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Oink: My Life with Mini-Pigs
Matt Whyman
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Hardcover, 314 pages; 2011
$24.00
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Then the first string of spittle fell upon the mini-pig's back, followed by another, and that's when my huge hellhound gave in to temptation. A cry died in my throat as Sesi's head dropped down, but she didn't snap up Roxi in her jaws. Instead, very gently, she licked her. Not just once but slathering her all over. For a moment, I wondered whether maybe a dog's saliva had the capacity to tenderize its prey. I just could not fathom any other reason why she would be doing it….I had always considered my dog to possess a murderous instinct, not a maternal one, but here it was in full effect.
Novelist Matt Whyman, his wife, and his four children live in the English countryside and have housed a spirited ensemble of animals, including a wolflike Canadian shepherd, a cantankerous cat, a coop of chickens, and a whole bevy of bunnies. Whyman's sweetly comical memoir begins when two adorable little mini-pigs join the family--and porcine pandemonium ensues. Pet owners of any type and temperament are sure to find Oink exceedingly amusing.
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