Important Dos

• Teach tricks and practice behavior training. Learning tricks help pet pigs feel they have accomplished something and is a form of entertainment to them.
• Correct undesirable behavior. Like a small child, a pig things he can keep misbehaving if he is not corrected each time.
• Give positive reinforcement for good behavior. Food rewards work best, particularly if there are special treats for special successes. Other rewards are belly rubs, back scratches and TLC.
• Be sure bathroom area is away from eating, sleeping , and living areas as possible.
• Reward your pig for good potty habits. Include verbal praise and a treat. If your decide to litter box train, limit access to rooms in the house or areas outside. Your pig can start living in a room where his or her bedding, food, and litter box are located. Once he or she is using the litter box in that room, allow one more room and continue adding rooms to his or her territory. Litter box training may be okay for awhile. However, it may become a problem as the pig ages. It is important to provide a box that will grow with the pig. A pig raised in an indoor-outdoor situation is best. As the your pig gets older, he or she may decide not to use the litter box anymore, so be prepared to have an alternative area in the future.

Important Don'ts

• Strike your pet for misbehaving. This type of discipline will be confused as an attack and he or she will be frightened, not corrected. Use less aggressive discipline techniques.
• Continue practicing tricks if your pig becomes frustrated. Request a trick your pig knows well to restore his or her confidence and ease frustration. A frustrated pig will begin to dislike training sessions, rather than view them as a chance to spend time with your.
• Allow potty training accidents to occur more than twice at a time. If an accident happens, back up to the last successful stage and training and begin from that point.