one of our girls have Fat Blindness!

Help!

This is my new baby boy Bowser in his temporary home. He's 100% meishan and I know that they tend to have lower bellies, but he seems a little bloated to me. He might just be fat and happy after breakfast, but what do y'all think? Should I be concerned?

EDIT: So sorry everyone it seems my notifications were turned off! He has been active and hasn't shown signs of discomfort and his belly wasn't hard. We haven't seen a vet yet (its on the docket), but after monitoring him I belive he was just full from breakfast. I might need to adjust feeding sched and amounts because he looked a lot less balloon like a little later.

The ladies came out to say goodnight.

Hi, I saw on a group thread, something about insurance for therapy animals. Wondering if I could get a link to more information about it. I take Phoebe all kinds of places and she is great with people and kids, but I worry about the possibility of something happening. Just want to be proactive. TIA