Potbellied Pig Behavior and Training, Revised Edition: A Complete Guide for Solving Behavioral Problems in Vietnamese Potbellied Pigs

Priscilla Valentine

ISBN 10: 1930580746 / ISBN 13: 9781930580749

Published by Luminary Media Group March 2005, 2005

About this Item

Seller Inventory # 54074

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Potbellied Pig Behavior and Training, Revised Edition: A Complete Guide for Solving Behavioral Problems in Vietnamese Potbellied Pigs
• Publisher: Luminary Media Group March 2005
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1930580746
• ISBN 13: 9781930580749
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Edition: 4th Edition
• Condition: Used - Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Fauna

About this title

Synopsis

Is your pet pig going through the "terrible twos"? Has he abandoned the litterbox, become destructive, refused to go outside in cold weather, screamed for his food, or dislikes visitors? "Potbellied Pig Behavior and Training" was written to provide easy solutions to the thirty most common pig problems. It also covers how to shape your potbelly's behavior from 8 weeks through the rest of his life. In addition, it contains two chapters on aggression, with a ten step program to "cure" it. Or, if you want your pig to be a TV star, there are simple instructions to teach him 20 amazing tricks! The delightful color photos and gorgeous cover will make this book a perfect candidate for the coffee table. But best of all, this book covers behavior modification that other books leave out. It explains why your pig acts the way he does, and why our solutions work. It makes training your pig simple and fun, and now in the 2007 edition, has almost 100 amazing and darling COLOR photos! It is the "Potbelly Bible" and only book you will need for the life of your pig. From the Publisher PETS / PSYCHOLOGY. Learn the common-sense approach to enjoy your potbellied pig from an expert trainer who has owned numerous Potbellied Pig Trick Campions of the World and has appeared on national TV countless times. Find out how to choose the right pig, train your pig to obey and how to discipline it, follow the Pig Programming philosophy, use the Ten-Step Program for behavior, and solve pig problems from A to Z. Includes 64 color photos, 21 black/white photos, an index, and an animated cartoon pig on the page corners with page-flipping.

About the Author

Priscilla Valentine has a Bachelor's Degree in English/Psychology and has been involved in training pigs for 30 years. Her pigs are NCOPP Permanent Champions in obedience and she and her husband live with 5 "house pigs". In addition, she has appeared on TV and in newspapers countless times with "Valentine's Performing Pigs." (Letterman, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and Oprah) She also lectures on pig care and behavior, and rescues homeless potbellied pigs. She contributes money from selling her book to pig rescues and sanctuaries.