How to train a pot belly pig

This will in all probability be the very easiest thing for your pet pig to learn.  If a very young pig is given a small room with a litter box containing a pig-safe litter, it will almost certainly automatically head to the litter box whenever it needs to relieve itself.  You may help the the little pig in learning where their litter box is at first, but once they know where their litter box is, they are very inclined to use that spot.

Be sure not to feed you pig anywhere near their litter area. An older pig, that is not accustomed to using a litter box, may take a little while to make the change, but they will almost certainly appreciate a clean litter box even more than does a cat.

Pigs are naturally very clean animals, and don't like to be unclean. They will naturally eat and drink in completely different areas of their enclosure, away from where they urinate and from the area they choose to defecate.

While you pig is still small enough to move around with your hands, start teaching him to sit: 

Begin by getting some very small bits of his favorite treats, and while telling him to sit, hold his treat above his head, moving your hand containing the treat back toward his shoulders, thereby encouraging him to back up a bit, starting to sit down.  As soon as your pig begins the sit motion, immediately say, "good," and give him a tid-bit of the treat, petting or patting him a bit.  Do this several times, until he catches on.

Once he seems to understand, he will start to sit on his own. You may not even have to use hand pressure if you move your hand with his treat back in such a way that he naturally begins the sitting process.

Now that your pig understands what it is that you want him to do, he will be listening and looking for his treat so he will be eager to please you to get another treat. Just practice a few times a day, every day and he will get in the mode of really looking forward to doing as you ask. 

While pigs don't ordinarily get bored as quickly as a dog, you still don't want to keep asking for the same things every time you are with your pig. After all, you and he still need some real bonding.  He needs and wants you to pay attention to him.

Teaching your pet pig to dance is relatively easy once you have taught it to sit. 

Now, it's just a matter of having it sit, and then using it's favorite treat to lead it's snout back and forth, while you say, "dance."

Practice this several times, and praise your pet, patting him, and demonstrate your approval, praising your pig over and over.

You may decide that you would have your pet pig dance while he is on all fours instead of sitting.  This too is rather simple to teach, just bypass the sit command, and use the same technique of leading his snout in the direction you want him to dance. He should catch on quickly. Again, once he get the idea, he will willingly dance on command, waiting for his treat, which should be given as soon as he performs.

Always keep your actions and communication open between your pig and yourself, as this will develop a permanent bonding between you both.

For continued training, it is strongly suggested that you have  a good connection with someone who has experience with pigs as pets. They will be an excellent source of information and help in times you may get frustrated by some very natural pig behaviors, such as eating the roots of your precious roses, or young fruit trees.

Be sure to keep up the training of your pig. It's an ongoing, really unending process.  He will be very happy making you happy with him, and even happier with the tiny morsels he receives as his reward for performing.

As your pig grows and matures, likely he won't be as active as he was as a very young pig, but if properly cared for and if he is not neglected, or hit, he will continue to do his very best to please you in any way he can. He knows he will gain a yummy reward, too.

A well trained young pig:

Notes

You must have a very secure enclosure for your pig (hog panels are recommended) for when you are not at home, and make sure you never leave your dog and pig alone together without supervision.  Even best friends can get upset and fight, and the dog may well do serious harm to his best friend if they should have a dispute.

By now, you have most likely come to understand how adaptable pigs are when it comes to learning new things, such as behaviors and interests.

Pigs make better pets when they have been spayed or neutered, as they tend to become aggressive when intact. Males will also have a strong musky order if not neutered as well.

Baby male pigs can reproduce as early as only two to three weeks of age, even impregnating their own mothers (sows).

Female piglets are fertile at about three months of age and if not spayed, they will also become aggressive, as well as try to escape your property in search of nature's call to reproduce.

If altered, it really makes very little difference which you get as a pet, male or female, as long as they are altered.  Males will have a easier time using the litter box and not make a wet mess outside the litter area.  Females tend to back up to urinate, and if their back-end overhangs their litter box, they are pretty sure to get the flooring underneath the box wet.  

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