This Little Piggy Will Not Be Heading To The Market!

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Apple Sauce's life began on shaky grounds - The last of 13 siblings, the little Belgian Blue Piglet faced starvation, after being rejected by her mother - however, thanks to her quick thinking owner, the little porker now has a loving, albeit slightly unusual family.

Heidi Rhiann who owns a pig farm in Wales, knew that the little piglet would die, unless she did something soon.

Desperate, she decided to try see if her 18-month old Rottweiler, Sasha, who had just given birth to a litter of eight puppies, would adopt one more.

Wrapping the little piglet with one of the puppy's blanket, so that she would 'smell' like them, Heidi placed her next to Sasha.

Sure enough, the 18-month old Rottweiler immediately began to bond with the little piglet and within an hour, the little piggy was happily suckling away.

Now Apple Sauce has become part of the family of nine, cuddling up with her siblings and mom, as if it were the most natural thing in the world for a piglet to hang out with puppies.

While she is still weak and needs extra supplements, the little piggy is healthy and the best part is, she will have a permanent home with Sasha, since Heidi has decided to keep little Apple Sauce as a pet!

sources:bbc.co.uk, dailymail.co.uk

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  • 123over 9 years
    Soooooo cute
    • Volleyball over 9 years
      Apple sauce is so cute even though he is a pig
      • jjmaxalmost 10 years
        I love this article because it shows how even different animals can bond. I love pigs also
        • Yugal Gautam almost 10 years
          so cute
          • j_t_k
            j_t_kalmost 10 years
            This is the most amazing thing I've ever seen :) ^_^
            • dragonbreath
              dragonbreathalmost 10 years
              This is adorable
              • izzy10canalmost 10 years
                Sorry not signed in right now, But, this is sooooooo cute and adorable!
                • Alysin - DORKalmost 10 years
                  I have a 2 dogs, 5 cats, 3 hamsters, 2 feet, 2 birds, 1 rabbit, 2 pigs, and a GIANT head! So that means I have 15 animals!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! xDx
                  • Herobrinealmost 10 years
                    That's Pretty Cool But You Should See My Mansion.
                    • AWESOME38 almost 10 years
                      not a suprize other animals take other species into their arms all the time like i have a kitten and a fulll grown bunny and they are two peas in a pod together