The Thinking Pig
Wilma, the passionate pig: I think about food. I think about grain and grass and tomatoes and cucumbers. I think about when I will eat...
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Passionate Pig
Follow Wilma and Mona in Passionate Pig - a new installment arrives each Thursday.
Nov 14
A Pig’s Hair
Wilma, the passionate pig: KuneKune’s have hair all over. We have hair on our backs and hair on our bellies and hair on our butts. We...
Nov 7
A Pig’s Curiosity
The Spotted Piglet: I could be eating, but I am wondering. What is this? I will snuffle it. I will feel it with my snout. It is a boot....
Oct 24
A Pig’s Nose
Wilma, the passionate pig: I love my nose! I use it to snuffle in the dirt and to sort through scraps and to scoop grain. Our sister pigs...
Oct 17
A Pig Emotes
Wilma, the passionate pig: I am mostly happy, but sometimes I am angry…or frustrated. And I am always hungry! Mona, the somewhat peaceful...
Oct 10
A Pig’s Tale
Wilma, the passionate pig: Did you know that the tail of a sick pig hangs straight down? And the tail of a sad pig just flops? I can’t...
Oct 3
The Cozy Pig
I am a KuneKune piglet. I know how to nurse and I know how to eat grass. And I know how to cuddle.
Sep 26
The Piglets Wonder
Could we just lay here and nurse? Then lay here and sleep? And then nurse again?
Sep 19
The Sharing Pig
(click to see video) Wilma, the passionate pig: I love watermelon! I love the juice and the rind and the drips. I eat my watermelon fast...
Sep 12
Seven Hot Piglets
(click to see video) Wilma, the passionate pig: Ooo. Ah. Nice. Wilma’s piglets: We are hot, too! We’re coming in.
Sep 5
Two Hot Pigs
Wilma, the passionate pig: That sun is hot! Where is the pool? Let me in there! Ahh. I will flop in the water and splash it all over....
Aug 29
A Pig’s Affliction
Wilma, the passionate pig: My hooves keep growing! But I hate hoof trimming! I won’t tolerate any of that nonsense! They better not mess...
Aug 22
A Versatile Pig
Wilma, the passionate pig: We are adaptable pigs! When it is hot, we lie in the shade, and we are all right. When it is cold, we lie in a...
Aug 15
A Pig in Water
Wilma, the passionate pig: I do love water! I love water on my face! I love water on my back! When I am hot, water is the best. Mona, the...
Aug 8
A Pig’s Personality
Wilma, the passionate pig: KuneKune’s are the best pigs there are! We are the most attractive! We always like to be scratched! And we...
Aug 1
A Piglet Chat
Wilma, the passionate pig: Piglets eat and piglets sleep, just like us. And piglets chat. They chat when they nurse. They chat when they...
Jul 25
A Piglet’s Day
Wilma, the passionate pig: These piglets are just like us, Mona. They eat. They sleep. They eat some more. They sleep again. And then...
Jul 18
A Pig’s Feed
Wilma, the passionate pig: Piglets start eating grass and scraps when they are just a week old. Piglets love to eat. Mona, the somewhat...
Jul 11
A Pig’s Lactation
Wilma, the passionate pig: I can feed seven piglets all at the same time. My milk is rich, but the piglets’ bellies are small, so they...
Jul 4
A Preponderance of Piglets
Wilma, the passionate pig: I pushed seven piglets out. I am no longer pregnant. Now I am busy. Mona, the somewhat peaceful pig: There are...
May 30
A Pig Ponders
Wilma, the passionate pig: Remember when I worried about being pregnant? About what I would do and how I would run and what I would eat?...
May 23
A Pig’s Perplexity
Wilma, the passionate pig: Those sister pigs. The ones in the factory. What do they do without dirt? I lie in the dirt. I dig in the...
May 16
A Pig’s Desire
Wilma, the passionate pig: I want grass! Green grass! I want grass more than grain, even more than cheese. Mona, the somewhat peaceful...
May 9
A Pig’s Query
Wilma, the passionate pig: Henry the Cat called me “domesticated.” What is “domesticated,” Mona? Mona, the somewhat peaceful pig: Henry...
May 2
The Piglet Puzzle
Wilma, the passionate pig: If I have twelve piglets, what will I do with the first one while I push the last one out?! Mona, the somewhat...
Apr 25
A Pig’s Problem
Wilma, the passionate pig: What if I can’t get my piglets out?! What if they are stuck in there forever?! Mona, the somewhat peaceful...
Apr 18
A Pig’s Horror
Wilma, the passionate pig: Did you know that sows sometimes lay on their piglets and kill them?! That can’t be! Mona, the somewhat...
Apr 11
A Pig’s Pity
Wilma, the passionate pig: Those sister pigs. The ones in the factory. They can’t lie in the sun, Mona, and who scratches them? I’m sure...
Apr 4
A Pig’s Menu
Wilma, the passionate pig: Did you know that our sister pigs in the factory never snuffle in the dirt?! I love to snuffle! What if I...
Mar 28
A Pig's Prediction
Wilma, the passionate pig, and Mona, the somewhat peaceful pig: "Just before we have our piglets, we will seem preoccupied, and our teats...
Mar 21
A Pig's Question
Wilma, the passionate pig: "When I am pregnant, can I still run and root? And play? What about eating, Mona?! Can I eat?!" Mona, the...
Mar 14
A Pig's Panic
Wilma, the passionate pig: "When I am pregnant, I might have four piglets growing! Or I might have six! Or I might have eight! Or I might...
Mar 7
Some Pig Terms
Wilma, the passionate pig: "I am a gilt because I haven’t had piglets yet! Geraldine is a sow because she’s had whole bunches of piglets!...
Feb 29
A Pig's Cycle
Wilma, the passionate pig: "Did you know that a sow can have multiple batches of piglets each year? Our sister pigs in the pig factories...
Feb 22
The Piglets' Prelude
Wilma, the passionate pig, and Mona, the somewhat peaceful pig: "Hey! It is now breeding time and then it will be farrowing time. Get...
Feb 15
A Pig's Schedule
Wilma, the passionate pig: “Hey! I’m reaching out as I’ve just had a distressing experience! I’m sure it’s never happened to any pig...
Jan 25
A Pig's Wish
Wilma, the passionate pig: "You should give me tasty food and change it all the time! Try making it softer and easier to digest! I should...
Jan 18
A Pig's Dance
Wilma, the passionate pig: “Food, food, food! My food! Delicious food! Hey, don’t take my food! But wait, I want your food! Or was this...
Jan 11
A Pig's Demand
Wilma, the passionate pig: “Hey! Listen to me! I have something to say! All the time! Pay attention!” Mona, the somewhat peaceful pig:...
Jan 4
A Pig's View
Wilma, the passionate pig: “Being a pig now is totally different from any other time! There’s never been a time like this in all of pig...
Dec 28, 2023
A Pig's Pile
Wilma, the passionate pig, and Mona, the somewhat peaceful pig… “Pig pile. Full body contact. Try it. You’ll like it.”
Dec 21, 2023
A Pig's Pronouncement
Wilma, the passionate pig: “I’ll be grazing in the back pen at feeding time! I am reaching out to find out what I need to do to have my...
Dec 14, 2023
A Pig's Proposition
Wilma, the passionate pig: “Scratch me there! Yes, right there on my stomach! Keep going! Wait, why are you stopping?! No, no, no, don’t...
Dec 7, 2023
A Pig's Request
Wilma, the passionate pig: “You should feed me separately! Put us all in different pens and bring us specific bowls and wait for us to...
Nov 30, 2023
A Pig's Position
Wilma, the passionate pig, and Mona, the somewhat peaceful pig… “We cuddle, yes we do. We cuddle, how about you?”
Nov 23, 2023
A Pig's Meal
Wilma, the passionate pig: “Me, me, me! Food, food, food! I don’t remember the last time I was fed! Have I ever been fed?! I am hungry,...
Nov 16, 2023
A Pig's Nap
Wilma, the passionate pig, and Mona, the somewhat peaceful pig… “Sunshine. Napping in a pile. Bliss.”
Nov 9, 2023
A Pig's Perspective
Wilma, the passionate pig: “The life of a pig is super stressful! I am occupying a unique moment in history where I work harder than all...
Nov 2, 2023
A Pig's Appetite
Wilma, the passionate pig: “Tomatoes?! Tomatoes?! Really?! Tomatoes?! Not there! Here by me! Oh, the vines – crunchy! yum! – and those...
Oct 10, 2023
A Pig’s Life
Once upon a time, there was a passionate pig named Wilma: “Hey! I am reaching out to let you know that I have a lot of issues. I’ll be...
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