What is the best tasting pig?
Why is Mangalitsa, the World’s Best-Tasting Pork, More Expensive?
Can a dog impregnate a cat?
But creating hybrids of animals that are very genetically distinct from each other – such as a dog and a cat – are impossible, as is one species giving birth to an entirely different one. It does not stop people from hoping.
The Scenario: Pig arrives. Dog sniffs pig’s privates. The dog does not respond to the owner’s commands to “Leave the pig alone.” Pig gets mad. Owner tries to comfort pig by petting the pig around the face while the dog is still sniffing behind, though the pig can’t see him. The pig, thinking the unpleasant action at her rear is somehow related to the action at the front, nips at her owner’s hands. The pig responded thusly because she translated the unpleasant behavior from the dog to the hands that were, in effect, preventing her from retaliating.
Bedford, a pet pig who lives with Ondine, a huge Newfoundland, never had one problem adjusting to his new canine housemate. His owner once told me this story:
Winston Churchill once said “Dogs look up to you. Cats look down at you. But pigs treat you like an equal.”
Now, if the situation gets out of control and a fight ensues, command your dog to “stop” and make him leave the room. Remember never to get your hands in the middle of a dog/pig confrontation. Use a chair or something rigid, like a serving tray, to break up the fight if the dog doesn’t listen to “no”. Another suggestion is to have the dog on a leash. This way you can forcibly remove your dog from contact with the pig. Even though this whole scene may be traumatic – for you, the dog, and the pig – don’t give up. It will take a while but eventually, the two pets will work it out with your help and supervision.
As a newcomer, the pig should have her own space. Let your dog have nose contact with the pig through a safety gate. This is a way for the two to meet without the dog intruding on the pig’s space. Olfactory familiarization… is critical in the animal kingdom. A pig is curious by nature, so she will touch noses with the dog and snurddle around in its furry coat. At this point in the… process, use soft, praising phrases such as “Good dog. See what a nice piggy we have here. Be nice to the little piggy,” and vice versa for the pig. This sort of interaction several times a day for a few days allows for a gradual mutual acceptance.