,So this sweet girl apparently has some manners when it comes to eating.  

I mentioned something a while back about how Petunia and Corndog will peel oranges before they eat them and leave the peels behind.  I never though that a pig would even consider not eating the peel, I just thought that the orange would be eaten in its entirety.  

So Miss Precious Pig is dainty when it comes to eating apples.  I picked a few off the ground and held each one out to feed her and she would take a bite, chew, and then take another.  Not once did she attempt to grab the apple from me and run off.  I was a bit floored by this approach to eating, I mean she does enjoy her food.  

Pigs are smart animals and incredibly curious.  I read something that compared their intelligence to that of a 3 - 5 year old child.  Based on some of the things that these pigs have done, figured out, gotten into, I definitely believe that their intelligence is up there.  

Our girls, Petunia and Precious Pig are definitely emotional.  Precious Pig makes sweet little noises when you pet her and I know that she and Petunia want us to pay attention to them every time we are outside.  

Corndog does not necessarily want us to pet him, but he is always walking up close to us and observing.  Hopefully he will allow us to pet him one day soon.  

Precious Pig and I have a routine now in the mornings so that Lola does not steal her food.  I will feed the donkeys and pretend I am doing something else, then I will call for Precious Pig and she will trot over to where I quietly lay some food on the ground.  I see her patiently waiting for me every morning and she will not come out of her house until I call her name when she knows it is time for her breakfast.

Shannon bought a couple of new toys for Gabby yesterday, ones that can be filled with treats or food.  The treat that came with the toy was not enticing enough so Shannon stuffed a piece of cheese inside and all of a sudden it became the object of not just Gabby's interest, but also of Corndog's. 

The video below speaks for itself.  Try to ignore Lily crying in the background, that is kind of her thing lately and seems to be the soundtrack to the Clem Family lives right now. 

Precious Pig is back with the Donkeys now and seems to be living in harmony, for the most part.  

Lola has noticed that Precious Pig gets something other than hay when everyone is fed and has made it obvious that she wants this food as well as her hay.  

So, I basically have a miniature donkey stalker when it is meal time.  Lola will walk along the fence line and watch as I feed all of the animals.  She will stick her head out through the openings and attempt to get the bucket of food, reaching as far as possible with her neck. 

Yesterday I was unsuccessful in my attempts at tricking Lola, but today Lola did not seem to notice when Precious Pig was fed and stayed eating with Jellybean and Cocoa. 

If Lola continues her fence stalking, Precious Pig will be lean and mean in no time!