Well, it's been a long hard 24 hrs, drove nearly 500 miles some those with two poohing piglets and one of them also vomiting!! So you can imagine the smell in the car. We are tired and worn out but very happy with the two piglets who are settled in their new home in our dog run for the time being.
I'll get pics and video by tomorrow and write a detailed account of it all in our Animal Lovers Web Blog.

wow well done john cant wait for the pics.

Have a hot bath, have a snack and take a nap. You must be wiped out. We used to drive to cat shows. Cats are great travelers (sometimes), but hours on the road can get a lot longer when someone has an "accident". Baby piggies wouldn't even try to wait and you couldn't stop and walk them like a dog. At least not yet. I hope they are fine after their journey. Now you need to recover and the car perhaps needs an airing. I await pictures when you are sufficiently recovered. I don't know who I feel more sympathy for, you or the pigs. If you still love them after that you are more than just an animal lover, you are an ANIMAL LOVER!!!!. Of course you passed that test long ago what with clipping sheep feet and other such things.  

That was the longest 24 hours of my life! Although the way back was brightened up alot by the beautiful piglets and the beautiful scottish countryside.

That is dedication, 500 miles in a car with car sick pigglets. I am glad you are home safe and well and with piggies. I look forward to pictures and such as you settle them in. What are their names?

Aw that's sweet that you did it.

but now i'm confused, so di you drive 500 miles and put them in a dog run so know ypur kune piggies are 500 miles away? Or did you give them to someone, or pick them up from somewhrer?

It must of been eventful with two piggies in the back Lol! Did any of you get any sleep?!

So here are the first pics of our piglets and their parents in the rescue home (with a new camera that I haven't sussed how to use fully yet):


Our two piglets in the SSPCA home


Another of our two new piglets


The piglets dad, Shrek apot bellied Pig


The piglets mum, Fiona a Kune Kune Pig


They are much smaller than we imagined and are only 7 weeks old still, they are approximately the size of  a Yorkshire Terrier.
We will get better photos at our own place.

He he....

Oh my lord! That's SO cool!!! Sweet Laura!!

lovely piglets they look half asleep.

they are SO cute- *is super jealous*

Lol, our piggies send everyone cuddles (even though they are more frightened than imaginable at the moment!).  

ahah very good animation laura.

Love it, and cuddles for the piggies!

The pigs are so sweet but very very nervous.  Spent quite a lot of time just sitting with them today so that they know we don't bite.  I was rewarded this evening when they ate some of their food pellets out of my hand.  Soon realised, however, that they are the ones that bite!!  Only an accidental nip - how are they supposed to know my fingers arn't some piggy food delicacy  

It was lovely and has given us some confidence that they are settling in their new home  

Awww how sweet!

They're starting to love you!!

The moment I saw the article about these pigs I somehow knew you were going to get your piggies. And now you have them. They are such young babies. You get to be mom all over again to yet another kind of little one. Have fun getting to know them. They are such sweet looking little guys. I look forward to hearing all about them.

Here is another picture from today of the two piglets in the inside part of the dog run:



They are getting much friendlier and having a nibble at almost anything, including our hands, it is amazing the strength that they have in their neck and nose when they push against something.

They look pretty good. Obviously the trip didn't take too much out of them. How are you and Laura doing. So have they been outside yet? Would they have been outside at the shelter or have they always been in a cage/enclosure. I can't wait to see what kinds of things they can get into. What do the dogs think of them? Will Sam try herding them and can pigs be herded?

They certainly have been out in the grass run area and have dug a considerable amount of it up. Sam is not interested and Molly has had a few nose to nose encounters but the dogs are really just looking like
"Oh god what have they brought home now!"

Ha

The pigs are getting really tame! If you shout to them in an excited tone "come pigs" they come over to you. We can get little strokes in - its great when they eat as we can get to stroke their backs. Their noses are so cute - and their tails are so funny. Unlike a typical pig they are streight - not curly - must be a kune thing.

Ooo I never have saw a staright tail before! ya must be a Kune thing.

I should have guessed that they would dig up grass and generally make a mess. That is a pig thing. Now I can't remember what pig tais look like in the first place. I must attend the Royal Winter Fair this year. I will be able to see all the farm animals up close again.  
So the dogs don't really care. They are getting used to you bringing home odd things. I wonder what they would do if you brought home a kangaroo or something like that. You have very understanding dogs. Good thing eh.