We left off the pig saga last time with the sudden and unexplainable death of one of the hogs.

It was sad and weird and we felt guilty like we had done something to cause it, even though the farmer we got her from assured us that this sometimes happens and it wasn’t our fault. And mostly we were worried how our one remaining hog would adjust to the single life. Pigs are very social.

Well, we’re happy to report that she has been doing great! She gets a lot of attention from us. And from the dogs, who {as I mentioned before} think her poo is a tasty delicacy and spend much of their time hanging around her pen, waiting. She likes the company, so she gives them what they want. Which encourages them to stick around for more. It’s a very healthy co-dependent relationship.

Eeeeew.

Anyway, she is well and happy. We move her pen around the pasture every couple weeks so she has new grass to forage. She loves rooting up and munching on the gnarly quack-grass roots, and is kept happily busy with this task.

Her other favorite thing is a good spray-down with the garden hose on sunny afternoons. She wiggles around under the water stream and oinks with pleasure, and then promptly rolls in the mud.