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meet Priscilla Valentine the leader of

meet Priscilla Valentine the leader of Valentine’s performing pigs everyone

Valentine’s performing pigs everyone

Valentine’s performing pigs everyone should take a new look at pigs they are

should take a new look at pigs they are

should take a new look at pigs they are not just pork chops vasila and her

not just pork chops vasila and her

not just pork chops vasila and her husband Steve raise train and perform

husband Steve raise train and perform

husband Steve raise train and perform Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs they are

Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs they are

Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs they are preparing for a show at the American Pet

preparing for a show at the American Pet

preparing for a show at the American Pet Expo in California one of the largest

Expo in California one of the largest

Expo in California one of the largest pet shows in America

training pigs means working with their

training pigs means working with their natural behaviors she’s always thinking

natural behaviors she’s always thinking

natural behaviors she’s always thinking you can just see it in her eyes just

you can just see it in her eyes just

you can just see it in her eyes just like their wild cousins these pigs know

like their wild cousins these pigs know

like their wild cousins these pigs know executing certain behaviors can yield

executing certain behaviors can yield

executing certain behaviors can yield tasty results a star of the show is a

tasty results a star of the show is a

tasty results a star of the show is a pig named Nellie she’s the brains of the

pig named Nellie she’s the brains of the

pig named Nellie she’s the brains of the operation using her smarts for an

operation using her smarts for an

operation using her smarts for an ingenious take on bowling Nellie was

ingenious take on bowling Nellie was

ingenious take on bowling Nellie was simply supposed to knock the bowling

simply supposed to knock the bowling

simply supposed to knock the bowling balls down and one time she danced and

balls down and one time she danced and

balls down and one time she danced and she used her snout to knock the balls

she used her snout to knock the balls

she used her snout to knock the balls down because she figured it out

down because she figured it out

down because she figured it out well the idea of the trick is to knock

well the idea of the trick is to knock

well the idea of the trick is to knock the pins down so why does it have to be

the pins down so why does it have to be

the pins down so why does it have to be a ball in Denver Colorado another pig

a ball in Denver Colorado another pig

a ball in Denver Colorado another pig shows off his intelligence this is mud

shows off his intelligence this is mud

shows off his intelligence this is mud slinging a ten month old pot-bellied pig

slinging a ten month old pot-bellied pig

slinging a ten month old pot-bellied pig that’s already learned 40 different

that’s already learned 40 different

that’s already learned 40 different behaviors mud slingers learning to weave

behaviors mud slingers learning to weave

behaviors mud slingers learning to weave between my legs at ten months old this

between my legs at ten months old this

between my legs at ten months old this was absolutely amazing how fast he’s

was absolutely amazing how fast he’s

was absolutely amazing how fast he’s learned this trick John Vincent is an

learned this trick John Vincent is an

learned this trick John Vincent is an aerospace engineer but he also leads a

aerospace engineer but he also leads a

aerospace engineer but he also leads a performing troupe called the top hogs

performing troupe called the top hogs

performing troupe called the top hogs what are you gonna do if I walk

what are you gonna do if I walk

what are you gonna do if I walk backwards

backwards

backwards oh yeah I’d love to be mentally

oh yeah I’d love to be mentally

oh yeah I’d love to be mentally challenged they’d love to learn they

challenged they’d love to learn they

challenged they’d love to learn they don’t just go through the steps of a

don’t just go through the steps of a

don’t just go through the steps of a behavior they actually think through it

behavior they actually think through it

behavior they actually think through it they see the beginning in the end and

they see the beginning in the end and

they see the beginning in the end and then they figure out how to get there I

then they figure out how to get there I

then they figure out how to get there I realized how smart pigs really are when

realized how smart pigs really are when

realized how smart pigs really are when one of the pigs was rolling a golf ball

one of the pigs was rolling a golf ball

one of the pigs was rolling a golf ball to the hole and he was having trouble

to the hole and he was having trouble

to the hole and he was having trouble getting it in the hole well he knew the

getting it in the hole well he knew the

getting it in the hole well he knew the point of the trick was to get the ball

point of the trick was to get the ball

point of the trick was to get the ball in the hole mudslinger actually pushes

in the hole mudslinger actually pushes

in the hole mudslinger actually pushes the golf ball over and then lifts the

the golf ball over and then lifts the

the golf ball over and then lifts the hole up and puts it over the golf ball

some scientists believe this

some scientists believe this problem-solving ability means pigs are

problem-solving ability means pigs are

problem-solving ability means pigs are capable of what’s called lateral

capable of what’s called lateral

capable of what’s called lateral learning the ability to see an objective

learning the ability to see an objective

learning the ability to see an objective and imagine new ways to get there

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