Hot Dog Races - aka Racing Dauchshunds (watch out pigs)

 

A Charity Event in the UK

 

This is what its all about. When you have a pig race for a charity drive, everybody is a winner!

 

Just to put things in perspective, here is a Chinese Pot-bellied pig race.

 

Apparently, these pigs are indinous to Vietnam and Thailand (haven't found the Chinese connection yet). Adult pigs are about the size of a medium or large breed dog and weigh in at 20 - 300lbs (8 - 136 kg). Wikepedia says; "The recent upsurge in the popularity of pot-bellied pigs as "fad" pets has led to abandonment when owners discover that the pigs actually grow to larger sizes and require more care than they believed."

 

The Calafornia Pot-bellied Pig Association (CPPA) suggests adopting one from a shelter instead of buying one. 



The University of Southern Mississippi holds its annual "Paint Southern Miss Pink" race for Breast Cancer Awareness Month (kids aren't the only ones who know how to have fun!).

Ok - I'm back

Seems like it's time to get blogging. So let me start with a really cool video of a battery operated toy pig. The little piggy looks totaly at home on the farm!

Real Pigs!

I decided to start looking backwards to to the start of pig racing. Here is my start!

Let the race begin!

This is an example of what a toy pig race might look. You can buy battery operated pigs by