(Below) June 30, 2019 - Meeting at Max's Fanno Creek Brew Pub in Tigard, OR for
a memorial dinner in honor of Burnie, Patty and Ron Hill’s fabulous trick pig.
Memories of Peni…
MY ADVENTURES WITH “PENI THE PILL” March 2006 - This is her history It all started with an e-mail. “When can I bring her to Portland she screamed, the sooner the better!” Soon she arrived at my door with a darling little pinto female pig on a leash, she was so sweet. When I first laid eyes on her it was love at first sight‖. Then I came to my senses and said “I can’t keep her! I already have a pig and it’s a full-time job!” Then, I thought, hum? Maybe we can put her in our foster care until we find her a new home. My husband, Ron, and I kept talking about her and decided to bring her into our happy home. That was just the BEGINNING! The first two days she moved in, she loved everybody, and everybody loved her. Day three, that all changed! That’s when she became “Peni the Pig from *&%#@”. All she did was scream. If I told her no or tried to discipline her or even if my husband talked or walked by her, she would let out this bloody scream. She had to get her own way! I decided then and there that I was going to break her of this habit or die trying. The first thing I tried was a spray bottle. After that failed, I tried using a child gate and backing her up in the corner. That also failed but only after she bruised my legs. Then I tried getting down on the floor and screaming louder and longer than she could and that worked. After several days of this, however, I lost my voice. I failed again! Then I got a whistle but that was just too annoying to EVERYONE. Then I tried a dog whistle and along with pushing her outside and let her think about it! IT WORKED!! It took me three months or more, but she was 99% broken. What a learning experience this was for us but she’s a much happier pig now and so are we! This kind of thing happens when people mismanage their pigs. Many are tossed away or in rescues from over-feeding and lack of discipline. You must be consistent because they are extremely intelligent and stubborn. Consistency, that’s the remedy. I must thank Nancy Shepherd, Jo Marie Cope, Melissa Maxwell, Doug and Jeannine Arthur and John Vincent for all their advice, support and my repeated phone calls. I also want to thank my husband and our room-mate for all their support, understanding, and tolerance. If you need any help, feel free to contact me. I might have the answer after all these trials and errors. ~ By Patty Hill, Pattyrocs@msn.com (503) 253-8768 
We love our little Peni!!!! She loves us too! As time went on Peni turned out to be a
nice pig!
Arthritis, hoof abscess since March 2024, stopped eating and diarrhea with blood in
it and maybe a tumor with cancer in her guts also got a blooding nose after she passed,
I'm thinking she was bleeding out. The vet did a good peaceful job.
RIP ~ Peni ~ 19 Years
old
3-19-2005 ~ 7-6-2024
You will be missed
Patty, Ron, & Lucas
BURNIE PHOTOS - CLICK PHOTOS BELOW TO ENLARGE
(Below) June 30, 2019 - Meeting at Max's
Fanno Creek Brew Pub in Tigard, OR for a
memorial dinner in honor of Burnie, Patty
and Ron Hill’s fabulous trick pig.
Memories of Peni…
MY ADVENTURES WITH “PENI THE PILL” March 2006 - This is her history It all started with an e-mail. “When can I bring her to Portland she screamed, the sooner the better!” Soon she arrived at my door with a darling little pinto female pig on a leash, she was so sweet. When I first laid eyes on her it was love at first sight‖. Then I came to my senses and said “I can’t keep her! I already have a pig and it’s a full-time job!” Then, I thought, hum? Maybe we can put her in our foster care until we find her a new home. My husband, Ron, and I kept talking about her and decided to bring her into our happy home. That was just the BEGINNING! The first two days she moved in, she loved everybody, and everybody loved her. Day three, that all changed! That’s when she became “Peni the Pig from *&%#@”. All she did was scream. If I told her no or tried to discipline her or even if my husband talked or walked by her, she would let out this bloody scream. She had to get her own way! I decided then and there that I was going to break her of this habit or die trying. The first thing I tried was a spray bottle. After that failed, I tried using a child gate and backing her up in the corner. That also failed but only after she bruised my legs. Then I tried getting down on the floor and screaming louder and longer than she could and that worked. After several days of this, however, I lost my voice. I failed again! Then I got a whistle but that was just too annoying to EVERYONE. Then I tried a dog whistle and along with pushing her outside and let her think about it! IT WORKED!! It took me three months or more, but she was 99% broken. What a learning experience this was for us but she’s a much happier pig now and so are we! This kind of thing happens when people mismanage their pigs. Many are tossed away or in rescues from over-feeding and lack of discipline. You must be consistent because they are extremely intelligent and stubborn. Consistency, that’s the remedy. I must thank Nancy Shepherd, Jo Marie Cope, Melissa Maxwell, Doug and Jeannine Arthur and John Vincent for all their advice, support and my repeated phone calls. I also want to thank my husband and our room-mate for all their support, understanding, and tolerance. If you need any help, feel free to contact me. I might have the answer after all these trials and errors. ~ By Patty Hill, Pattyrocs@msn.com (503) 253-8768 
We love our little Peni!!!! She loves us too!
As time went on Peni turned out to be a nice
pig!
Arthritis, hoof abscess since March 2024,
stopped eating and diarrhea with blood in it
and maybe a tumor with cancer in her guts
also got a blooding nose after she passed, I'm
thinking she was bleeding out. The vet did a
good peaceful job.
RIP ~ Peni ~ 19 Years old
3-19-2005 ~ 7-6-2024
You will be missed
Patty, Ron, & Lucas
BURNIE PHOTOS - CLICK
PHOTOS BELOW TO ENLARGE
(Below) June 30, 2019 - Meeting at Max's Fanno Creek Brew
Pub in Tigard, OR for a memorial dinner in honor of Burnie,
Patty and Ron Hill’s fabulous trick pig.
Memories of Peni…
MY ADVENTURES WITH “PENI THE PILL” March 2006 - This is her history It all started with an e-mail. “When can I bring her to Portland she screamed, the sooner the better!” Soon she arrived at my door with a darling little pinto female pig on a leash, she was so sweet. When I first laid eyes on her it was love at first sight‖. Then I came to my senses and said “I can’t keep her! I already have a pig and it’s a full-time job!” Then, I thought, hum? Maybe we can put her in our foster care until we find her a new home. My husband, Ron, and I kept talking about her and decided to bring her into our happy home. That was just the BEGINNING! The first two days she moved in, she loved everybody, and everybody loved her. Day three, that all changed! That’s when she became “Peni the Pig from *&%#@”. All she did was scream. If I told her no or tried to discipline her or even if my husband talked or walked by her, she would let out this bloody scream. She had to get her own way! I decided then and there that I was going to break her of this habit or die trying. The first thing I tried was a spray bottle. After that failed, I tried using a child gate and backing her up in the corner. That also failed but only after she bruised my legs. Then I tried getting down on the floor and screaming louder and longer than she could and that worked. After several days of this, however, I lost my voice. I failed again! Then I got a whistle but that was just too annoying to EVERYONE. Then I tried a dog whistle and along with pushing her outside and let her think about it! IT WORKED!! It took me three months or more, but she was 99% broken. What a learning experience this was for us but she’s a much happier pig now and so are we! This kind of thing happens when people mismanage their pigs. Many are tossed away or in rescues from over-feeding and lack of discipline. You must be consistent because they are extremely intelligent and stubborn. Consistency, that’s the remedy. I must thank Nancy Shepherd, Jo Marie Cope, Melissa Maxwell, Doug and Jeannine Arthur and John Vincent for all their advice, support and my repeated phone calls. I also want to thank my husband and our room-mate for all their support, understanding, and tolerance. If you need any help, feel free to contact me. I might have the answer after all these trials and errors. ~ By Patty Hill, Pattyrocs@msn.com (503) 253-8768 
We love our little Peni!!!! She loves us too! As time went on
Peni turned out to be a nice pig!
Arthritis, hoof abscess since March 2024, stopped eating
and diarrhea with blood in it and maybe a tumor with cancer in
her guts also got a blooding nose after she passed, I'm thinking
she was bleeding out. The vet did a good peaceful job.
RIP ~ Peni ~ 19 Years old
3-19-2005 ~ 7-6-2024
You will be missed
Patty, Ron, & Lucas
