Clever piggies? Training?

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I was wondering if anyone 'trains' their pigs? My 4 come running over at pellet time and I've started to hand feed them the pellets as its making them so friendly :))x) I noticed they started to stand on their back legs when they had finished their pellet and wanted another, so I started to say up as they did it and give them a pellet. Now 3/4 of them can stand when I say up xx>>>

It's more of accidental training tbh on its only for fun but I was wondering if anyone else had any similar ideas? After seeing the minipan pig clips on youtube I have tried the turn a circle but its a bit hard with 4 pigs all barging into each other as no space to turn without getting interupted ^). Also trying the voice training with 'yum yums' as the cue (same as the youtube video) when the veg bag comes out as they go squeeking crazy when the veg bag rustles hehe.

Any excuse to spend more time with the pigs :D (I do try with the buns too but they get far to overexcited to pay attention to me like the pigs do lol :(|) )
 
Ahhh that sounds cute!
I have recently been training my piggies to walk into am upturned pigloo covered with a small fleece so that I can safely lift them from cage - run, run - lap etc! When I put the upturned pigloo into their cage I say 'play time boys! play time! play time!' I'm hoping eventually they'll understand! So far it has worked perfectly once :))
They've already learnt that the sound of the water bottle being taken away in the morning means that breakfast is on its way! They also know that when I sit at the end of the sofa which is right by their cage and eat my dinner that they sometimes get a salad leaf or something, so they'll come and look at me through the bars!
They really are quite intelligent, its lovely to see :)
 
i am training my piggies to come to their name followed by kissy sound, just incase they do escape i know that they will come back to me instead of searching the whole house. I have seen the minipan utube and think she is very clever but think i prefer my piggies being piggies plus not sure i have the patience....
 
happycath said:
Ahhh that sounds cute!
I have recently been training my piggies to walk into am upturned pigloo covered with a small fleece so that I can safely lift them from cage - run, run - lap etc! When I put the upturned pigloo into their cage I say 'play time boys! play time! play time!' I'm hoping eventually they'll understand! So far it has worked perfectly once :))
They've already learnt that the sound of the water bottle being taken away in the morning means that breakfast is on its way! They also know that when I sit at the end of the sofa which is right by their cage and eat my dinner that they sometimes get a salad leaf or something, so they'll come and look at me through the bars!
They really are quite intelligent, its lovely to see :)
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Thats really clever as at the moment I herd mine into a carrier for each trip in and out of the garden but if they were voice trained into it ?/ your pigs must be genious'! hehe I guess I could lead ours into the bottom half of a carrier (as they have this as one of their litter trays) but with the lid on might be tricky lol :))


lovelygirl said:
i am training my piggies to come to their name followed by kissy sound, just incase they do escape i know that they will come back to me instead of searching the whole house. I have seen the minipan utube and think she is very clever but think i prefer my piggies being piggies plus not sure i have the patience....
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Sounds amazing! How are you pigs doing with it? I dread to think if I lost any of our 4 :(
 
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