Pepper the Snuggle bug

Pepper must have been in a snuggling mood. She crawled up the back of my shirt and is sticking her head out the top. Crazy pet pig.

Peppers favorite time of day

My sun lounger. The kids so conveniently left a fluffy blanket for our pig in her favorite afternoon spot. Such a cutie. I snapped this picture while I was jogging around her during a workout. Don't move on my account.

Clean pen

Pepper loves making a mess with her litter. Pine shavings everywhere. This is clean. When I wake up in 5 hours I am sure it will be a mess again.

Seat stealer strikes again

Pepper the couch seat stealer. My husband must arrange the pillows to her liking.

Pepper the seat stealer

Pepper LOVES to cuddle with us on the couch. But when you get up say good bye to your spot...and the pillows....and the blanket. She burrows under them and steals your seat. She is peeking out from her sleeping spot on the couch. Or I should say my husband's former favorite spot. How quickly pets get the run of the house.

Storm blues

Pepper hiding in her bed from the storm.I love the monsoons in July. This is Pepper's first July and first Monsoon. At least she finds comfort among her stuffed friends. 

Pepper the pouter

Pepper did not like that I was doing laundry and not cuddling with her, so she was pouting in the corner. So silly.

Sunbathing friends

This is Pepper and our 15 year old cat Latte. They found their favorite spot...sunny carpet. I love how cute that are laying next to each other.

Sleepy

Pepper fell asleep on my arm tonight while snuggling on the couch. So naturally my daughter thought we should put her sleep mask on her. Cracked me up.

Pepper Fashion

Pig's get cold too! During the winter they need warmth if out and about or else they get quite cold. If it is really cold they can even get frost bite on their ears. To help Pepper feel more comfortable while nibbling on our grass in the front yard I bought her some Pepper fashion. Didn't she look so cute in her hot pink jacket? So cute.

I am sure this winter she will not fit , so I will be on the hunt for new fashion. Maybe we could do fashion Fridays on the blog? ha ha

Getting socialized

Little piglets are concerned of two things, food and staying alive. Everything bigger than them is considered a threat to life. Since she was such a little thing we had to gradually get her used to being picked up. I fought tooth and nail with my husband to be able to get Pepper initially and wouldn't you know it, James was the first one that could lift her completely off the ground and in his arms.

When piglets are scared their response to scare away the threat is the highest pitched squeal you can imagine. It is like having a fire alarm go off inside your head. We had a few lessons of how loud her squeal could be while we were getting her used to us. 

She currently loves sitting on the couch with us, cuddling under a blanket. She definitely lets you know when she wants up on the couch. Grunt Grunt 

Pepper's New home

Looking back at these pictures I still can not believe how small she was. These are pictures of her first week home, checking out her new pen and getting used to the set up. At this time she was already litter box trained. She was trained before we got her home, which was great. Pigs love blankets and stuffed animals to cuddle with. I love the pictures of her all cuddled up in the blankets.

The Beginning !

Pepper was born in October 2012 by a wonderful breeder (azmicrominipigs.com)
She was so tiny, here is a picture of her a few days old. She has the cutest markings on her face , which is called a mask, and a saddle marking on her back. So adorable. The breeder was so great about giving us updated pictures once they were born. She was in constant communication with us.

Stay tuned for more. I am playing catch up with the posts.

Suggestion and attempt! Please be kind.

First and foremost I am NOT, I repeat NOT a writer! I love to read so I have inspiration from all those wonderful bloggers out in the cyber world.
It was suggested to me that I write a blog about the adventures of my new family pet,  a micro-mini pig named Pepper. She is pretty awesome, and I already had a blog that I never used. So a little revamp and a lot of trust that my friends might actually read it and wha-la! The Pepper Mill is here. I hope you enjoy the stories of Pepper the pig.