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Griffen arrived with Sawyer on June 17th. Even though they arrived together, they had never shared a pen together and don’t get along. Griffen is the more outgoing of the two and it wasn’t long before he joined the rest of the herd. The markings on his nose make him look like a distinguished English gentleman. Even though he is a little shy, he still rolls over for a belly rub occasionally.

Hammish is a whole different pig, maybe part wild boar. He runs differently, thinks differently, and looks sideways at you as if to say, "Hey, I know who's really in charge here and it's ME." We took him from the Hayward Shelter, a runaway from somewhere. He was un-neutered, and, when we took him for surgery, he had of course, one undescended testicle and cost twice as much. But, he's been worth every penny in entertainment. He's a one-person pig and doesn't mind letting you know if you're not that person. He's one of the smartest pigs we've ever seen. He's also one of the "Fortunate Four" house pigs (Actually, there are only two house pigs now since we lost Nigel and Bodie).

Hannah is one big beautiful pig and her heart is as big as she is. She drops for a belly rub at the slightest touch and she is sweet tempered and gentle. Her favorite thing (other than eat) is to shred her blankets. In one evening, she can turn a sleeping bag into a cloud of white fluff. She is a big favorite with visitors

Jazzy’s owner was a vet technician who found that she couldn’t keep Jazzy where she was living. She brought her to Belly Draggers, innitially as a boarder, with hopes of taking her back. She came out to visit a couple of times, but then stopped coming and didn’t return calls. We found a great adoptive family for Jazzy. C.P.P.A. paid for her to be spayed and she went directly from the vet’s to her new home. In her new home she became irritable and snapped at the children. We think she thought she was being “dumped�? again, so we immediately brought her back to Belly Draggers. She is very happy here and loves getting belly rubs!